Originally published in 1999, Higher Education in the Post-Communist World focuses on specific public universities during their, and their nations' early transition years (1989-1995) from communism to democracy and the changes from centrally planned, to free-market economies.

Introduction Part I: Models for University Structure 1. Germany, Humboldt University in Berlin: Its Transformation in the Process of German Unification 2. Russia, A Case Study of the Effects of Changes in Resources on Ryazan State Pedagogical University Part II: Changing Politico-Economic National Structures 3. Poland, Transformation of Higher Education in Poland After 1989: Case Study of the University of Lodz 4. Slovak Republic, Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice, The Slovak Republic: Gradual but Sure 5. Ukraine, Toward a New Definition of Quality: Taras Shevchenko National University (Kyiv University), Ukraine 6. Mongolia, The National University of Mongolia: The Winds of Change Part III: Changing Economic National Structures 7. China, A Chinese University in Transition from the Planned Economy to the Market Economy: Tongji University 8. Laos, Restructuring the University Pedagogical Institute of Laos: An Outsiders View Contributors Index