Cross-national analyses of university curricula are rare, particularly with a focus on
internationalization, commonly studied as impacting higher education through the mobility of …

Several university alliances have been established in Europe in an attempt to influence the
development of policies in research and education. As such, these alliances can be seen as …

What is ambiguity, and why does it matter in policy change? Often treated as an exogenous
factor, the ambiguity of ideas has been considered a taken for granted entity instrumental to …

As the Bologna Process reaches its twenty-year mark, reflecting on its global influence is of
particular value. This special issue aims to take stock of the Bologna Process' international …

The article examines the issues of assessing the competencies of graduates of higher
educational institutions, including those that prepare personnel for tourism and hospitality …

Using the seminal contribution by Gornitzka and Maassen on hybrid steering approaches in
higher education as a foundation, this paper offers three main contributions. First of all, an …

Because there is close cooperation on quality assurance in the Scandinavian countries, one
would expect there to be convergence of quality assurance policies and practices in …

Regionalization of higher education in Africa is the least researched topic in the field of
Social Science. IN this regard, this book is a pioneer in terms of exploring both the historical …

Numerous studies focused on the linkages between the Bologna Process and system–as
well as organizational-level changes–implying significance of the process for higher …

Changes in academic practices, institutions and systems, as well as shifts in national
policies toward higher education are in various ways linked to what is happening in global …