Mission Statement | LEAD Academic Network

MISSION

Our Mission

The LEAD Academic Network aims to support the advancement of academic leadership through research-based knowledge and networked learning, and to create a community with shared interests of producing and disseminating academic leadership knowledge and experiences, and linking research to academic leadership practices.

The mission of the LEAD Academic Network is to become a major networked community and a center of excellence in academic leadership research and a source of innovative best practices.

The specific aims of the LEAD Academic Network include:

Facilitating exchanges, dialogue and cooperation among academics and academic leaders.
Promoting research on academic leadership and university governance, sharing results and providing research-based recommendations for academic leadership development.
Promoting and creating awareness of the importance of leadership development at various stages of the academics’ career.
Facilitating and providing professional development training on the newest concepts and practices in academic leadership and university governance.
Playing a leading role in various forms of innovative networked academic leadership and “university network” governance; developing training material, including MOOCs, blended training and networked learning.

Core Strategies & Main Activities

The mission of the LEAD Academic Network will be achieved by the following strategic priorities:

Academic networking. Strengthening partnerships among LEAD Academic Network members, including institutional and individual members.
Profiling & identity. Addressing academic leadership at all levels, from young researchers up to high level university academic leaders.
Research-based capacity building. Promoting research on academic leadership, university governance and connecting research with practices.
Networked learning. Communicating, disseminating, and sharing research findings, real case experiences, and good practices in academic leadership; identifying and analyzing different university visions, road maps, governance approaches and context dependent differences as well as common challenges, interests, joint objectives and best practices.

The main activities of the LEAD Academic Network include:

The mission of the LEAD Academic Network will be achieved by the following strategic priorities:

Academic networking. Strengthening partnerships among LEAD Academic Network members, including institutional and individual members.
Profiling & identity. Addressing academic leadership at all levels, from young researchers up to high level university academic leaders.
Research-based capacity building. Promoting research on academic leadership, university governance and connecting research with practices.
Networked learning. Communicating, disseminating, and sharing research findings, real case experiences, and good practices in academic leadership; identifying and analyzing different university visions, road maps, governance approaches and context dependent differences as well as common challenges, interests, joint objectives and best practices.

The main activities of the LEAD Academic Network include:

Pillar 1 Research

Conducting research on academic leadership, academic leadership development, university governance, networked universities and their ecosystems.
Engaging in joint research among partners including comparative studies, case studies, and joint supervision of researchers.
Engaging in joint research projects among partners and jointly seek for various funding schemes.

Pillar 2 Training and academic leadership development

Conducting research on academic leadership, academic leadership development, university governance, networked universities and their ecosystems.
Engaging in joint research among partners including comparative studies, case studies, and joint supervision of researchers.
Engaging in joint research projects among partners and jointly seek for various funding schemes.

Pillar 3 Sharing, disseminating, networking and community services

Sharing research output, innovative ideas, and practical experiences.
Publishing research output in international journals and other science communication channels.
Leading and organizing thematic seminars, workshops, and conferences in collaboration with partners.
Organizing fora and exchange activities among academics and academic leaders from diverse higher education contexts.
Organizing networked meetings and activities to strengthen academic networks and other collaborations on academic leadership through social media and exchange forums.
Publishing policy briefs for policymakers to support academic leadership development and guide university governance