Institutions of higher education across the world are expected to contribute to the resolution
of economic, social, and environmental problems and to respond to them. However, in order
to meet these expectations, universities need to have a strong sense of university
governance to provide academics and researchers with a high degree of independence.
University Governance and Academic Leadership in the EU and China provides innovative
insights into the evolving higher education system of university governance in Europe and …

Challenges of modern society require universities to be able to respond to the new
challenges and offer innovative teaching and learning for the new generations. The changes
and modernization of universi-ties require competences of academic leaders for sound
university governance as well as comprehensive leadership skills. The literature and
practices show that capacity building for academic leaders is highly needed as academic
leaders often operate based on experience or contextual norms while showing a la...