Children's competence levels in numeracy and literacy before or at school onset are good predictors of their attainment over the school years. Nevertheless, there are large differences in the level of numeracy and literacy knowledge among children at school entry. This initial knowledge gap has...

Studying abroad has positive effects at personal, social, professional, institutional and country level. On 29 November 2011, the Council of Ministers of Education, Youth, Culture & Sport agreed that "by 2020, an EU average of at least 20 % of higher education graduates should have had a period...

Studying abroad has positive effects at personal, social, professional, institutional and country level. On 29 November 2011, the Council of Ministers of Education, Youth, Culture & Sport agreed that "by 2020, an EU average of at least 20 % of higher education graduates should have had a period...

Following the conclusions of the IEG Indicator Expert Group on Education Expenditure the main recommended indicator to compare expenditure on education across countries is based on the expenditure per capita (students in full time equivalent -FTE) and corrected using purchasing power parities...

Motives and determinants supporting inter-firm technological cooperation have been extensively investigated in developed countries but scarcely addressed in developing countries. This paper addresses these issues, investigating empirically several factors influencing the likelihood to cooperate...

The present paper elaborates a critical reflection on the ‘one-size-fits-all’ model which conceptualizes universities as centres of excellence in education, research and third mission. It is argued that the shortcomings of this perspective are twofold: first, HEIs are treated as homogeneous...