How Diverse Are European Higher Education Systems?

Authors

  • Benedetto Lepori the Università della Svizzera italiana
  • Daniel Wagner-Schuster JOANNEUM RESEARCH

Keywords:

Higher education systems, differentiation, universities, universities of applied sciences

Abstract

A newly published report by the European Tertiary Education Register (ETER) project sheds new light on differences in the structure of European higher education systems. While the broad categorization in unitary vs. dual systems can still be applied, the distribution and differentiation of higher education within Europe is extremely heterogeneous in terms of distribution of students, subjects taught, and the extent of involvement in research.

Author Biographies

Benedetto Lepori , the Università della Svizzera italiana

Benedetto Lepori is professor at the Università della Svizzera italiana in Lugano, Switzerland, and coordinator of the European Tertiary Education Register project funded by the European Commission. E-mail: blepori@ usi.ch.

Daniel Wagner-Schuster, JOANNEUM RESEARCH

Daniel Wagner-Schuster is a researcher at JOANNEUM RESEARCH, which participates in the ETER project. E-mail: Daniel. Wagner-Schuster@joanneum.at.

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Published

2020-07-10

How to Cite

Lepori , B., & Wagner-Schuster, D. (2020). How Diverse Are European Higher Education Systems?. International Higher Education, (103), 27–28. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/14653

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No. 103 (2020): Summer Issue

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