With the publication of six more ETER Country Reports (Cyprus, Greece, Iceland, Luxembourg, Latvia and Malta), a total of 26 reports is now available. ETER Country Reports describe the structure of the respective national higher education system, focusing on the institutional types as defined by national categories. They build…
RISIS Research Seminar SEP 21 @ 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Presenter: Ben Jongbloed, Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS) at the University of Twente Discussant: Gunnar Sivertsen, NIFU Abstract Building on international comparative research – in particular, a soon to…
With the publication of eight more Country Reports (Belgium French Community, Croatia, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Turkey), a total of 20 ETER Country Reports is now available. ETER Country Reports describe the structure of the respective national higher education system, focusing on the institutional types as defined…
THE EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INITIATIVE RISIS-ETER Policymaker session on data and indicator needs for the European University Initiative 13 June 2022, 2 to 5 pm (Webinar) The European University Initiative promoted by the European Commission has ignited collaborations and alliances across…
The European Tertiary Education Register (ETER) has established itself as the reference point for any analysis of higher education based on microdata, that is, on data related to individual institutions. ETER covers both university (PhD granting) and non-university institutions (e.g. Fachochschule)…
ETER Country Reports describe the structure of the respective national higher education system, focusing on the institutional types as defined by national categories. They build on the Eurydice report on the national higher education system but complements it with quantitative…
ETER has established itself as a reference register for higher education institutions in Europe. To analysis the availability of student counseling centers and the services provided, Franzoi et al. (2022) used a sample of institutions from the European Tertiary Education…
ETER country reports describe the structure of the respective national higher education system, focusing on the institutional types as defined by national categories. They build on the Eurydice report on the national higher education system but complements it with quantitative…
The European Tertiary Education Register (ETER) data for 2017, 2018 and 2019 are now available online. With this release, ETER now provides longitudinal data for the period 2011-2019; this allows examining changes over time in European higher education. The ETER…
In its new data release, ETER is extending its long-standing cooperation with the Database of External Quality Assurance Results (DEQAR) (). DEQAR is a large database, which provides access to reports and evaluation results published byEQAR-registered quality assurance agencies, which have…
RISIS Research Seminar May 11 @ 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Presenter: Marek Kwiek, University of Poznan Discussant: Samin Aref, University of Toronto Abstract The seminar will be focused on new opportunities to study the global academic workforce from the perspective…
In this article, we contribute to the scant literature covering quantitative studies on the determinants of the non-academic staff incidence in higher education institutions by analysing how the proportion of non-academic staff is related to key features such as size,…
This study deals with the analysis of regional economic development in Europe. Specifically, it examines the extent to which the performance and characteristics of higher education systems (HESs) influence regional economic development. The analysis employs data at the regional level,…
This paper provides novel evidence on co-evolution patterns of the technological specialization of innovation activities of firms and academic institutions located in the same European region during the years from 2003 to 2014. We exploit a novel and unique dataset…
RISIS Research Seminar JAN 12 @ 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Presenter: Pedro Pineda, University of Bath Discussant: Jürgen Enders, University of Bath Aiming to fill in current research gaps on our knowledge about the employment of academics in higher education, we…
RISIS Research Seminar NOV 11, 2021 @ 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Presenter: Roxana Diana Baltaru, University of Warwick; Radu Dragomir Manac, University of Essex; Miruna Ivan, University of Essex Discussant: Iussi Kivistö, University of Tampere Abstract: Horizontal differentiation in terms of…
RISIS Research Seminar OCT 6, 2021 @ 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Presenter: Mabel Sánchez Barrioluengo, Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR). Alliance Manchester Business School. The University of Manchester Discussant: Mattia Cattaneo, Università degli studi di Begamo Abstract: The globalization of higher…
Unlike the US, where the Carnegie classification provides a clear understanding of the main types of institutions in the system, there is currently no widely accepted classification of European Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The diversity of national terms and labels, such as…
In most European countries, higher education institutions or study programmes are subject to regular external review by a quality assurance agency. The European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR) is the official register of such agencies, listing those that work…
Kick-off Meeting of the new ETER contract MAY 29, 2021 @ 14:00 Presenter: Lepori, Benedetto; Lambrechts, Agata; Wagner-Schuster, Daniel; Schön, Lisa; Zahradnik, Georg; Scherngell, Thomas The goals of the meeting was to: – Introduce ETER and its current status. – Present the new contract, its…
