Fostering Good Governance in Higher Education Institutions: The Case of Colombia

2021 ◽  
pp. 213-230
Author(s):  
Henry Bradford ◽  
Alexander Guzmán ◽  
José Manuel Restrepo ◽  
María–Andrea Trujillo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Governance In Higher Education

scholarly journals A Comparative Study of Higher Education Governance in Greater China

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Y.H. Tao
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Reform ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Higher Education Reform ◽  
Greater China ◽  
Nation States ◽  
National Capacity ◽  
Governance In Higher Education

During 1980, many Western countries launched public administration reforms. These reform waves also blew over to many Asian countries. With the advent of globalization and the rise of knowledgebased society, education and innovation are regarded as the driving forces behind social and economic growth and development. To enhance the national capacity, education reforms have also become common agendas among nation states since the 1980s. This paper aims at critically reviewing and comparing majorpolicies and strategies of the higher education reform adopted by the respective government in Greater China, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan and Singapore. The key research questions are why these countries attempted to reform their higher education and if these countries achieve the desired results and comply with good governance. In this paper, four areas, "Rule of Law," "Transparency," "Effectiveness," and "Accountability" are evaluated to examine how these selected cases’ governance in higher education have been implemented in the past 30 years.

scholarly journals Analysing Cybernetic Governance at Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia: How is Co- Production Linked to the Transformation of Higher Education Institutions via Governance?

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Marhaini Mohd Noor
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
University Management ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Vice Chancellor ◽  
Processing Information

This paper attempts to analyse how important the cybernetic governance is to higher education institutions in Malaysia. Cybernetic governance is a structure, process of a system to empower greater decision making, autonomy, leadership, and greater accountability. Thus, cybernetic approach is heavily depending on information, utilise information for decision making, policy making and feedback to respond effectively. The concept also relevant with co-production strategy, whereby public services offered at the institution would focus on making use of resources through community building, collaboration, and resource sharing. In this context, “governance” refers to the role of multi-stakeholders involved in decision making, autonomy, leadership, and accountability. The effectiveness and success of this cybernetic governance depends on the institution community; the board, Vice-Chancellor, university management committee, Deans and Directors involved. The main idea is to analyse cybernetic governance as a model for processing information and a platform for co-production on governance empowerment at higher education institutions in Malaysia. Hence literatures are reviewed to apply the concepts to this research. An expected outcome of this research would be the evidence to improve policy performance in governance arrangements. Therefore, cybernetic governance contribution is the practice of good governance for intelligent institutions.

scholarly journals Assessment of Sustainability Governance in Higher Education Institutions—A Systemic Tool Using a Governance Equalizer

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Niedlich ◽  
Mara Bauer ◽  
Margarita Doneliene ◽  
Larissa Jaeger ◽  
Marco Rieckmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Stakeholder Participation ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Sustainability Governance ◽  
Governance In Higher Education

The paper aims to add to the discussion on sustainability governance in higher education institutions by examining the role of sustainability assessment and introducing an assessment tool inspired by systemic thinking and centered on a ‘governance equalizer’. It discusses recent research and argues that the complexity inherent in sustainability governance remains to be addressed adequately. While a number of models and frameworks have been proposed, most of them remain caught between narrow, management-oriented approaches on the one hand, and rather abstract approaches that provide little guidance for improving the field on the other. Sustainability assessment tools represent a potential way to bridge this gap. While there are existing tools which include issues of sustainability governance, these are often limited to aspects that are easily quantifiable and neglect more complex aspects. Against this background, the article proposes an alternative tool to assess sustainability governance in higher education institutions. The tool is based on a multi-case study in Germany and has been tested in a series of workshops. Drawing on the concept of a ‘governance equalizer’, it focuses on the functional requirements of sustainability governance in five dimensions—politics, profession, organization, knowledge, and the public—and how they are addressed by the HEI. The tool raises the level of abstraction in order to capture complexity, but at the same time keeps sight of governance structures, processes, instruments, and practices. It combines clearly defined criteria that are assessed using carefully developed maturity scales with a focus on stakeholder participation and knowledge.

scholarly journals Cultures of sustainability governance in higher education institutions: A multi‐case study of dimensions and implications

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Niedlich ◽  
Benjamin Kummer ◽  
Mara Bauer ◽  
Marco Rieckmann ◽  
Inka Bormann
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Sustainability Governance ◽  
Governance In Higher Education

IT Governance in Higher Education Institutions in Abu Dhabi, UAE

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Racha Ajami ◽  
Nabeel Al-Qirim
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Services Quality ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
It Governance ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Complex Information ◽  
Governance In Higher Education ◽  
Over Time

With IT affecting all aspects of university’s/school’s academic and professional affairs, an efficient IT governance (ITG) is required to assure that all kinds of expensive and complex information technology is appropriately governed. Despite the importance of IT; there has been limited research looking at how ITG is implemented in higher education institution or how to harness its benefits. This research focuses on how ITG is adopted and implemented in higher education institutions in UAE by considering the case of two different universities. The research proposes a theoretical framework derived from COBIT and Six Sigma to help in governing IT in higher education institutions. The framework will help in directing different processes toward evaluating any decision concerning the alignment and compatibility of IT with the overall strategies and goals of higher education institutions. This is achieved to increase services quality over time, aligning and supporting business strategies, and controlling and minimizing IT risks in order to increase stakeholder’s value and reducing cost.

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