Ikke blot akademikere, men også administratorer behøver tid for at vænne sig til et nyt program, og da fælles programmer næsten altid pr. definition er ukonventionelle, kræves der ofte indsigt, forståelse og fleksibilitet fra de ad ministrative afdelingers side - både indadtil, og i samarbejdet med andre organer - hvis forudseelige administrative faldgruber skal undgås.
Not just academics, but administrators, too, need time to grow accustomed to a new programme, and the very fact that joint programmes are almost by definition unconventional, often requires insight, understanding and flexibility on the part of the administrative sections concerned - both among themselves and in interaction with any external bodies concerned-if the foreseeable administrative pitfalls are to be avoided.