Overview of Sub-Projects

The Executive Board of the University approved the structure and scope of the Governance 2020⁺ program on 26 February 2019. Within the framework of the six central sub-projects, the legal and organizational foundations required for the new management system at UZH were drafted by the end of October 2019; the detailed concepts for the delegation of competencies to the deans were also drawn up. Implementation took place in stages and is completed by the end of 2020.

Management

• Michael Brändli, Governance 2020+ Program Management/ Head of Organization Development

Objectives/results

• Common understanding of the management system at UL level
• Clarification of tasks, authority levels, and responsibilities of UL members
• Drafting organization regulations at the UL-Level (Organisationsreglement der UL)
• Assignment of business and ex-officio mandates to UL areas
• Criteria for alignment of support organization
• Implementing switch from intermediary function to area responsibility with cross-faculty function: Strategic development of cross-faculty framework and provision of services

Management

• Katharina Korsunsky, Governance 2020⁺ Program Management

Objectives/results

• Drafting office profile
• Definition of dean appointment procedure
• Management responsibility procedures
• Procedures in the event of breaches of rules/failure to uphold obligations
• Support acquisition of competencies of dean and dean’s office
• Criteria for support services
• Procedures for transitional phase

Management

• Isabella Balmer, General Counsel

Objectives/results

• Incorporating core aims of Governance 2020⁺ in University Statutes
• “Management responsibility of deans for professors” guidelines
• Approval process for organization regulations at Faculty-level (Organisationsreglemente der Fakultäten)

Management

• Stefanie Kaiser, Head of the Office of the Vice President Faculty Affairs and Scientific Information

Objectives/results

• Solution concept for clarification of responsibilities and collaboration
• Structuring the relevant management processes for appointment negotiations
• Drafting processes
• Solution concept to support tasks
• Procedures for transitional phase

Management

• Stefan Wolfisberg, Head of Finance Office

Objectives/results

• Solution concept for clarification of responsibilities and collaboration
• Solution concept to support tasks
• Drafting processes
• Validation of the faculty BE3 budget
• Procedures for transitional phase

Management

• David Schlegel, Senior Portfolio Manager

Objectives/results

• Solution concept for clarification of responsibilities and collaboration
• Solution concept to support tasks
• Drafting processes
• Validation of faculty rooms
• Procedures for transitional phase