1. WSAN update 2003-2014 Liduine Bremer

2. WSAN mission WSAN aims to help its members in their careers, by providing them with opportunities for professionalisation through networking, both within the network and with HUMANE, learning by problem solving, and performing in the challenging but secure environment of the group of fellow alumni.

3. WSAN seminars 2003KarlsruheCompetition in Higher Education18 2004BolognaChange Management in Higher Education33 2005AmsterdamEnhancing Quality in Higher Education29 2006MadridFrom Abstract to Action: Translation of strategy and policy to practice27 2007ManchesterPeople Management24 2008BerlinUnderstanding, Working With and Changing Organisational Cultures21 2009BarcelonaHow do we know we are doing well? The added value of administration to universities18 2010HelsinkiThe 21th century paradox: efficiency versus social responsibility31 2011BolognaDelivering professional skills for the university services of the future28 2012LundChanging Leadership: Challenges for university administration24 2013OxfordThe Globalisation of Higher Education47 2014UtrechtTrust: Backbone of academic communities35 total participating alumni: 125 out of 400

4. Utrecht agenda Trust: an irrational, intangible, un-academic theme? In the financial sector: – ENRON – Bank crisis – Accountants In higher education: Autonomy vs. Accountability Public opinion of higher education Culture of “institutionalised distrust”

5. WSAN agenda 2014-? Jane Sherwood to take over chairmanship Next seminar in Madrid, 2-3 October 2015 University Carlos III (www.uc3m.es)