FACULTY PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS – COMPARING APPROACHES FROM THREE UNIVERSITIES

This paper describes faculty professional competence development programs at Chalmers University of Technology, the Technical University of Denmark, and Linköping University. Examples of professional competences include project management, communication, teamwork and organizational change management. The description of the programs is complemented by interviews with faculty aiming at clarifying the needs for and experiences from faculty professional competences development programs.