Paper/Speech Details of Conference Program for the 16th NISPAcee Annual Conference Program Overview IV. Working Group on Democratic Governance of Multiethnic... Author(s) Monica Caluser Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca Romania Title Multicultural universities: The case of the Babes-Bolyai University File Paper files are available only for conference participants, please login first. Presenter Abstract The paper analyzes the multicultural construction of the Babes-Bolyai University, as well as the conflict surrounding the issue of multiculturalism. The first part of the paper describes the context of the set-up and evolution of the University, then it presents data on the composition and structure of the institution. Special attention is devoted to the composition of the decision-making structures. The second part of the paper analyzes the contestations of the multicultural character of the institution, as well the role of different national and international actors in the conflict. The main conclusion of the paper is that conflict results from divergent understandings of multiculturalism and of the means for translating it in practice.