Practice Models and Public Policies in the Management and Governance of Higher Education

Abstract

Since the end of the last century, there  have been lots of analyses on the evolution of  various basic types of structures of authority and  academic governance patterns, public policies and  practice models, all together in search of the most  effective formula for adapting the higher education  institutions to the new educational requirements  and trends of the global market, characterized by  increasing competition. In this context, our paper  provides a succinct analysis of the worldwide trends  in the governance and management of higher  education with an emphasis on Europe and on  the evolution of the Romanian universities, in the  context of the public policies promoted during time.