Full Description
Originally published in 1999, Higher Education in the Post-Communist World focuses on specific public universities during their, and their nations' early transition years (1989-1995) from communism to democracy and the changes from centrally planned, to free-market economies. The book offers a detailed view of universities in transition rather than case studies of entire systems of higher education, providing an opportunity for readers to understand the national politico-economic transition on higher education- individual faculty, students, and administrator; departments; and university - in a more immediate way than a system-wide approach would. The book presents information on specific universities and how the demise of the Soviet Union affected the governance, finance, faculty, students, and curriculum in several post-communist countries.
Contents
Introduction Part I: Models for University Structure 1. Germany, Humboldt University in Berlin: Its Transformation in the Process of German Unification 2. Russia, A Case Study of the Effects of Changes in Resources on Ryazan State Pedagogical University Part II: Changing Politico-Economic National Structures 3. Poland, Transformation of Higher Education in Poland After 1989: Case Study of the University of Lodz 4. Slovak Republic, Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice, The Slovak Republic: Gradual but Sure 5. Ukraine, Toward a New Definition of Quality: Taras Shevchenko National University (Kyiv University), Ukraine 6. Mongolia, The National University of Mongolia: The Winds of Change Part III: Changing Economic National Structures 7. China, A Chinese University in Transition from the Planned Economy to the Market Economy: Tongji University 8. Laos, Restructuring the University Pedagogical Institute of Laos: An Outsiders View Contributors Index
