Table of contents
Preface
Sjur Bergan, Series editor
A word from the editors
Jürgen Kohler, Josef Huber
Setting the scene
Higher education governance – Background, significance and purpose
Jürgen Kohler
(In the) Context of change
Reconsidering higher education governance
Pavel Zgaga
The objectives of and expectations towards higher education in the changed societal context – An overview
Virgílio Meira Soares
European university governance in urgent need of change
Luc Weber
Concepts
Higher Education governance in Europe; autonomy, ownership and accountability – A review of the literature
Jochen Fried
The governance of higher education institutions
Dijana Tiplić
The actors in higher education governance
Robin Farquhar
What does it really mean? – The language of governance
Josef Huber
Case studies
Educational reforms in Georgia – A case study
Aleksander Lomaia
The governance of higher education systems – Lessons from Estonia
Jaak Aaviksoo
Universities in Serbia
Radmila Nedučin-Marinković
The actors in higher education governance – The case of Uludağ University
Erdal Emel
Conclusions and outlook
General report
Martina Vukasović
Considerations and recommendations
List of contributors