University has always served humanity in its attempts to advance in social, spiritual, economic, political plans, and so on, to overcome their own limitations through culture, moral, to ensure a proper education to the young generation who, in turn, will contribute to the development of the...

This paper looks at the relationship between higher education ministers and the performance of the sector that they govern. Using an original panel dataset with the characteristics of European higher education ministers, we find that having a past experience in the sector leads to a higher level...

This paper argues that the Communities of Inquiry pedagogy provides valuable guidance for the design and implementation of higher education learning environments. The paper outlines the essential features of the pedagogy and its alignment with social constructivist approaches to education. The...

This paper investigates relative earnings of individuals leaving tertiary education without a degree across 18 European countries employing survey data on adult workers. We find that, on average, university dropouts earn 8% more than those never enrolling into tertiary education, but 25% less...

Universities in the European Union are called to support integration and pursue economic value, as evidenced in both European and national strategies. In line with this perspective, European higher education institutions strengthen the value of their education and knowledge output while...