The Research Mission of Higher Education Institutions outside the University Sector Striving for Differentiation /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kyvik, Svein (Editor), Lepori, Benedetto (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Higher Education Dynamics, 31
• Subjects: Education.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Higher education.; Higher Education.; Professional & Vocational Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.

The European Union’s Lisbon strategy, which aims to make the region the most competitive and dynamic knowledge economy in the world, has given a much higher profile to tertiary education institutions outside the traditional university sector in a number of member states. With the EU looking to maxim...