Higher Education Governance in Europe. Policies, structures, funding and academic staff

What are the major strategic priorities with regard to funding and academic staff in higher education? What are the internal and external structures which have been put in place for the governance of higher education institutions (HEIs)? What are the mechanisms for allocating public funding to HEIs and the systems for controlling its use? What is the degree of autonomy enjoyed by institutions in raising and using private funds? What are the incentives which exist to support HEIs in their search for private funding? What is the degree of autonomy enjoyed by institutions with respect to the recruitment and definition of tasks and salaries of their teaching staff? This study, which covers 30 European countries, provides answers to these questions. It covers mainly public and government-dependent private higher education institutions and provides some information on private independent HEIs.