1. Mapping the European higher education landscape : new insights from the EUMIDA Project / Andreas Niederl ... [et al.] -- 2. Is there a European university model? : new evidence on national path dependence and structural convergence / Torben Schubert ... [et al.] -- 3. Public and private...

"America's educational system excels in at least one area: university-based research. Why? Miguel Urquiola, an economist of education, argues that the key is that the United States takes a free market approach to education. Urquiola begins by showing how dominant American universities are in...

Ireland was one of the first European countries to grasp the economic importance of education. But higher education in Ireland is now at a crossroads, with significant challenges to overcome. High levels of investment are needed for a major expansion of postgraduate studies and capacity for...

Rezension: Die berufliche Bildung im dualen System, um die uns alle Welt beneidet, wird immer mehr vernachlässigt, konstatiert Philosophie-Professor Nida-Rümelin (zuletzt ID-A 41/12). Er warnt vor einem "Akademisierungswahn" und plädiert für ein Bildungssystem, das sowohl eine gute und...