The author discusses the recent key problems of the higher education system as well as goals and tasks for the futurę, as presented in the two-volume OECD report (Paolo Santiago, Karinę Tremblay, Ester Basri, Elena Arnal: Tertiary Education for the Knowledge Society, vol. 1: Special Features: Governance, Funding, Quality, vol. 2: Special Features: Equity, lnnovation, Labour Market, Internationalisation, OECD, Paris 2008). She presents the views expressed by the report authors (eminent experts) on the following issues: (1) key developments of tertiary education in the last four decades; (2) governance problems in tertiary education (including the role of the State and market, autonomy of universities); (3) the financing of tertiary education (inclcluding tuition fees); 4) changes in the naturę and significance of academic career and the status of an academic teacher; (5) selected aspects of internationalisation of higher education. The discussion brings in interesting data on those specific issues, as mentioned by the report authors.
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