Lots of talk in OUSA-Land today about fees and the like.
This article here http://cshe.berkeley.edu/publications/docs/ROPS-2-Douglass-BigCurve-11-12-08.pdf kind of backs up my personal view that Europe will follow what America does ie the marketisation of education will result in loads of different prices over here.
It mentions the Gravier case - this and other cases are discussed in Anne Pieter van der Mei's 'Free movement of persons within the European Community' - my impression as a non-expert is that it is all a fairly grey area.
Showing posts with label European Union. Show all posts
Showing posts with label European Union. Show all posts
Friday, 26 June 2009
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
Plymouth University
.........is big on the subject of distance learning.
They have this useful list of online resources and institutions offering distance learning around the world http://www2.plymouth.ac.uk/distancelearning/resources.html
If you look at Europe, we seem kind of underdeveloped, or at least dominated by the Open University and just a few other players.
Wednesday, 8 April 2009
Eurostat 'encylopaedia' on H E in Europe
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page?_pageid=1073,46587259&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&p_product_code=978-92-79-05691-8
This is a very interesting publication - out of date - but contains a wealth of information on the higher education sector in Europe. It's a long download (250 pages). Section C on fees is interesting - very big differences across the Continent.
As long ago as 1999 http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=148460§ioncode=26 the Commission decided to collect statistical information but note that even back then they were very careful not to say anything in favour of the idea of regulating or harmonising fees.
This is a very interesting publication - out of date - but contains a wealth of information on the higher education sector in Europe. It's a long download (250 pages). Section C on fees is interesting - very big differences across the Continent.
As long ago as 1999 http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=148460§ioncode=26 the Commission decided to collect statistical information but note that even back then they were very careful not to say anything in favour of the idea of regulating or harmonising fees.
Monday, 6 April 2009
OUSA Conference: EIT call for tender
I haven't had any official reports back from Conference. Initial reports seem to suggest it was 'quiet', but I could be wrong.
In other news, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology has recently sent out a call for tender http://eit.europa.eu/ that may be of interest. The EIT was set up as a kind of rival to the MIT and similar places, with the aim of boosting Europe's knowledge economy.
In other news, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology has recently sent out a call for tender http://eit.europa.eu/ that may be of interest. The EIT was set up as a kind of rival to the MIT and similar places, with the aim of boosting Europe's knowledge economy.
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