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The Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS) is an interdisciplinary research-institute located at the School of Management and Governance of the Universiteit Twente, the Netherlands. Since 1984, CHEPS has undertaken and published a considerable amount of research on higher education especially at system and institutional levels. CHEPS seeks to increase our understanding of institutional, national and international issues that bear upon Higher Education.

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Bachelor or Master thesis assignments: New topics

CHEPS has a number of options for writing your bachelor or master thesis. In the education section you will find a list with suggested topics. ... read more

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Call for Chapter Proposals: Universities and Regional Development: A Critical Assessment of Tensions and Contradictions

The edited volume will address the question how the complexity associated with the role of universities in regional development can be assessed, in light of existing conceptual and/or disciplinary perspectives. The book will be edited by Romulo Pinheiro (Hedda), Paul Benneworth (CHEPS), and Glen Jones (OISE). The call for chapter proposals can be found here. ... read more

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CHEPS and CHE to take the leading role in a new EC funded project to develop a multi-dimensional global university ranking

The CHERPA-network has won an open call for tender by the European Commission to develop and test an alternative design for a global ranking of universities. During the next two years, the network will conceptualize and test the feasibility of a multi-dimensional global ranking based on the CHE ranking methodology and on the classification of higher education institutions developed by CHEPS. ... read more

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CHEPS’ research: Excellent!

The research of CHEPS, more in particular our research on Higher Education and Research in the Knowledge Society, has been subject of a regular research evaluation in spring 2009. According to the high-level international visitation committee our programme has an established international reputation in the areas of changing relationships between higher education and government and higher education and its stakeholders. ... read more