Nowadays, the universities, as driving forces of innovative economy and as components of modern society, based on knowledge and collaboration, face a number of challenges and difficulties. In order to overcome them and to create/ensure the bases of eScience education and research activities,...

We sketch a visionary strategy for Europe in which full employment is quickly regained by 2020, income inequality is reduced and the economies are more sustainable. We call this scenario "vibrant". It is contrasted with what would happen if present policies continue within the European Union...

This paper analyzes the findings of an international survey questionnaire to which responses were received from over 500 members from different technical societies of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The survey is primarily intended to uncover members' perceptions of...

Around nine countries currently use a national income contingent loan (ICL) scheme for higher education tuition using the income tax system. Increased international interest in ICL validates an examination of its costs and benefits relative to the traditional financing system,...

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....

Der Bildungsföderalismus gerät immer wieder in die Kritik. Er bringe im internationalen Vergleich schlechte Schülerleistungen hervor. Die Schulabschlüsse in den einzelnen Bundesländern seien nicht vergleichbar, was die Mobilität von Familien mit schulpflichtigen Kindern erschwere....

The excessive demand for universities in metropolitan areas as a result of location premiums and regulated admissions quotas diminishes the competition between universities and the incentive to enhance educational performance to attract more students. Cases in point are the lower graduate...

Der im Jahr 2007 zwischen Bund und Ländern beschlossene Hochschulpakt, eingeführt mit dem Ziel, für die zunehmende Anzahl an Studienberechtigten einen Studienplatz bereitzustellen, läuft 2020 und damit in absehbarer Zeit aus. Entsprechend beraten die Länder bereits heute, wie sie trotz...