This book covers relevant topics of social media in the area of research institutes. Daniel Hurrle and Julia Postatny follow the research question of how social media can empower the communication of such institutes by using the example of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and...

This book analyses the importance of the entrepreneurial university, specifically in relation to the creation of entrepreneurial ideas and attitudes in students and entrepreneurial initiatives in academic institutions. The aim of the editors and contributing authors is to provide the reader with...

This book examines higher education institutions that exemplify gendered success whether in terms of the presence of women in senior positions or attempts to change a gendered organisational culture. It reflects a global perspective, drawing on case studies from eleven countries: Australia,...

In an era of globalization, technological innovation, and social transformations, universities face the challenge of training students with the competencies needed to meet the demands of the market and to successfully integrate into today’s workforce. This book looks at the university as a...

Higher Education Consumer Choice provides a comprehensive and highly focused critical analysis of research on HE consumer choice behaviour in the UK and around the world. Ideal for students, scholars and marketing practitioners interested in consumer choice and behaviour in higher education...

Executive Summary -- 1 Einleitung -- 1.1 Ziel der Arbeit -- 1.2 Vorgehensweise und Aufbau der Arbeit -- 1.3 Deutschsprachiger Raum -- 2 Problembeschreibung -- 2.1 Ist-Situation und Notwendigkeit der Effizienten und Zielgerichteten Steuerung von Lehre und Forschung im Bildungs- und...

Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview -- Chapter 2: What is Internationalization? -- Chapter 3: Internationalization: Motives -- Chapter 4: Internationalization: Obstacles -- Chapter 5: International Reach -- Chapter 6: International Richness -- Chapter 7: The Internationalization Matrix:...

The Italian university system is adopting efficiency and effectiveness as criteria for process programming and result managing. Starting from the experience of some Italian universities, this book aims to infer upon the quality of the education achieved by graduates by surveying their transition...

Bedeutung von Hochschulen zur Sicherung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit Europas -- Grundzüge einer leistungsorientierten Steuerung europäischer Hochschulsysteme -- Anreizinstrumente zur leistungsorientierten Steuerung europäischer Hochschulsysteme -- Indikatorengestütztes Benchmarking...

An informed discussion of the global education market, analysing the rankings system, and the determinants which help universities to advance. The authors examine possible improvements in the promotion and commercialization of university research, and the role of universities in the social and...