"Bessie Scott, nearing the end of her first year at university in the spring of 1890, recorded in her diary: “Wore my gown for first time! It didn’t seem at all strange to do so.” Often deemed a cumbersome tradition by men, the cap and gown were dearly prized by women as an outward sign of...

Die derzeitige Misere der deutschen Hochschulfinanzierung kann behoben werden. Dazu müssen nur die Fehlanreize des bisherigen Modells abgelöst werden durch Effizienzprämien: Bundesländer und Hochschulen, die attraktive Studienplätze anbieten, werden finanziell belohnt – durch Studierende,...

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...

"Universities are fundamental to the contemporary knowledge economy. They directly and indirectly support economic growth in both developing and advanced economies. In addition to their traditional teaching and research functions, they often also have important roles in supporting regional...