One of the dominant changes in academics during the last 25 years has been the steadily growing political pressure on universities to strengthen their links with and knowledge transfers to external partners. This focus on university-industry collaboration has been accompanied by another...

University autonomy and funding is an important aspect in university-level education due to its impact on graduates’ competencies, and on the quality and quantity of research produced. Political factors influence the amount of autonomy allotted to public universities in specific countries....

Improved organization of transition processes from higher education to the employment system is currently becoming of ever greater importance in the international discussion about education and labour market policy. With the aid of examples from ten countries, this publication provides a sound...