The Decentralization Strategy of Romanian Higher Education and the Implementation of Quality Management System

摘要

The paper points out the multiple and complex problems of decentralization in the academic domain in Romania. In accordance with the Bologna process, it highlights that for a real quality management system it is important to establish goals clearly. The paper also emphasizes the necessity to decide which form of decentralization would be undertaken for different functions. Another goal is to assess the institutional capacity of administrative levels that would be given responsibilities. At the same time, what is significant is to identify laws and regulations that would need to be modified in order to implement the reforms and to map out the links between different levels of government that are responsible for aspects of education. The paper emphasizes that the overall objective of decentralization is to contribute to assess potential gaps between the law and practice, to determine the best sequence of implementation in order to achieve greater effectiveness in the use of scarce resources.