法國高等教育部於2007 年推動《貝克蕾絲改革法案》，重點在增進大學院校的財務與人事自主權，擴大校長為主行政團隊的行政權，加強社會參與及產學合作，以提高法國大學的國際競爭力。另為配合2010 年前「歐洲高等教育區域」的建構，特別是「博士—碩士—學士」三級學位架構的確立，素以菁英教育自視的法國高等學院體制正面臨進一步與一般大學整合的情勢。本文除分析法國高等教育變革的歷史背景與現況外，也評估貝克蕾絲法案的預期效應，並試著瞻望高等學院變革的可能方向與出路。

The Ministry of Higher Education of France launched an overall reform in 2007 (so-called la réforme Percresse) to improve international competivity and university autonomy. Furthermore, responding to the 2010 dead-line set by the European Higher Education, France has to reorganize its institutions of higher learning in conformity with the E. U. of 3-5-8 plan Licence—Master—Doctorate structure. French government has to restructure its élite educational track of preparatory classes and to intergrate its "grandes écoles" into the overall university system. This paper studies the background, issues and current status of university autonmy. Here, the "Percresse Reform Act" is analized.