Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: T he European higher education landscape is highly diverse. In terms of its size, the European Higher Education Area is comparable to that of the US higher education system. There are 3,300 higher education establishments in the European Union and approximately 4,000 in Europe as a whole (EC, 2003). At the same time, however, it is far more complex as it is primarily organised at national and regional levels, each with their own legislative conditions, cultural and historical frames, and a vast array of different languages in which the various forms, types and missions of higher education institutions may be expressed. These institutions contribute to many different needs of the emerging knowledge societies. A team of researchers is currently carrying out a research project that aims to explore the value of designing a typology of higher education institutions in Europe. The starting point of this research project is the assumption that the strength of the European higher education system lies in the diversity of its higher education institutions. This article reflects the results of their work up until now.
Authors: J.A. Bartelse, Franciscus A. van Vught
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2115005972