The Role of University Boards in Hungary and Poland Cover Image

Lengyel és magyar vezető testületek a felsőoktatásban
The Role of University Boards in Hungary and Poland

Author(s): Zoltán Rónay, Dominik Antonowicz, Marta Jaworska
Subject(s): Higher Education
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: boardism; boards; university councils; consistory; autonomy; management

Summary/Abstract: This study investigates relatively new reforms of HE in Poland and Hungary, which introduced university supervisory bodies (although under different local labels). The comparative studies between these two countries are particularly relevant due to the common (communist) past, geographical location (CEE) and Humboldtian universities. After presenting the antecedents in both countries, the analysis investigates these two national reforms shedding light on differences and similarities in respect to the structure of supervisory boards, their organizational power and responsibility, and the impact of university autonomy. By doing so, it wants to contribute to an ongoing discussion about boardism and examine how it was introduced into these two (similar) national contexts.

  • Issue Year: 29/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 92-107
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Hungarian