Higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean has expanded dramatically in the past 15 years, as the average gross enrollment rate has more than doubled, and many new institutions and programs have been opened. Although higher education access has become more equitable, and higher...

This research paper addresses quality management in higher education teaching in general and especially regarding the field of logistics study programmes at universities. Therefore the author gives a detailed overview about quality definitions, trends and concepts in higher education in Germany,...

Brandenburg’s economy is undergoing structural change, which opens exciting new prospects for highly skilled workers. The state has intensified efforts to diversify the economy towards cleaner and more knowledge-intensive industries, including the development of advanced manufacturing,...

Brandenburg erlebt derzeit einen Strukturwandel, der hochqualifizierten Arbeitskräften spannende neue Perspektiven eröffnet. Im Zuge dessen hat das Bundesland seine Bemühungen um eine Diversifizierung der Wirtschaft in Richtung saubererer und stärker wissensintensiver Branchen intensiviert....

Economic and cultural globalisation has ushered in a new era in higher education. Higher education was always more internationally open than most sectors because of its immersion in knowledge, which never showed much respect for juridical boundaries. In global knowledge economies, higher...

Growing flows of knowledge, people and financing cross national borders and feed both worldwide collaboration and competition. These effects of globalisation increasingly impact higher education. How then might the future higher education scene look at the global level? What are the challenges...