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RISIS Research Seminar on Business Model and Value Creation in Higher Education

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…

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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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RISIS ETER Dataset, data and indicator needs for 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…

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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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