Higher education interoperability workgroup The higher education interoperability workgroup aims to develop a framework that will serve European higher education institutions as a practical toolkit to ensure interoperable virtual learning environments. It also works on developing actionable recommendations for the…
We are happy to announce the update of 17 ETER Country Reports with data for the period 2011-2020 and a new section on academic personnel, as a core resource for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). ETER offers in respect of academic personnel an extensive dataset…
With the publication of six more Country Reports (Albania, Hungary, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Poland and Slovakia), a total of 32 ETER Country Reports is now available. ETER Country Reports describe the structure of the respective national higher education system, focusing on…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
