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An analysis of the hierarchical management structure of scientific research projects in new type of universities

Yang Chunlin, Su Fen   

  1. Southern University of Scienceand Technology, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
  • Online:2019-11-20 Published:2019-11-25

Abstract: The new type of universities are developing rapidly in accordance with the trend of the times, but they are facing many challenges in the aspect of research project management. The content of scientific research project management includes four parts: (1) training more talents; (2) striving for scientific research funds; (3) Output and transformation of project results; and (4) perfect process management. The scientific research management of general scientific research institutions can be roughly divided into four levels: (1) school; (2) scientific research management department; (3) subordinate departments of the school; and (4) project leader and project team.
At present, the prevailing situation is: to strive for more project funds is the concern of all management units, and cultivation of talents because of the different scope of work of the management department, only the school has subjective will to promote, the same problem arises in the transformation of achievements, the transformation of scientific research results in general schools have a special department responsible for promoting,and this leads to the phenomenon: hot at both ends and cold in the middle. The effect of project performance management on talent cultivation and achievement transformation can be imagined and the improvement of project management mode is required to deal with the emergence of new problems.
〖JP3〗Our key concerns are: how to construct a perfect management hierarchy system to promote talent training and team building in universities, so that the research project management can follow the regularity of scientific research; how to enhance the ability of new type of universities to train scientific research talents and build scientific research team; how to improve scientific research performance.
There are many problems, so we should take the form of "combination boxing" to solve them. In terms of policy, scientific research should establish a perfect assessment mechanism. In terms of staffing, we can set up talent funds and scientific research achievements office. We can bring the training of scientific research talents into our daily work, and we can bring outstanding scientific research into practice in the process of scientific research projects. The achievements are sorted out and classified, and work on intellectual property rights, scientific research awards, and docking with the school’s achievements transformation department is carried out, and scientific researchers are guided to do well in projects, produce good results and reward outstanding scientific researchers through:(1) establish and improve assessment mechanism; (2) establish and improve a sound management unit; (3) establish a school-level excellent postdoctoral fund; (4) establish a school-level outstanding youth fund; and (5) establish a superior team /discipline / key laboratory training fund and other methods. The goal of each unit will be coordinated, which will effectively promote the development of school scientific research and personnel training.

Key words: hierarchical management structure, personnel training, new type of universities