Institutional Diversification and Homogeneity in Romanian Higher Education: The Larger Picture

Andreescu, Liviu; Gheorghiu, Radu; Proteasa, Viorel; Curaj, Adrian

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-3937-6_44

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“…(Estermann, 2009, p. 8) There is a causality effect between the higher educational reform and autonomy (Paradeise et al, 2009): "reforms have often massively increased the degree of formal and actual autonomy of universities in defining their internal governance structure" (p. 205). This can be exemplifies through student mobility rates, increased performance, and better institutional management (Curaj et al, 2012). Among the countries that enjoy a high degree of autonomy at university level are Germany and Sweden (Bologna Report, 2013).…”

Section: University Autonomymentioning

confidence: 99%

História da educação na Romênia com foco no processo de Bolonha

Iacob

2014

Regae: Rev. Gest. Aval. Educ.

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The education system of Romania was punctuated by major educational reforms that shaped its course. The education system of Romania can be categorised as having distinctive periods of convergence (late 18 th century-pre-WWII, 1968century-pre-WWII, -1969century-pre-WWII, , and 1989 and divergence (during most of the Communist regime) with, and from, the education system of Western Europe. Starting in 1999, the Bologna reforms have revolutionised the education system in Romania. New education legislation was passed to keep up with the changes enacted by the ministerial meetings of the Bologna Process. The higher education system oscillated between centralism and autonomy following the years after the collapse of the Communist regime. This article analyzes the education system in Romania with a particular focus on institutional autonomy, quality assurance, and social dimension. Key-words: educational reforms, history of education, Bologna Process, institutional isomorphism, diversification, institutional homogeneity, academic mobility, institutional autonomy. HISTÓRIA DA EDUCAÇÃO NA ROMÊNIA COM FOCO NO PROCESSO DE BOLONHA EM INSTITUIÇÕES DE ENSINO SUPERIOR: UMA ANÁLISE INSTITUCIONAL -AUTONOMIA, GARANTIA DE QUALIDADE E DIMENSÃO SOCIALResumo O sistema de ensino da Romênia foi marcado por grandes reformas educacionais que moldaram o seu curso e pode ser categorizado como tendo períodos distintos de convergência -final do século 18, pré-Segunda Guerra Mundial, 1968Mundial, -1969, e 1989 ao presente -e divergência -maior parte do regime comunista e a partir da integração no sistema de ensino da Europa Ocidental. A partir de 1999 as reformas de Bolonha têm revolucionado o sistema de ensino na Romênia. A nova legislação da educação foi alterada para permitir o andamento do Processo de Bolonha e o sistema de ensino superior oscilou entre centralismo e autonomia. Este artigo analisa o sistema de ensino romeno com um foco particular sobre a autonomia institucional, garantia de qualidade e dimensão social. Palavras-chave: reformas educacionais, história da educação, processo de Bolonha, isomorfismo institucional, diversificação, homogeneidade institucional, mobilidade acadêmica, autonomia institucional.

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Section: University Autonomymentioning

confidence: 99%

História da educação na Romênia com foco no processo de Bolonha

Iacob

2014

Regae: Rev. Gest. Aval. Educ.

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“…The financing arrangement has been criticized for dissipating funds among too many universities, in the absence of appropriate mechanisms for rewarding the quality of teaching, supporting significant research or responding to societal needs. It also resulted in extremely low tuition fees -usually around 500-700 Euros a year -in both the private and the usually more prestigious state universities (Andreescu et al 2012). The low fees have been keeping the institutions perpetually starved of funds.…”

Section: A Brief Outline Of Romanian Higher Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This leaves open major questions, particularly concerning the merger of public and private HEIs (which are currently roughly equal in number, though not in size and other respects). For instance, given the current state of Romanian higher education and the increasing pressures on private universities (Andreescu et al 2012), strong/ weak and weak/weak mergers 4 might prove tempting to both private and public universities, with the latter playing the role of the strong actor. This is so especially if one takes geographical proximity into account Patterson 2000), since in the large academic centres in Romania there is only one comprehensive public university.…”

Section: The Legal Framework Governing University Collaborationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mergers and Alliances in Higher Education

Curaj¹,

Georghiou²,

Harper³

et al. 2015

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“…In what these are concerned, as noticed by all realistic analyses, there is a chronic efficiency problem, which requires the questioning of the legitimacy of investment in Romanian state-owned universities. The indicators of the retardation of Romanian universities have been repeated obsessively, a situation made worse in the last two years by the entrance on the educational market of the first generations born after 1990, which lead to institutional diversification, massification and decrease of selectivity (Andreescu et al 2012;Deca 2015;Hatos & Pop 2015).…”

Section: The Situation In Romania and The Feasibility Of Possible Mermentioning

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Are University Mergers a Solution for the Problems of Romanian Higher Education Nowadays?

Hatos¹

2017

JRHE

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This article discusses the timeliness of university mergers against the background of the crisis in Romanian higher education. It includes a summary review of international experiences while underlining the evaluation of the net results of the mergers and it shows that, in drafting and implementing such initiatives, a lot of precaution is needed, given that worldwide results are rather ambiguous. Finally, it discusses a number of evolution scenarios for the mergers in Romania and offers policy recommendations in the field.

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Institutional Diversification and Homogeneity in Romanian Higher Education: The Larger Picture

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História da educação na Romênia com foco no processo de Bolonha

História da educação na Romênia com foco no processo de Bolonha

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Are University Mergers a Solution for the Problems of Romanian Higher Education Nowadays?

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