Zeitschrift für Hochschuldidaktik, No. 2000/2-3
Lehre und Personalentwicklung an österreichischen Universitäten

Karoline IBER (Vienna, Austria)

The Project Staff Development at the University of Vienna

The article describes the introduction of the project “Human Resource Development (HRD)” at the University of Vienna by using the systematic and evolutionary model of Organizational Development. After the presenting of a common Human Resource development basis, the situation was clarified by applying related educational needs analysis from varying institutions. A HRD-definition not commonly associated with a university environment (academic and non-academic colleagues as well as lecturers) will highlight the uniqueness of this concept. HRD is being explored in three dimensions at the University of Vienna:the “classical” method of education and continual education, initiatives based on demand and resourcefulness as well as strategic projects with special emphasis. Within the conceptual framework, faculty and employees attend HRD events during working hours and are not asked to sacrifice his/her own time to attend outside of working hours. At the University of Vienna these courses are offered to employees free of charge. The goal of the organizational phase models is for participants to eventually view internal courses in Human Resource development as “normal” and no longer as a “special project ”.

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