Промените в Закона за висшето образование след 1995 г.: лабиринт без изход
The Changes in the Higher Education Act after 1995: A Dead-end Maze

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this text is to analyze structural discrepancies and defi ciencies in the Bulgarian Higher Education Act with respect to the quality of the teaching process and research. The text traces back crucial legislative amendments concerning the mechanisms for quality management, evaluation, accreditation and control. Major issues on the national and institutional level, such as long-term policy setting, expansion of higher education, fi nancing and academic autonomy, are further analyzed in terms of different stimuli for raising the quality of education and research. The review of the normative changes mirrors numerous legislative compromises, delays of crucial regulations and implementation failures which all lead to ineffi cient models for monitoring and rewarding quality of teaching and research. In conclusion, the text outlines major problems that need to be addressed in future debates, such as total public spending on higher education, fair competition between state and private institutions, quality-based fi nancing of education and research, broader management and academic autonomy, combined with institutional transparency and accountability.

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