TY - JOUR AU - Ritzen, Jo PY - 2016/09/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - European Universities in the Aftermath of the Economic Crisis JF - International Higher Education JA - IHE VL - 0 IS - 87 SE - European Crises DO - 10.6017/ihe.2016.87.9496 UR - https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/9496 SP - 3-4 AB - <strong><strong></strong></strong>European universities have suffered from the economic crisis over the period 2008-2014. In the countries hardest hit, future university graduates are likely to be less competent, while a reduced research performance. Europe as a whole has lost some of its competitive edge versus Asia even though equality of opportunity has been safeguarded. <strong><strong><br /></strong></strong> ER -