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The purpose of this paper is to discuss the concept of a good university governance. Particularly, this paper discuss the implementation of good governance in Indonesia and the principles used in achieving good governance in Indonesia. Education has developed from time to time and universities as higher education institutions also develop into a dynamic and modern institutions of knowledge. The concept of good university governance provides a guidance for the management of a university and the university should place itself in the middle of the public and the nation. The concept of university governance is originally derived from the good governance concept. The concept of university governance is a guideline for the university to achieve the vision and objectives as a professional institution. There are eight good university governance in Indonesia, namely transparency, accountability to stakeholders, responsibility, independence in decision making, fairness, quality assurance and relevance, effectiveness and efficiency, as well as non-profit. These principles need to be developed in all academic activities and the university management.

The main purpose of this study is to examine the effects of capital expenditure and intergovernmental revenue on local government financial performance in South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. The result is expected to extend the knowledge about local government financial performance and different relevance of financial performance factors. Data on seventeen districts/cities in South Sumatra Province during 2014-2018 were used to test the research model. The data is sourced from the financial reports of the district/city government of South Sumatra province and the Central Statistics Agency. The analytical results showed that capital expenditure is statistically positive and has a significant effect on the financial performance of local governments. Meanwhile, the intergovernmental revenue is negative and significantly affects local government financial performance. Future studies should consider various variables that may influence the financial performance of local governments. Future studies could also use different methodologies such as focus groups and interviews.