Transparency and Social Regulation in Higher Education

March 9, 2024
Accountability, Education, Ethics, Higher Education, HigherEd Assessment, HigherEd Management

Universities must be accountable, yes, but to whom? Whether public or private, universities cannot be exempt from regulation, but it should come in the form of self-assessment and a duty to society, not politics. The most radical critics suggest that the best law on university action is one that refers to an institution’s mission and […]

January 19, 2023
Development, Higher Education, HigherEd Management, Institutional Change, Strategic Planning

The development of universities and the intermittent reforms that they undergo are a reflection of the whims of their leaders, although these may sometimes result in appropriate decisions being taken. Reforms and counter-reforms are almost always the results of the appointment of a new president or rector, provost or dean, and not of a consistent […]

May 20, 2022
Accountability, Education, Higher Education, HigherEd Management, HigherEd Theory & Praxis, University, University Policy

A university culture centered on the student, not on the faculty or administration. The authority of governing is gained through the existence of levels of participation and cooperation in decision-making. The picture above shows the signature ceremony of the Magna Charta Universitatum signed in Piazza Maggiore at Bologna on September 18, 1988, by 388 Rectors of worldwide main […]

December 20, 2021
Accountability, EdTech, Education, Educational Philosophy, Higher Education, HigherEd Management

Among all the social forces that are intervening in the development of the education systems is the productive sector of the economy, which has a direct impact on the labor market. However, this sector has failed to forecast the type of jobs and professions that it will need in the medium and long-term (and many […]