Time management of the university staff

Abstract

At the current stage of development and reform of higher education in the Republic of Moldova, the management system of higher education faces a significant number of serious problems, sometimes very difficult to solve. Many of these problems are not specific to our country. Academic systems in many countries are going through enormous changes induced by a combination of factors: the spread of e-learning, the digitization of databases, the change in the role of the university framework determined, including by the Covid 19 pandemic. Today, in order to be effective, a modern university staff, in addition to fulfilling the didactic task, must be engaged in research activities. In addition, an academic must be an active member of professional associations and maintain permanent contacts with colleagues in the country and abroad. Academic staff can be involved (even recommended) in some activities in the real sector of the economy. Thus, every day we are trained in various activities, we have to perform multiple tasks. It creates the impression that the day is getting shorter and the workload is getting bigger. Is it possible under these conditions to use some techniques, methods of time management? How effective are they for the university setting? Will effective time management influence the teaching staff's performance? There are several questions that we try to answer in this article. CZU: 005.962.11:37.046.16; JEL: I23, J22, M10.