Two PhD Scholarships in Higher Education and Research in the Western Balkans
As part of the NORGLOBAL research project entiled 'European integration in higher education and research in the Western Balkans' two PhD scholarships will be awarded for the Doctoral Programme in Comparative Politics at the Faculty…
Breaking the ice: developing university ranking in Albania
In 2010, CHE – Centre for Higher Education Development started developing a ranking system for Albanian higher education institutions, which was later on piloted on a number of institutions. The ranking had been commissioned by…
HORIZON 2020. Can the countries of the Western Balkans catch up?
In June this year, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European commissioner for research, innovation and science, announced the new name for the future EU funding programme for research and innovation. The name "Horizon 2020" was chosen through an…
What is behind bibliometric indicators from the Web of Science?
This text looks into the figures obtained through the Web of Science and a way to understand them in analyzing Croatian, Serbian and Slovenian research productivity. Measuring research performance and ranking research organisations accordingly has…
Higher Education in Croatia: Introduction
The System. On the national level, the higher education system in Croatia is defined by the Law on Higher Education since July, 2003, when it was passed. The Ministry of Science, Education and Sports is…
Department of Educational Research: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
A position as Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Higher Education Studies is available at the Department of Educational Research, Faculty of Education, at the University of Oslo (UiO). We are searching for highly motivated candidates with…
New EU Higher Education Modernisation Agenda
The European Commission recently presented a new agenda for higher education reforms across Europe which follows the priorities set in the Europe 2020 strategy and the Youth on the Move flagship initiative. In line with…