ABSTRACT
The institutions of higher education across Europe are currently subject to tremendous pressures for reform, triggered primarily by increased international competition and the so-called Bologna Process. Against the background of increasing student numbers, dwindling state funds and external competition, European universities have been in a state of transition at latest since the 1990s. To increase efficiency and competitiveness, the methods and instruments of higher education management are being redesigned, while governments are delegating regulatory activities to the universities and other institutions (Goedegebuure et al. 1993: 9). Governance of higher education has thus been subject to many changes, and international models have played a large role in the restructuring process.
