SD Stratejik Planlama Sreci

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Süleyman Demirel University Strategic Planning
Studies at SDU
Prof. Dr. Metin Lütfü BAYDAR
M.D. Rector June - 2006
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Changes in Technology
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The World Economic Forum

• The Lisbon Review 2004
• Much has yet to be done within a number of EU
  countries, across all dimensions, in order to
  bring them to the level of competitiveness
  intended by the Lisbon Declaration.
• Members are 1000 leading companies in the world

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Learning to fly encouragement and
uncertainty in an environment of turbulence
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Turbulence?

• GLOBAL
• Knowledge economy and high integrated world
  economy
• Result Increasing competition- in both higher
  education services and knowledge (innovation)
  production
• Increasing demand for higher education
• Result Quantity and quality dilemma

• TURKEY
• Turkey A more stable macroeconomic conditions,
  EU negotiations, young population, fiscal
  discipline, economic openness so more
  vulnerability and volatility, questioning
  technological change in production, local and
  regional economic development
• Result A change for universities is a must, much
  more qualified labourforce, more cooperation with
  business world, collaboration for innovation,
  strengthening links with local environment

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Rationale Public Reform Efforts and its
reflection on universities

• Efficient supply of public services mix
• Productivity in the utilization of public
  resources
• Universities welcome abovementioned principles
  and tools
• Public reform and strategic planning regarded as
  a road map and course line
• Legislative regulations Act no 5018 and 5436 in
  action the Public Financial Management and
  Control Law (PFMC)

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Experience of our university_SDÜ

• Empowering capacity for planning and policy
  design,
• Developing an understanding of management that
  depends on medium and long term periods and also
  concrete targets
• Focusing on performance and results
• Realizing participatory decision making,
  transparency and accountability
• What about problems?...

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Encourgement (What we have at SDU)

• A young university with a realitively young
  academic staff ready for research, publication,
  education- DYNAMISIM
• Determined and leadership A
  SHARED VISION
• So participation and involvement in and to the
  shared vision that is to say a staff ready for
  TRANSFORMATION

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Leadership, Vision and Achievement Balancing
Vision with Plans and Action

• Vision without Action is a Daydream.
• Action without vision is a Nightmare.
• Japanese Proverb

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1. The Persistence of Memory
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2. New Wine in an Old Bottle

Process
Acceptance
Participation
Change in Mentality, Culture and Philosophy
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SDUs Method of Action

• Reformist and innovative assertive, pioneer,
  process developing
• Educative based on implementation and asking
  for advice
• Archive-based recording-monitoring
• Flexible continuous and unit-specific
• Participatory multi-faceted and polyphonic

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Our General Framework
Level
Means
Goal
Strategic Thought
Individual Transformation
Individual
Strategic Plan andManagement
Institutional Transformation
Institution
New Concept of Management
Social Development
Society
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Pillars of Strategic Plan Devised by SDU
1. Human/Individual-centered

• The role of education in this process
• is to educate
• decent people who can produce and utilize
  knowledge

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Pillars of Strategic Plan
2. Reformist in the institutional arena

• We aim to become a public institution which can
• use resources effectively,
• take on a key role in social transformation
• and is sensitive to humanity and facts
  surrounding us

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Pillars of Strategic Plan
3. Pioneer in social Transformation

• We are well aware of our responsibilities and the
  realities in Turkey, a country which has
  functioned as a bridge across civilizations with
  its rich historical background.

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IMAGINATION

• Imagination is more important than knowledge.
  Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the
  world
• Albert Einstein 1879 - 1955

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Thanks mlbaydar_at_sdu.edu.tr