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Beyond the Ivory Tower: A Survey of European University Board Members' Perspectives on Institutional Policy Priorities

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Title: Beyond the Ivory Tower: A Survey of European University Board Members' Perspectives on Institutional Policy Priorities
Language: English
Authors: Dominik Antonowicz (ORCID 0000-0002-9115-2987), Marta Jaworska (ORCID 0000-0003-2328-3448), Marjukka Mikkonen (ORCID 0000-0002-1553-3366), Elias Pekkola (ORCID 0000-0002-4805-7423), Luiz de Andrade (ORCID 0000-0003-3225-5182), Gabriella Keczer (ORCID 0000-0003-0145-0380), Gergely Kováts (ORCID 0000-0002-1051-8829), Stefan Lundborg (ORCID 0000-0003-2248-6614), Teresa Carvalho (ORCID 0000-0002-3368-3990), Pedro Videira (ORCID 0000-0002-8595-9418), Lars Geschwind (ORCID 0000-0003-2983-5573)
Source: Higher Education Research and Development. 2026 45(3):509-524.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Trustees, Governing Boards, Universities, Governance, School Policy, Administrator Attitudes, College Role
Geographic Terms: Finland, Poland, Portugal, Sweden
DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2025.2559641
ISSN: 0729-4360
1469-8366
Abstract: In most European countries, university governance models have undergone modernization, the hallmarks of which manifest in new (modernized) governing bodies (i.e., university boards and councils). These governing bodies hold power, both formal and informal, to influence institutional policy and are frequently seen as institutions encapsulating the changing role of universities. To address a paucity of research on the influence of these governing bodies, the current paper examines the views of university board members in four European countries (Finland, Poland, Portugal and Sweden). It reports and discusses the empirical findings of a large-scale online survey of university board members (N = 2455), focusing on their attitudes towards the new roles of universities amid growing societal, political and economic pressure to revisit their major functions and policy principles.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1503703
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:In most European countries, university governance models have undergone modernization, the hallmarks of which manifest in new (modernized) governing bodies (i.e., university boards and councils). These governing bodies hold power, both formal and informal, to influence institutional policy and are frequently seen as institutions encapsulating the changing role of universities. To address a paucity of research on the influence of these governing bodies, the current paper examines the views of university board members in four European countries (Finland, Poland, Portugal and Sweden). It reports and discusses the empirical findings of a large-scale online survey of university board members (N = 2455), focusing on their attitudes towards the new roles of universities amid growing societal, political and economic pressure to revisit their major functions and policy principles.
ISSN:0729-4360
1469-8366
DOI:10.1080/07294360.2025.2559641