Enseignement supérieur et recherche

Higher education governance is key component of higher education policies in Europe today, where traditional forms of academic governance are being challenged.The present book brings...

The public responsibility for higher education and research is a cornerstone of the European university heritage. Yet, our societies are changing rapidly, and clinging to old solutions...

The Lisbon Recognition Convention, developed by the Council of Europe and UNESCO, is the main international legal text on the international recognition of qualifications and has been...

Quality assurance is one of the key topics in the current higher education debate in Europe. In 2005, the ministers involved in the Bologna Process adopted a set of European guidelines...

Universities are European institutions par excellence. While people are generally aware that universities have a long history, there is far less consciousness of the value of university...

Democratic institutions and laws are essential, but they cannot bring about democracy on their own. They will only function if they build on a culture of democracy, and our societies...

The third volume of the Council of Europe higher education series brings together in a single tome the Council of Europe's legal standards for the recognition of qualifications, developed...

Our ability to relate to and interact with those whose cultural backgrounds differ from our own will be among the determining factors for the future of our societies. For most people,...

Reimagining democratic societies, although a demanding task, is one in which higher education must engage. As societies change, our understanding of democracy must also evolve. We need...