Journal of Research in Higher Education (Vol. III, No. 2, 2019)Published twice yearly by © The Centre for University Strategy and Quality Management, University Babeș-Bolyai ISSN 2559 - 6624 ISSN-L 2559 - 6624 Florin Nicolae Ardelean, The Romanian University of Cluj and the Academic Community from the United States of America (1919-1941): An Overview of Early Contacts, p. 5Dragoș Iliescu, Oana Dodun, A Conceptual Modelling Study for a Learning Management System in Doctoral Schools, p.19Linda Tsevi, Confronting the Challenges of the Quality Assurance Process in Private Higher Education: The Ghanaian Experience, p. 34Idowu Taofik, Knowledge of Human Resource Metrics and Engagement of Academic Staff of University of Lagos, p. 63Mohammed Ali Assiri, The Administrative Procedures of Total Quality Assurance in Saudi Public Universities, p.83