Institutional mergers in higher education: Lessons from international experience

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant Harman ◽  
Kay Harman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Experience ◽  
Institutional Mergers

scholarly journals Transforming finnish higher education: institutional mergers and conflicting academic identities

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jani Ursin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Structural Development ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Academic Identities ◽  
The Past ◽  
Institutional Mergers ◽  
Finnish Higher Education

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"> </p><p class="RESUMENCURSIVA">As in many other European countries also Finnish higher education system has witnessed several reforms over the past decade many of which originate in efforts to make more competitive and affordable higher education system. The aim of this paper is to describe the changes and institutional mergers in particular that have taken place in Finnish higher education and explore what kind of academic identities are constructed amid changes in Finnish higher education. The paper shows that the mergers followed the objectives set by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture for the structural development of the higher education system and that the creation of a joint culture for merged institutions was important yet challenging. The paper also argues that due to these external changes in Finnish higher education there is a tendency to move from a traditional notion of an academic toward more hybrid and dynamic understanding of what it is being an academic in the 21st century.</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p>

scholarly journals Shifting from Government Bursaries to a Loan Scheme in Higher Education: Exploring the Zambian Experience in Student Financial Aid

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gift Masaiti ◽  
Kapambwe Mwelwa ◽  
Nelly Mwale
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Loans ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Student Loan ◽  
International Experience ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Poor Students ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Student Reactions

One of the current critical issues in higher education in Africa and globally is about making student loans available in a sustainable and cost-effective manner. The argument is more complicated for Africa because of the complexities associated with loan schemes and the general austerity that African countries find themselves in. This article presents a case study and conceptualizes the scenario of shifting government bursaries to a student loan scheme in Zambia’s higher education sector. Based on student views (N=729) and international experience, the article presents student reactions to the announcement of the implementation of the loan scheme in Zambia. Other issues explored in detail include cost-effectiveness and sustainability, loan conditionalities and forms of assistance to poor students. The article also highlights, and provokes policymakers with, questions on student loan schemes based on international experience. These are related to the modalities of who bears the ultimate risks; when and how to make the recoveries; and difficulties associated with “means testing” for would-be beneficiaries. The article uses quantitative methodological perspectives, in which “descriptive statistics” and “factor analysis” are employed. The major finding is that Zambian students are not opposed to the introduction of the student loan scheme, instead they see it as a cost-effective way of assisting students from a vulnerable background. The article strongly recommends exploring in detail the situation in other countries, so that all strengths and weaknesses are identified and carefully considered, before implementing the scheme. Un des problèmes les plus importants pour l’enseignement supérieur aujourd’hui en Afrique et dans le monde est de mettre à disposition des étudiants des systèmes de prêts qui soient durables et rentables. Le débat est particulièrement compliqué en Afrique à cause de la complexité des systèmes de prêts et de l’austérité générale à laquelle sont confrontés les pays africains. Cet article présente une étude de cas : il conceptualise le changement d’un système de bourses étudiantes à un système de prêts étudiants en Zambie. Cet article s’appuie sur l’opinion des étudiants (N=729) et l’expérience internationale pour présenter la réaction des étudiants zambiens à l’annonce de la mise en place d’un système de prêts. Il explore aussi en détails les problèmes suivants : la rentabilité et la durabilité, les conditions d’accès et les aides financières disponibles pour les étudiants pauvres. En s’appuyant sur l’expérience internationale, cet article souligne par ailleurs, dans le but de provoquer les législateurs, les questionnements associés aux systèmes de prêts étudiants. Cela inclut notamment la question de la personne qui assume le risque final, de quand et comment assurer le remboursement et des difficultés associées à l’évaluation des ressources des futurs bénéficiaires. Cet article utilise une méthodologie quantitative, plus précisément il emploie des statistiques descriptives et une analyse factorielle. La principale conclusion de cet article est que les étudiants zambiens ne sont pas opposés à l’instauration d’un système de prêts étudiants : ils considèrent au contraire que c’est une manière rentable d’aider les étudiants issus de milieux vulnérables. Cet article recommande fortement d’analyser de manière détaillée la situation dans d’autres pays pour identifier et examiner attentivement les forces et les faiblesses des systèmes de prêts avant de mettre en place un tel dispositif en Zambie. 

ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF MODELS OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-48
Author(s):  
B.S. Akhmetov ◽  
◽  
I. Karlov ◽  
A.A. Zhilkishbayev ◽  
T.K. Serikbayev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Experience ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
National Programs ◽  
Higher Education Organizations ◽  
Goals And Objectives ◽  
National Framework ◽  
Use Of Models

The article presents an analysis of five international and national framework models for digital transformation of higher education organizations, identifies priority areas of university transformation in the context of an evolving digital environment, identifies typical deficiencies found in national programs and strategies for digital transformation of higher education organizations. The article is aimed at identifying the main directions of changes in the activities of educational organizations provided for in these frameworks, as well as correlating them with the activities provided for in national programs and strategies for digital transformation of higher education organizations and identifying systemic deficits. The article describes the digital strategies of individual universities, which are developed in accordance with the goals and objectives of a particular university, its competencies and deficits, as well as the expectations of its main stakeholders.

Internationalization of Higher Education

2022 ◽  
pp. 75-89
Author(s):  
Agung Nugroho ◽  
Saud Saif Albusaidi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
International Experience ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Internationalization Of Higher Education ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Study Overseas

This chapter aims to present the methodological critiques on research related to study overseas and international experience under the umbrella of the internationalization of higher education. It will critique seven research articles from three approaches: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method. The critiques will be addressed to the research steps that have been taken by the researchers from their philosophical stands to their findings. The first part of this chapter will present the critiques on qualitative research articles. Then, the second part will discuss the critiques on quantitative research articles. The last part will deliver the critiques on mixed-method research articles. Overall, this chapter attempts to discuss any methodological weaknesses of those research projects and present feedback on their steps using various references on research methodology. The chapter will provide an in-depth reflection for the researchers on conducting their inquiries.

From Virtual Mobility to Virtual Erasmus

2011 ◽  
pp. 1402-1418 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Ubachs ◽  
Christina Brey
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
European Association ◽  
International Student ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
International Experience ◽  
Academic Education ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Lifelong Learners ◽  
Physical Mobility ◽  
Virtual Mobility

In higher education, international student mobility has become increasingly important for learners as well as for institutions. But today’s mobility schemes are first and foremost aimed at physical mobility. This approach covers the majority of students, but does, however, not take into account the needs of the lifelong learners who are not mobile due to family or work commitments, or who are constrained by disability, or do not have the financial means for traveling abroad during their academic education. The need to offer all students in higher education the possibility of an international experience and the European strategy of boosting student mobility requires new and alternative mobility concepts in addition to physical mobility. The European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU) initiated an operational analysis of virtual mobility under the e-move project. Different models of virtual mobility have been developed, analysed and put into practice. This chapter will explore how a particular virtual mobility scheme can be put into practice and what is required from an organisation to implement this model and incorporate it into its own curriculum.

scholarly journals Regionale universiteter og utdanningspolitiske paradokser

2019 ◽  
pp. 53-74
Author(s):  
Ivar Bleiklie
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Organizational Characteristics ◽  
Structural Reforms ◽  
Main Ingredient ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Institutional Mergers ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
University Reforms

The chapter seeks to shed light on university reforms in Norway since 1980 and asks how well-designed the reforms are regarding their capacity to strengthen the impact of universities in the regions where they are located. The chapter starts by asking how well-suited universities are to meet the expectations they face in the regions where they are located. It argues that the institutions in many ways have organizational characteristics – as academic and bureaucratic organizations – that are not well-suited to fulfilling varied and dynamic local needs. Subsequently the chapter analyzes the reforms and changes characterizing higher education – in terms of growth, internationalization and standardization – that may contribute to understanding the current situation. Finally, it takes a closer look at ongoing reforms and transformational processes and their indications of possible trends in the coming years. Here, changing expectations and tensions arising from multiple goals are emphasized in order to understand the obstacles faced by government attempts to enhance labor market relevance by means of structural reforms with institutional mergers as a main ingredient.

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