Program: - A Two-Speed Europe in the Area of Research. - Evaluation methods of investments in Higher Education institution: the case of Latvia. - Legislation impact, regulatory compliance and strategic management process in Higher education institutions of Latvia. - EU policies impact: knowledge...

2017 Special Focus - Pathways to Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities for State and Society. Themes: 1: Environmental Sustainability, 2: Sustainability in Economic, Social and Cultural Context, 3: Sustainability Policy and Practice, 4: Sustainability Education.

THEME: Human Development and Poverty Reduction Researchers interested in social economics have traditionally worked on topics that matter for how vulnerable groups fare in society and are affected by public policy. Issues related to the eradication of extreme poverty and investments in human...

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How can universities respond to these major challenges, become more entrepreneurial, stimulate innovation, produce and transfer knowledge to society, and contribute to local and regional socio-economic growth while at the same time be competitive at the global level. Can some respond more easily...

The free market offers almost limitless choices in everything from what we eat, to the books we read, to the vehicles we drive. It's constantly at work, providing ever broadening opportunities for us to increase our happiness and realize our dreams. Yet, when it comes to American elementary and...

The 2004 IMHE General Conference will focus on some of the challenges faced by higher education in today’s' "knowledge society". Higher education institutions must respond to new funding and governance mechanisms, questions of access and equity, an increasing client base, new and developing...

The conference, jointly organized by CESifo and the Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) of Harvard University, will focus on the possible equity-efficiency tradeoff in education, with a special focus on the role of school systems for human capital formation in the global economy.