Organisational evaluation and development 2025

Agenda Kaupang’s report identifies strengths and weaknesses in the current organisational structure and provides recommendations and suggestions for changes. These can be found on pages 75 to 76 of the report and are summarised below.

Further Follow-Up

Meetings have been scheduled with all departments and the administration. The Rectorate seeks input on which recommendations are particularly relevant to pursue further. This applies to academic and administrative activities, but discussions with the academic departments will primarily focus on the organisation and development of academic activities. The meetings will include participation from the Rectorate and the Director.

Our new strategy and strategic goals will challenge us as an organisation. Are we organised in the best way to achieve the goals in the strategy? The framework conditions will not necessarily improve in the future, and we will be challenged to use available resources (people, money, premises, etc.) wisely, efficiently, and sustainably.

We need to ask ourselves these questions:

• How do the organisation's seven academic and six administrative sections function? Can the research centres be organised differently?
• How does the interaction between academic sections and administrative sections function?
• How does the division of labour, coordination, and scaling work for task completion and fulfilling our societal mission?
• Do we have the correct positions and roles we need?
• How is our ability to adapt to changing framework conditions and expectations?
• What alternative organisational principles and solutions can/should we consider?

Mapping and Analysis

First, the current situation will be mapped and analysed. The evaluation will result in an evaluation report that analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the current organisation, roles, and functions. The report will also highlight possible alternative ways of organising the institution, encompassing academic and administrative operations.

The evaluation is organised as a project.

Steering Committee:

• Astrid Kvalbein, rector
• Kristel Mari Skorge, Managing Director

Project Group:

• John Vinge, Head of depart­ment and Asso­ci­ate Pro­fess­or, Music Education and Music Therapy Department
• Vivianne Sydnes, Pro­fes­sor, Conducting, Voice and Church Music Department
• Torben Snekkestad, Pro­fess­or, Jazz, Improvised Music and Traditional Nordic Folk Music Department
• Camilla Thorkildsen, Head of Depart­ment, Academic Affairs and Research
• Kai Øderud, Head of Depart­ment, Finance, HR and Archiving
• Åse Karin Hjelen, Union Representative Parat
• Roger Arntzen, Union Representative Creo
• Kjetil Solvik, Special Advisor (Internal Project Manager )