Overview
Provides an overview of developments and experiences in higher education related to mergers and alliances over the last decade
Presents both national overviews and specific case studies written by senior academics closely involved
Identifies country and university specific success factors and barriers to their effectiveness in the long-run through a comparative analysis
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Mergers and Alliances from the Perspective of National Higher Education Systems
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Mergers and Alliances at the Institutional Level – Experiences and Lessons
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Keywords
- CEI
- Collaboration of academic and non-academic organisations
- Competitive research funding
- Cooperation between universities and private entities
- Danube strategy
- Developing a comprehensive university
- Developing research innovation at universities
- Drivers of higher education
- EHEA
- European Higher Education Area
- Higher education system
- IDEX
- International Campus of Excellence
- Mahurele Hot-spot
- Mergers between universities
- National education law methodology
- Opportunities in higher education
- Ranking of study programmes
- Research capacities in universities
- Strategic positioning for universities
About this book
This volume casts light on mergers and alliances in higher education by examining developments of this type in different countries. It combines the direct experiences of those at the heart of such transformations, university leaders and senior officials responsible for higher education policy, with expert analysts of the systems concerned.
Higher education in Europe faces a series of major challenges. The economic crisis has accelerated expectations of an increased role in addressing economic and societal challenges while at the same time putting pressure on available finances. Broader trends such as shifting student demographics and expectations, globalisation and mobility and new ways of working with business have contributed to these increased pressures. In the light of these trends there have been moves, both from national or regional agencies and from individual institutions to respond by combining resources, either through collaborative arrangements or more fundamentally through mergers between two or more universities.
After an introductory chapter by the editors which establishes the context for mergers and alliances, the book falls into two main parts. Part 1 takes a national or regional perspective to give some sense of the historical context, the wider drivers and the importance of these developments in these cases. Included are both systemic accounts (for countries as France, Sweden, Romania, Russia, Wales and England), and specific cross-cutting in
itiatives including a major facility at Magurele in Romania and a Spanish programme for promoting international campuses of excellence. Part 2 is built from specific cases of universities, either in mergers or alliances, with examples from different countries (such as France, UK, Romania, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland). A concluding chapter by the editors assesses these experiences and indicates the implications and future needs for understanding in this domain.Reviews
“‘Mergers and Allainces’ is painstakingly researched; an extensive list of relevant citations can be found at the conclusion of each chapter – most of which are relatively up-to-date … which lends credibility to the efficacy of the observations, conclusions and recommendations reached by the authors. … I found ‘Mergers and Alliances’ to be a veritable gold mine of information and insights into the inner workings of higher education on a global scale.” (Aaron W. Hughey, bgdailynews.com, July, 2015)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mergers and Alliances in Higher Education
Book Subtitle: International Practice and Emerging Opportunities
Editors: Adrian Curaj, Luke Georghiou, Jennifer Cassingena Harper, Eva Egron-Polak
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13135-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s) 2015
License: CC BY-NC
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-13134-4Published: 10 April 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37627-1Published: 06 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-13135-1Published: 31 March 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 307
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 22 illustrations in colour
Topics: Higher Education, Educational Policy and Politics, International and Comparative Education