The paper describes the exchange program in between the University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee and the University of Potsdam in the field of economics. It discusses in detail the development of the program, including the problems and challenges. Additionally a brief description of the curriculum is...

The paper describes the exchange program in between the University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee and the University of Potsdam in the field of economics. It discusses in detail the development of the program, including the problems and challenges. Additionally a brief description of the curriculum is...

Higher education is subsidized worldwide, although with pronounced differences in levels of subsidization. While public funds account for about 90% of universities budgets in Scandinavian countries, the share of public funds in Great Britain and the US is less that 30%. Subsidization is...

Die Untersuchung stellt den Wettbewerb als Mittel zur Reform der Hochschulausbildung ins Zentrum der Überlegungen. Dass der Wettbewerb ein geeignetes Mittel sei, die gegenwärtige Hochschulmisere zu lindern oder zu beseitigen, wird seit einigen Jahren auch von Bildungspolitikern gesehen,...