European Higher Education Reforms
in the Light of the Autonomy of Universities
European Higher Education Reforms
in the Light of the Autonomy of Universities
Author(s): Tanel Kerikmäe, Aivi REMMELGSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Education
Published by: Publishing Inc. European Readings & Prodifmultimedia/Editura Napoca Star
Keywords: European higher education; university autonomy; educational strategy; educational policy; educational reforms; quality in higher education
Summary/Abstract: The basis for EU competitiveness in the global market depends directly from qualified labor market thatdepends on quality of universities. Recent reforms in several member states are shaking one of the ground principlesin the higher education i.e the autonomy of universities. As education is not the exclusive competence area of theEuropean Union and the strategies of the member states differ, the standards, expectations in higher education mayalso be very different. The authors analyse the role of university autonomy as a prerequisite for efficiency andsustainability of educational reforms.
Journal: L’Europe Unie
- Issue Year: 7/2014
- Issue No: 7-8
- Page Range: 143-154
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English