On 9th September 2020, organized by USI (Università della Svizzera Italiana). Presenter: Barbara Antonioli Mantegazzini, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) Discussant: prof. Hugo Horta, University of Hong Kong Presentation: Business model and Value Creation in Higher Education (B. Lepori, B. Antonioli Mantegazzini) Video of the Seminar Abstract The paper aims to contribute the debate on competition in the Higher education sector through the concept of the business model applied to HEIs. By considering how value is generated…
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…
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 …
The 11th RISIS Policymakers Session took place on 13 June in an online format (2– 5 pm CEST) and was introduced by Yann-Maël Bideau, Policy officer at European Commission. The European University Initiative, promoted by the European Commission has ignited collaborations and alliances across all European countries. The goal of the 11 Policymakers' session is to discuss the evolution of the Initiative based on new evidence coming from RISIS ETER Dataset. ETER, the European Tertiary Education Register is a…
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…
