Minute 5. Ordinary Meeting of the Strategic Plan Development and Monitoring Committee

  • Date: 19th June 2023
  • Time: 12 to 13.30 pm
  • Location: meeting room of the Executive Council (Son Lledó)

Call

Agenda

  • Item 1. Approval, where appropriate, of the minutes for the previous meeting
  • Item 2. Approval, where appropriate, of the strategic plan document for public display
  • Item 3. Round of questions

Attendees

  • Dr Jaume Carot Giner, Vice Chancellor
  • Dr Marc Nadal Roberts, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Strategic Planning, Internationalisation and Cooperation
  • Dr Lorenza Carrasco Martorell, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Innovation and Digital Transformation
  • Mr Josep Lluís Pons Hinojosa, General Director for Universities
  • Dr Francesca Garcias Gomila, Social Council representative
  • Dr M. Dolores Tirado Bennàssar, undergraduate centres representative
  • Dr M. Teresa Adame Obrador, heads of department representative
  • Dr Eva Aguilar Mediavilla, university research institutes representative
  • Ms M. Consolación Hernández Guerra, Head of Administration
  • Dr Irene Nadal Gómez, Secretary General, as secretary to the committee.
  • Dr Víctor Homar Santaner, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Scientific Policy and Research
  • Dr. Antoni Bordoy Fernández, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Teaching and Research Staff
  • Dr Neus Piña Capó, postgraduate centres representative
  • Dr Gemma Isabel Turnes Palomino, heads of department representative.

Guests:

  • Mr Francisco J. Bastida López, Head of the Office for Strategic Planning.

Items discussed at the meeting

Item 1. Approval, where appropriate, of the minutes for the previous meeting

  • Minutes for the previous meeting.

Item 2. Approval, where appropriate, of the strategic plan document for public display

All strategic plan information on the wiki has been transferred to a .pdf document, reviewed by the Language Service, and then submitted for approval: 2023-2027 strategic plan document.
In accordance with comments from committee members, the following changes have been made:
 
  • More thorough tables have been included in the 'current situation' section. Specifically, information on overseas students broken down by level (undergraduate, masters and PhD) and a detailed table on all PDI contracts. In addition, percentages have been standardised throughout
  • Some estimates have been adjusted and missing elements have been included
  • 'Scientific and cultural knowledge' has been included in the introduction to the teaching section
  • The wording has been improved in many section, in line with contributions made
  • Some indicators have been reconsidered
  • The title of goal T.05 has been changed to 'Improve support and training for scientific outreach'.
Observations made:
  • 'Ibiza' should be replaced with 'Ibiza and Formentera'
  • Culture is not really visible. T.06 is one of the goals regarding culture. A proposal is made to change the wording so that fostering culture is more clearly reflected
  • Where an indicator currently displays 'Unknown', this should be replaced by (-)
  • The way follower number are expressed (icon) for social media needs reviewing
  • 'Teaching departments' needs to be replaced with 'Departments'
  • 'Associate contract lecturer' needs to be replaced with 'Associate lecturer'.
After reviewing all these points, the document is amended and approved: 2023-27 Strategic Plan proposal approved for public display.

Item 3. Round of questions

  • The General Director bids farewell and expresses his gratitude for having taken part in drafting the strategic plan. The plan is an exercise in transparency, and is both realistic and ambitious. The Balearic Islands will undoubtedly have a better university thanks to this strategic plan.