This Festschrift is dedicated to Ulrich Teichler who is celebrating his sixtieth birth day in 2002. Ulrich Teichler has been a central actor in the development of the field of research on higher education in Germany, Europe and beyond. Not only has he dedicated his professional career to studying a large number of higher education topics through national and international research projects. He was also in the fore front of the efforts to strengthen the structure and profile of higher education re search, for example, through his involvement in the establishment of the Consortium of Higher...

This Festschrift is dedicated to Ulrich Teichler who is celebrating his sixtieth birth day in 2002. Ulrich Teichler has been a central actor in the development of the field of research on higher education in Germany, Europe and beyond. Not only has he dedicated his professional career to studying a large number of higher education topics through national and international research projects. He was also in the fore front of the efforts to strengthen the structure and profile of higher education re search, for example, through his involvement in the establishment of the Consortium of Higher...

The volume Reform of higher education in Europe is published in celebration of CHEPS 25th anniversary. All contributors to this book are working at CHEPS, and bring their extensive knowledge of the deep-seated reforms and changes to the field of higher education and research over the last 25 years. The chapters are each devoted to a detailed policy analysis deeply rooted in CHEPS quarter-century programme of theoretical and empirical research.

Some contributions cover key themes of concern since CHEPS early years, including state-university relationships, quality assurance and funding. Other...

The volume Reform of higher education in Europe is published in celebration of CHEPS 25th anniversary. All contributors to this book are working at CHEPS, and bring their extensive knowledge of the deep-seated reforms and changes to the field of higher education and research over the last 25 years. The chapters are each devoted to a detailed policy analysis deeply rooted in CHEPS quarter-century programme of theoretical and empirical research.

Some contributions cover key themes of concern since CHEPS early years, including state-university relationships, quality assurance and funding. Other...