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Employability and skills of higher education graduates : a Portuguese study
Rolim, Cássio Frederico C.; Machado-Taylor, Maria de … - 2016
One important conquest of the XXI Century is the fact that Higher Education is available for a large amount of the population. This is important also for countries and regions due to the emphasis on the development of literature on knowledge and innovation as a motor for the development of...
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Consumption expenditures in economic impact studies : an application to university students
Hermannsson, Kristinn; McGregor, Peter G.; Swales, John Kim - 2013
illustrate its application through the case of university students in Scotland and determine the exogeneity of their expenditures …
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The role of colleges within the higher education sector
Eckwert, Bernhard; Zilcha, Itzhak - 2018
Over the past decades the college sectors in the higher education systems of many Western countries have expanded their capacities massively. This happened even though colleges have been at a competitive disadvantage with universities which are publicly subsidized, while colleges must...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011872934
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Matching higher education offer with labour market needs till 2020 : the case of Lodzkie region
Arendt, Lukasz; Rzenca, Agnieszka - 2014
Transformation to post-industrial or knowledge-based economies causes changes in the structure of labour markets with growing demand on highly-qualified workforce. In XXI century human capital has become one of the most important production factors determining competitiveness and innovativeness...
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Learning loss due to university closures during the COVID-19 pandemic : evidence from Thailand’s largest public university
Wannaphong Durongkaveroj - In: Thailand and the world economy 41 (2023) 2, pp. 103-122
institutions. This paper examines the survey of 400 undergraduate students at the largest public university in Thailand between …
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The Role of Colleges within the Higher Education Sector
Eckwert, Bernhard - 2018
Over the past decades the college sectors in the higher education systems of many Western countries have expanded their capacities massively. This happened even though colleges have been at a competitive disadvantage with universities which are publicly subsidized, while colleges must...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012912668
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Key factors influencing students' choice of university for postgraduate studies abroad : a multicriteria decision model
Cvetkoska, Violeta - In: Journal of contemporary economic and business issues 6 (2019) 1, pp. 31-43
The aim of the paper is to develop a multicriteria decision model for choosing a University for postgraduate studies … undergraduate studies at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Economics - Skopje, in order to gain … information on what is valuable for them, i.e. which factors are important for choosing a University for postgraduate studies …
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Quota-Based Affirmative Action in Higher Education : The Impact on Other Backward Classes in India
Basant, Rakesh - 2019
While quota based and other affirmative action remains on the policy radar of nations faced with social inequalities, there is limited evidence informing policy choices at the national level. This paper estimates the mid-term impact of quota-based affirmative action in higher education (HE) in...
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On the Financial Reform in Russia's Higher Education
Klyachko, Tatiana; Sinelnikov-Murylev, Sergei Germanovich - 2013
The article deals with higher education reform in Russia. Special attention is paid to the innovations after the Federal law No 83 was adopted (2010). The authors analyze whether the reforms lead to financial self-dependence of universities, whether they do create a more competitive environment...
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Vocational Higher Education in Europe : A Benchmarking Analysis
Fiore, Annamaria - 2020
This article proposes an empirical assessment of a particular component of the tertiary education, the Vocational Education and Training (VET). It presents strengths and weaknesses of different vocational higher education systems across European Countries, focussing on political and social...
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