As a minister, Funeriu
passed deep reforms in the national education and research system, aimed at bringing university governance, academic hiring, funding mechanisms, and evaluation in line with other European countries.
The plan also suggests that, to accomplish swift and
deep reform akin to The Mind Trust's outlined plan, the Indiana General Assembly might want to consider
passing a law that enables the state to take over «failing» districts much like it now has the authority to replace the leadership at «failing» schools.