Leadership in International Academic Setting: Communication, Problem-Solving and Decision-Making in Professional Situations
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25. – 29. listopadu 2024
- Masaryk University Brno
The Leadership in International Academic Setting (LIAS) Programme is tailored specifically to the needs of the university staff and offers an opportunity to develop and improve skills essential to lead university teams, units and departments. It will help you get an insight into how to be a skilled and self-reflective leader who can act effectively in diverse situations and who can adapt to different international, national and institutional cultures in a fully flexible and professional manner.
LIAS offers hands-on interactive and informative activities designed to provide a unique, stimulating and highly practical experience. The theoretical input will be combined with individual, pair and group tasks in five face-to-face workshops focused on (a) self-management, (b) professional team development, (c) critical thinking and decision-making, (d) creative thinking and problem-solving, and (e) leadership communication. The Programme will be completed with your personal Leadership Skills Portfolio development.
LIAS will give you an opportunity to expand your professional network, broaden your repertoire of leadership skills, stimulate your personal growth, and find your own identity as a leader in a safe, supportive and synergetic environment.
Participants:
- university staff with team-leading or managerial responsibilities (with experience or potential)
Language of instruction:
English
Form:
in-person (offline)
Programme:
Monday-Friday (9:30 – 13:30) – 24 hrs of training
Completion:
Portfolio
Credits:
3 ECTS
Certification:
a) Certificate of Attendance: Upon successful completion and minimum 85 % attendance, participants receive a Masaryk University Language Centre Certificate of Attendance.
b) Microcredential: Upon successful completion of the Portfolio, participants receive an internationally recognised microcredential.
Fee:
790 euro (400 euro for EDUC-members)
During the programme, you will:
- participate in practice-oriented activities focused on personal growth
- develop and improve leadership skills essential to run university teams, units or departments
- get insight into effective team development
- experience collaborative and synergetic work focused on critical thinking, decision-making, creative thinking, and problem-solving
- practice a variety of communication strategies
- develop your personal Leadership Skills Portfolio
By the end of the LIAS Programme, you will:
- improve and broaden your repertoire of leadership skills, especially in
- develop the confidence to create and lead teams in diverse settings
- get a better understanding of leadership communication
- learn ways to explore your own identity as a leader
- expand professional network
Trainer:
Libor Štěpánek is Assistant Professor and Director of the Masaryk University Language Centre, Brno, Czech Republic. He is also a researcher and teacher trainer in the area of Creative Approach to Language Teaching, author of educational materials, courses and publications.
In his diverse positions, e.g. director of the largest language centre in the Czech Republic, president of the Czech section of the Czech and Slovak Association of University Language Centres, Vice-president of the European Confederation of Language Centres in Higher Education, or Academic Coordinator of the Postdoc Max Weber Programme at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, Libor has created and co-created a variety of successful teams, programmes and training events, such as a complex continuous professional development programme for academic staff based on encouraging close cooperation of research and teaching; autonomous teams of both academic and administrative staff based on personal professional responsibility; leadership training programmes with international leaders “Aspire to Inspire” or leadership communication workshops (University of Salamanca, University of Durham) with dr. Sabina Schaffner (University of Zurich/ETH).
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