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RISIS Research Seminar on Entrepreneurialism, subject concentration, and the role of public funding in shaping the trajectory of European universities 

Presenter: Roxana Diana Baltaru, University of Warwick; Radu Dragomir Manac, University of Essex; Miruna Ivan, University of Essex    Discussant: Iussi Kivistö, University of Tampere   Abstract:   Horizontal differentiation in terms of disciplines taught is currently valued in functionalist, entrepreneurial models of higher education as a strategy that universities can employ to deal with diverse expectations from students, stakeholders, and society at large. Entrepreneurial universities are also expected to diversify financially and rely less…

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11th Policymakers Session: RISIS ETER Dataset, Data and indicator needs for the European University Initiative

  2.00 – 2.15 Opening speech                      Vanessa Debiais-Sainton,  Head of Higher Education Unit, EC   2.15 – 3.15  Session 1: Empirical evidence on the European University Initiative                     Andrea Bonaccorsi, University of Pisa   Roundtable discussion: Michael Murphy, EUA; Ben Jongbloed, CHEPS; Sebastian Stride, SIRIS Academic   3.30 – 4.30 Session 2: Mapping the European University Initiative    …

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Academic Employment Patterns in Higher Education

The 14th  RISIS Research Seminar will take place on 12th January from 12.30 to 2.00 pm (CET)  and will focus on a presentation entitled Academic Employment Patterns in Higher  Education: National and Organizational Determinants  of Pedro Pineda, University of Bath. Jürgen Enders, University of Bath, is involved as discussant.   Aiming to fill in current research gaps on our knowledge about the employment of academics in higher education, the researcher  will present the first results of an ongoing research identifying national…

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Entrepreneurialism, subject concentration, and the role of public funding in shaping the trajectory of European universities 

How does funding diversification influence horizontal differentiation in terms of subject concentration in European universities? The 12th  RISIS Research Seminar will take place on 11th November from 1.00 to 2.30 pm (CET)  and will focus on a presentation entitled Entrepreneurialism, subject concentration, and the role of public funding in shaping the trajectory of European universities of Roxana Diana Baltaru, University of Warwick, Radu Dragomir Manac, University of Essex and  Miruna Ivan, University of Essex. Iussi Kivistö, University of Tampere, is involved…

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