Strategic Partnership and the Competencies of the Future: Advisory Boards' Summer Meeting

Organised twice a year, these consultations once again provided an excellent opportunity for the academic sphere, market actors and the alumni community to jointly shape the future direction of the Faculty. This year’s meetings focused on corporate training programmes responding to labour market needs, the system of micro-credentials, and the Individual Development Plan (IDP), which supports internal talent development.

One of the key pillars of the Faculty’s upcoming four-year strategic period is the deepening of cooperation with corporate and external stakeholder partners. The ITT/KTT meetings play an important role in enabling the Faculty to contribute directly to the development of the local economy and to the support of corporate human resource development.

Micro-credentials and Flexible Knowledge Acquisition in Focus

Technological development, digitalisation and the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence are creating new challenges for the labour market and contributing to significant skills shortages on a global scale. The advisory bodies agreed that higher education must provide fast and flexible responses to these challenges.

For this reason, micro-credentials and short-cycle training units were placed at the centre of the discussion. During the meeting, participants examined in detail the possibilities of introducing these agile forms of education, which are capable of responding immediately to specific corporate needs.

Conscious Talent Development: The Direction of the Individual Development Plan

Another key topic of the meeting was the presentation of the Individual Development Plan (IDP) system. As internal succession and the development of the Faculty’s own talent have traditionally played an important role in the organisational culture and leadership structure of the Faculty, conscious leadership and professional career planning are of strategic importance.

The fundamental aim of the newly presented IDP system is to provide a structured framework for the development of colleagues, while creating strong alignment between the Faculty’s long-term strategic objectives and individual career aspirations. Members of the advisory bodies welcomed the initiative and supported the directions of its implementation and long-term operation with valuable feedback.

The leadership of the Faculty would like to thank the members of the Advisory Boards for their active participation and inspiring insights, which are essential for ensuring that the institution can continue to serve as an economic and educational engine of the region in the future.