Trends in the internationalization of European higher education in a convergence perspective

• Authors: Alina Mihaela Dima , Simona Vasilache
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper proposes several indicators for the degree of convergence in the internationalization of European higher education, based on previous research on the topic and on the availability of data in the large repositories, such as Eurostat. Starting from longitudinal data series built using the values of the selected indicators in 2015; we have grouped European higher education systems in clusters, based on their similarity, that is, potential for medium term convergence. These findings may serve as a guiding methodology for further, more detailed investigations on convergence and divergence of higher education systems in Europe. The main limitations arise from the availability of data, more specifically from the lack of in-depth data collection at the European level.

Keywords

EN

European higher education; higher education; internationalization; convergence; quantitative analysis

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Management & Marketing
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 449-457

Dates

published

2016-07-01

online

2016-08-10

Contributors

author

Alina Mihaela Dima

• The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

author

Simona Vasilache

• The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/mmcks-2016-0008