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Successfull CHEPS Conference on the 30th of October 2012

“NEW PERSPECTIVES IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT”

Why do universities choose to contribute to regional economic development? Universities have many assets and facilities that can help drive regional economic development, but that is for the majority of higher education institutions that have the university name not a central part of what they do.

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Frans van Vught reviews plans for performance contracts

On Sept 24, the Review Committee chaired by Frans van Vught (honorary professor in CHEPS) published its evaluations (‘review’) of the proposals that were submitted by the Dutch universities and hogescholen (Universities of Applied Sciences)to raise their quality and sharpen their profiles. The Review Committee (RC) was supported by a team of experts that included some CHEPS researchers. ... read more

New chapter on the changing practices and identities of academics in Europe and the U.S.

Dr Liudvika Leisyte, Senior Researcher at CHEPS together with Dr. Jay Dee from the University of Massachusetts Boston published a chapter on the changing practices and identities of academics in Europe and the U.S.: "Understanding Academic Work in a Changing Institutional Environment. Faculty Autonomy, Productivity, and ... read more

"Multidimensional Ranking" by Frans van Vught and Frank Ziegele

This new book presents a comprehensive overview of the current ‘state of the art’ of ranking in higher education and research, and introduces a completely new approach called ‘multidimensional ranking’. In part 1 rankings are discussed in the broader context of quality assurance and transparency in higher education and research. ... read more