The Executive Board and deans had a chance to read the report, Where Innovation Starts and People Matter, last week during the bi-yearly meeting in Lanaken where TU/e’s strategy is discussed. The gist of the report: the university is in the middle of a period of change, but many scientists feel that interim results are not always improvements. The twelve project members, representing all departments, focus on five bullet points that need improvement and make suggestions for change.

For example, they state that young scientists don’t get sufficient career counseling. They also argue for better communication and feedback in the decision-making process and feel supporting services should really listen to the needs of scientific and teaching staff. The fourth bullet point brought up by the project group is the ‘monitoring culture’ they want to get rid of. They plead for more openness and freedom. Finally, the teaching staff wants more support when carrying out their work.

The most important topics that were discussed in Lanaken can be found here.