THE “HEAD” MECHANISM OF A PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION IN TERMS OF UNIVERSITY AUTONOMY

During the past time, the implementation of the university autonomy mechanism still has many confusions and obstacles due to the lack of synchronization between the legal system and legal awareness related to higher education. This article discusses the “head” mechanism in public higher education institutions in terms of university autonomy; including (1) studying some provisions of the Higher Education Law related to the “head” in a public higher education institution; (2) identifying the person in the higher education institution competent to perform the tasks and powers prescribed for the “head” in the law on public employees and some other legal fields; (3) determining the relationship between the leadership mechanisms within a public higher education institution: Party Committee, University Council, and Rector; (4) Presenting some notes when using the term and the “head” term for higher education institutions as well as giving some recommendation