LTReikšminiai žodžiai: "skaičių reforma"; Aukštojo mokslo krizė; Neoliberali pertvarkos ideologija; Optimizavimas; Petrauskienė, Jurgita; Skvernelis, Saulius; Socialinė neurozė; Studijų programos; Universitetai; Universitetas; Universitetų pertvarka; "numerical reform"; Crisis in higher education; Neoliberal transformation ideology; Optimization; Petrauskienė, Jurgita; Skvernelis, Saulius; Social neurosis; Study programmes; Universities; University; University reorganization.
ENThe author overviews recent suggestions to cut down the number of Lithuania‘s universities that is suggested as a sort of therapy for problems burdening higher education. He argues that before remedies are offered a serious diagnosis should be made first otherwise it might happen that remedies are offered for a wrong illness. Mysticism of numbers obviously is most unhelpful in this case.