Calls for educational reforms are an important part of the new political agenda in eastern and central Europe, with reforms concerning higher education particularly profound. One of the greatest departures from tradition is the deideologization of social science and research, and a search for a postsocialist model of higher education. (MSE)

Analysis of higher education in postcommunist Romania looks at the system's history since World War II, enrollment patterns from 1948-49 to 1992-93, control of academic appointments, public policy concerning science and the conditions of academic work, and restructuring of higher education institutions after 1970 to support technological and…

This report examines the development of higher education and the process of educational reform in Romania through the 19th and 20th centuries and provides statistical data on the numbers of students, graduates, and academic staff that existed during specific time periods. Chapters cover: (1) the founding of the higher education system and its…