The ERASMUS program is the most extensive cooperation network of European higher education institutions. The network involves 90% of European universities and hundreds of thousands of students. The allocated money and number of travelers in the program are growing yearly.…
The current study aims at providing empirical and theoretical support to the important topic of international student mobility (ISM) in Europe. Specifically, it provides empirical analysis of degree-mobile students in 32 countries: the European Union (EU), the European Free Trade Association…
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 complement it with quantitative information on…
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…
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…
Internationalisation of higher education plays a key role in ensuring that Europe becomes a smart, sustainable and inclusive economy. Internationalisation encompasses short-term and/or long-term mobility of students and staff, strategic partnerships on education, research and innovation, curriculum development, shared or…
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…
The way resources are allocated to Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) represents a key dimension of public policies in order to secure responsiveness of higher education to societal needs and in order to ensure an efficient use of resources in a…
Expanding the geographical coverage of higher education is an important means to achieve two key objectives of the European Union Agenda for Higher Education. On the one hand, a broader geographical coverage lowers costs and barriers for students’ access to…
ETER has established itself as a reference register for higher education institutions in Europe. eQAfy, for example, used the ETER database to identify higher education institutions for different surveys: Which Content Management Systems do EU Universities Use? Where Do EU Universities Host…
Using ETER data on the localization of Higher Education Institutions, a report of DG Regio shows that, in general, universities are quite widely distributed across Europe. In the EU and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) area, an average of four…
The European higher education sector is, despite important commonalities, a very heterogeneous gathering of national higher education systems. In a rough classification, systems could be divided into two large groups: unitary systems, which are systems dominated by universities, and dual…
ETER was used to describe the European higher education sector by the Swedish Higher Education Authority for the report “Higher Education in Sweden – 2018 Status Report”. Downlaod full report (pdf)
A report by Eurydice examines the characteristics of academic personnel in European higher education by examining issues like the qualification requirements for academic personnel, the recruitment process, employment and working conditions in academia, external quality assurance procedures, and top-level strategies for…
This report by the European Commission provides a set of indicators of the cultural and creative performance of cities in Europe. 10% of the data for the indicator are derived from ETER, particularly data on the share of graduates by…
A report of the Joint Research Center of the European Commission makes use of the ETER data to analyze the determinants of the student mobility in Europe. The report uses data on mobile students (degree mobility) and Erasmus students from…
The main highlights of the policy brief are: The majority of European countries and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have achieved gender balance (40‐60%) among academic staff. A high proportion of female academic staff, yet female full professors are in the…
The main highlights of this policy brief are: Almost half of the HEIs in ETER are very small to small; 42% are medium-sized, and only 12% are large to very large. The size distribution of HEIs displays large differences between…
This policy brief highlights the potential of ETER data to study the regional distribution of HEIs and their contribution to regional development. The main highlights are: The regions with a large number of HEIs are large metropolitan areas (in particular…
This policy brief highlights a core goal of the European Education Area, i.e. furthering student mobility at the international level. The main highlights are: Degree mobility at the bachelor level remains concentrated among a small number of HEIs. Erasmus credit…
This brief shows how higher education in Europe is continuously subject to change, with new entries, mergers and foundations of new institutions. The main highlights are: European higher education is formed of layers created in different historical periods and with…
This brief analyses the different patterns of subject specialization of European HEIs. The main highlights are: The core of the European higher education landscape, for both education and research, is composed by generalist institutions. The rationale for and characteristics of…
