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This study aims to describe the relationship between academic governance and enhancing performance in the education system in Faculties of Educational Sciences in private universities in Lebanon. It also examines the role that this relationship plays in achieving university education requirements. The descriptive approach was adopted to examine a purposeful sample of (139) instructors chosen randomly from Faculties of Educational Sciences in private universities in Lebanon to complete a questionnaire. We came to the conclusion that the mean related to the role of universities in community service has reached (3.56), while the mean related to the extent of application of the principles of academic governance was (3.43). As for the mean related to challenges that prevent the application of academic governance standards, it was (3.45). Recommendations included reinforcing academic governance through facing the 21st century challenges to ameliorate universities performance. (Author’s abstract)