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 will not further the very values that these solutions were originally designed to protect. The claim on public attention and public funds is growing, but public funds are not, or at least not at the same rate. While public funding of higher education and research is still important, the concept of public responsibility must be understood much more widely. It must also be nuanced by looking more closely at different degrees and levels of public responsibility as well as at the instruments available for exercising such responsibility.The book, which builds on a Council of Europe conference, aims to explore what public responsibility means in the complex societies that have just crossed the threshold to the 21st century by examining both overall higher education policies and specific aspects of it such as higher education for a democratic culture, access to research results, financing, equal opportunities, the approach to regulation and new trends in higher education.
Preface - Gabriele Mazza
A Word from the Editors - Luc Weber and Sjur Bergan
THE CONTEXT
Higher Education as a "Public Good and Public Responsibility": What Does It Mean? Sjur Bergan
The Public Responsibility for Higher Education and Research Luc Weber
The Public Responsibility for Higher Education and Research: a Review of the Economic Literature Alain Schönenberger
The Context - Trends in Society and Reflections on Public Responsibility Aleksander Shishlov
THE MANY FACETS OF PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Higher Education for a Democratic Culture - the Public Responsibility Pavel Zgaga
The Contribution of Higher Education and Research to the Knowledge Society Paolo Blasi
Government and Higher Education: the Approach to Regulation Roderick Floud
Public Responsibility for Research and Access to Research Results Jaak Aaviksoo
Equal Opportunities Júlio Pedrosa de Jesús
Financing Carlo Salerno
New Trends in Higher Education Stephen Adam
Preparation for the Labour Market Guy Haug
Public Responsibility for Information on Higher Education Johan Almqvist and Martina Vukasović
CONCLUSION AND FURTHER POLICY DEVELOPMENT
The Public Responsibility for Higher Education and Research - Conclusions and Suggestions Eva Egron Polak
Recommendations adopted by the conference
List of contributors
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The public responsibility for higher education and research (Council of Europe higher education series No. 2)
