The paper looks at the reforms in higher education of Republic of Uzbekistan. In particular what measures have been taken to award a greater degree of academic and financial independence to move from centralized to autonomous management of HEIs. There are number of law and regulations have been put in place to support this change. The concept of corporate governance in higher education must be studied and implemented to ensure effective management of HEIs with the aim to improve and develop academic quality and strategic development.     

Corporate governance, university autonomy, academic autonomy

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