Adrian CurajAdrian Curaj ia a Professor at Politehnica University of Bucharest, and the holder of the UNESCO Chair on Science and Innovation Policies at the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration. Prof. Curaj is a former Minister of Educaion, Science and Innovation (2015-2016). He served as the General Director of the Executive Agency for the Funding of Higher Education, Scientific Research, Development and Innovation (2011-2015) and as the President of the National Authority of Scientific Research (2009-2010). Adrian Curaj has experience in designing and managing science & innovation and higher education policies. Prof. Curaj is the co-editor, among others, of Mergers and Alliances in Higher Education: International Practice and Emerging Opportunities (Springer, 2014), Mergers and Alliances in Higher Education (Springer, 2014), Higher Education Reforms in Romania - Between the Bologna Process and National Challenges (Springer, 2014), European Higher Education at the Crossroads: Between the Bologna Process and National Reforms (Springer, 2012). Read More Read Less