There are cases when two universities fusion to establish a single entity. What do you think about this process? What are the challenges and advantages or disadvantages?
Fusion of two universities is complex process and should take long time. Integration of universities should realise in several well defined phases. Phases can't be generic. Universities should define phases adaptived for their integration.
In my opinion the most important is not try to make homogen university, but is very important to appreciate diferencies between universities and retain the strengths of every one.
The first phase could be some interinstitucional agreement and integration of some process without risks.
During the integration process is importat to making very sofisticate risk managment.
Any university can't accept negativ influence at their brandname even more, the brandname of resultig university have to be higher then their components.
I think that it is possible if two universities has willingness to sacrifice something in order to gain something.
i.e. if both universities contain faculty of law, then one should be sacrificed or the academic staff should be sacrificed because the staff will be to large so it will be necessary to make reduction, but on the other hand it will create possibility to elect the best teaching staff from both universities. That is painful process but gainful, so I am not sure that we are able to implement it!