With the publication of eight more Country Reports (Belgium French Community, Croatia, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Turkey), a total of 20 ETER Country Reports is now available. ETER Country Reports describe the structure of the respective national higher education system, focusing on the institutional types as defined…
The European Tertiary Education Register (ETER) has established itself as the reference point for any analysis of higher education based on microdata, that is, on data related to individual institutions. ETER covers both university (PhD granting) and non-university institutions (e.g. Fachochschule)…
ETER Country Reports describe the structure of the respective national higher education system, focusing on the institutional types as defined by national categories. They build on the Eurydice report on the national higher education system but complements it with quantitative…
ETER has established itself as a reference register for higher education institutions in Europe. To analysis the availability of student counseling centers and the services provided, Franzoi et al. (2022) used a sample of institutions from the European Tertiary Education…
ETER country reports describe the structure of the respective national higher education system, focusing on the institutional types as defined by national categories. They build on the Eurydice report on the national higher education system but complements it with quantitative…
In this article, we contribute to the scant literature covering quantitative studies on the determinants of the non-academic staff incidence in higher education institutions by analysing how the proportion of non-academic staff is related to key features such as size,…
This study deals with the analysis of regional economic development in Europe. Specifically, it examines the extent to which the performance and characteristics of higher education systems (HESs) influence regional economic development. The analysis employs data at the regional level,…
This paper provides novel evidence on co-evolution patterns of the technological specialization of innovation activities of firms and academic institutions located in the same European region during the years from 2003 to 2014. We exploit a novel and unique dataset…
Unlike the US, where the Carnegie classification provides a clear understanding of the main types of institutions in the system, there is currently no widely accepted classification of European Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The diversity of national terms and labels, such as…
In most European countries, higher education institutions or study programmes are subject to regular external review by a quality assurance agency. The European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR) is the official register of such agencies, listing those that work…
