1. Dr. Dr. h. c. Jürgen Lüthje President of the University of Hamburg

2. Strategic policy management President quality management, university development, communications Vice-President Teaching, studies, student affairs Vice-President Research, transfer, further education, human resources (acad. staff), international affairs Chancellor Finances, human resources, organization, property, investments, legal

3. Activities for reforming the management and decision-making structures of the University of Hamburg Restructuring of faculty administration management TP 2 Seminar „Efficient Committee Work“ TP 2 Dean training TP 2 Strategy days at the faculties TP 2 Trial faculty boards TP 2 Implementing cooperative university management with departmental responsibility TP 3 Training „Joint management structuring“ in the central administration TP 3 Restructuring of central administration TP 3 Implementing „middle management“ in the central administration TP 3 Guidelines for cooperation and management / central administration TP 3

4. Systemic Organization Development Communication Goals Structure Personal

5. PRESIDENT Quality management university development communications Strategic policy management CHANCELLOR Finances, human resources, Organization, property, Investments, legal VICE-PRESIDENT Research, transfer, International affairs... VICE-PRESIDENT Teaching, studies, student affairs Research, endowments International affairs Property and investment planning Legal affairs ICGS Planning, strategic manage- ment, univ. development Communications, PR, info + academic management Studies, teaching + student affairs Finances, human resources + organization, endowments ZVV Company Transfer + further educatin

6. Long route to decision making and a tendency toward bureaucracy in the university Factor Areas of responsibility / contact entire institution academic area administration Cooperation / information flow university / authorities administrative areas central administration / academic institutions decentralized administration / acad. Institutions faculties faculty academic institutions Decision-making route Transparency of decisions Balance of decisions Bureaucracy Efficiency of academic work entire university own faculty Efficiency of administrative work centralized decentralized bad assessment good 1 2 3 4 5 Assessment of structure and working channels

7. Project University Development (ProUni) – Organizational Chart Advisary Council: Academic Senat, members of the Planning and Budget Committee, Women‘s Representative, representatives of the faculties, staff councils and AStA Steering Committee: * President (Chairman) Vice-President (Deputy Chairman) Head of Administration Head of Planning Staff Division / (Section) Manager 3 faculty (FB) representatives Project Management Head: Dr. Jürgen Lüthje Representative: Dr. Anke Hanft Coordinators: Head of Planning Staff Head of Administration standing working structures of the university Project 1 Responsible: Henning Escher Project 2 Responsible: n.n. Project 3 Responsible: n.n. Project 4 Responsible: Nicola.Ebers. Office of University Development Manager: PD Dr. Anke Hanft Schlüterstr. 18 (starting March 1, 1997) * ( Representatives from Budget and Planning Committtees, student- and BWF-representatives have the right to participate)

8. Role of the president in change-management and strategy of the university The case: Hamburg University is one of the largest German universities (40.000 students). Its organisation was highly centralized, when in the early 90th the state of Hamburg decided budget-cuts of 15 percent to be realized within 3 years. The newly elected and appointed president considered these financial restrictions.

9. Future Plans Basic organization Reorganization at faculty level Future package Structure recommendations