Gov. Cuomo will crack down on waste and fraud in New York’s public-university systems by naming new inspectors general to focus on probing the higher-learning institutions, his office said Wednesday.

The call for new university inspectors at both CUNY and SUNY schools comes a day after the state’s inspector general released a report revealing rampant conflicts of interest, fraud, corruption and abuse at CUNY.

“Management failed to understand that taxpayer money deserves the highest protection,” the governor said in response to the CUNY probe.

State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott’s report, issued Tuesday, found lax controls on about $1 billion in discretionary funds at CUNY.

Much of the funding comes from donors and there is little oversight, allowing tens of thousands of dollars to be spent on housekeepers, exclusive club memberships and parties for CUNY leaders.

Cuomo’s plan for more oversight is part of a wide-ranging call for government reform. Good-government groups praised the governor’s actions.

“NYPIRG applauds Governor Cuomo’s focus on the need for comprehensive ethics reforms,” said Blair Horner, executive director of the New York Public Interest Research Group.