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Course Description

Effective institutional strategy requires both vision and disciplined alignment. This course examines how universities design, communicate, and execute strategies that balance mission, resources, and public accountability while navigating global competition and complex governance. Leaders will explore how institutional priorities are shaped by external forces—political, social, economic, and international—and by internal dynamics such as Senate processes, labour relations, and organizational culture. Emphasis is placed on how strategic intent becomes sustained institutional action: how direction is set, alignment maintained, and progress demonstrated. Participants will engage with models of strategic design and execution that connect academic purpose, financial sustainability, and institutional reputation across decentralized systems, ensuring equity and reconciliation remain embedded throughout. 

 

What You'll Learn

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Evaluate institutional ecosystems to determine how global trends, external drivers, and internal interdependencies shape long-term strategy. 

  1. Differentiate between strategic design and execution challenges in decentralized governance and labour contexts. 

  1. Integrate financial, workforce, and academic considerations into multi-year strategies that support institutional viability. 

  1. Construct execution pathways that align mission and resources while guiding institutional change through decentralized systems. 

  1. Demonstrate leadership presence by articulating and sustaining strategic commitments across diverse and contested contexts.  

  1. Design and implement multi-year institutional strategies that integrate academic, financial, and workforce priorities with commitments to equity, reconciliation, and accessibility. 

  1. Embed equity, reconciliation, and accessibility as enduring commitments within institutional strategy and resource planning. 

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

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