In the pursuit of development and evaluation, entrepreneurship is the key to unlocking the shackles of poverty and unemployment. However, Pakistani students often catch themselves lacking the catalyst that ignites the entrepreneurial flame due to the absence of the essential knowledge, skills,...

The report offers a concise overview of the higher education system in Azerbaijan,addressing key areas to provide a comprehensive understanding of the system'scharacteristics. These include institutions of higher education, student population,governance of higher education, and the funding of...

In 2024, the World Bank Education Team in Georgia, under the analytical activity - Strengthening Higher Education and Research in South Caucasus, issued a call for policy research papers. The objective was to gain insights into existing challenges within the higher education sector from the...

Innovation is the adaptation of management systems to the changing conditions of the environment and is a key factor for organizations survival and growth. The objective of the study was to examine the efect of total quality management practices on innovation. The researcher employed a...

This paper examines the impact of tuition fees on graduation rates among high-school leavers. We analyse the introduction of fees in several German states in 2006-07 (around EUR 1,000 annually), using administrative microdata on all university graduates and a difference-in-differences approach....

The objective is to present a proposal for a gender-sensitive risk analysis model using artifcial intelligence (AI) within the framework of complex thinking that pro‑ vides access to opportunities, specifcally for vulnerable populations such as women from underprivileged sections. This...

We document a substantial gender gap in China's gender-blind university admissions system: equally qualified female students are less likely to apply and be admitted to elite universities than male students. Leveraging linked administrative and survey data on students' application choices,...

The performance of firms involved in projects from 2 UK research councils was investigated; firms in Innovate UK projects receive co-funding while firms in Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) projects do not. Firms in 266 projects 2009-2012 were tracked for Standard Industrial Code (SIC),...

Frauen sind auf Professuren nach wie vor unterrepräsentiert. In der Diskussion werden dafür häufig Benachteiligungen bei Berufungen genannt. Die aktuelle Forschung zeigt jedoch, dass dies heute nicht mehr der Fall zu sein scheint. Vielmehr bewerben sich promovierte Frauen in allen hier...

In Deutschland kam und kommt es an Hochschulen auch zu pro-palästinensischen Protesten in Form von Camps und Institutsbesetzungen. Bei vielen der Protestaktionen wurden antisemitische Vorfälle registriert. Der vorliegende Bericht liefert nach einer ersten Datenerhebung im Dezember 2023 eine...

Efficient and sustainable human resources are crucial for promoting development in emerging nations. Brazil's education policy provides its citizens with widespread educational opportunities, resulting in high literacy rates. However, women with academic qualifications and skills often encounter...

Entrepreneurship plays a crucial role in driving innovation, productivity, and economic growth, with universities emerging as key actors within entrepreneurial ecosystems. This study seeks to expand the understanding on the role of Latin American universities on entrepreneurial ecosystems by...

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic took a sledgehammer to the education sector, shattering the established structured systems, norms and rituals of practices and procedures. To ensure continuity whilst adhering to the pandemic-induced containment measures, higher education institutions...

Purpose - This study aims to explore Dr Judy Olian's leadership journey from business school dean to university president, aiming to distill key lessons for aspiring higher education leaders. Design/methodology/approach - The research employs a multimethod qualitative approach, including a...

Purpose - This paper aims to examine the growing trend of Visiting professorships in higher education, drawing parallels with the gig economy and exploring its implications for academia. Design/methodology/approach - This perspective paper combines personal experience, literature review and...

Violence against children, especially trafficking, is a global concern. This paper proposes that nearby educational institutions can help reduce such violence. Using a quasi-experiment in China from 1999, where university campuses were exogenously established, the study shows that these...

Frauen sind auf Professuren nach wie vor unterrepräsentiert. In der Diskussion werden dafür häufig Benachteiligungen bei Berufungen genannt. Die aktuelle Forschung zeigt jedoch, dass dies heute nicht mehr der Fall zu sein scheint. Vielmehr bewerben sich promovierte Frauen in allen hier...

In Deutschland kam und kommt es an Hochschulen auch zu pro-palästinensischen Protesten in Form von Camps und Institutsbesetzungen. Bei vielen der Protestaktionen wurden antisemitische Vorfälle registriert. Der vorliegende Bericht liefert nach einer ersten Datenerhebung im Dezember 2023 eine...

Sustainability discourse provides directions for sustainable development in the global context; education should be transformed to address sustainability concerns. Many universities have adopted a sustainability focus and university instructors play a vital role in inculcating sustainability...

This study examines the dynamics of the German university system, focusing on the competition between public and private universities and the impact of institutional boundaries. Utilizing concepts from organizational, institutional, and competition theory, we conceive a framework to explore...

First-class universities play an extremely important role in cultivating high-quality talents and technological innovation, serving as a significant indicator of a country's level of higher education development, developmental strength, and potential. However, there is little literature studying...

How do students’ earnings expectations differ by being the first in their family to attend university (FiF) and how do they affect field of study choice? We leverage unique survey and administrative data from a German university to document sizable gaps in expected earnings between FiF and...

Shortage of skilled healthcare workers is a global challenge. In this paper, we study applicants to Norwegian nursing programs. Mapping out their educational and employment trajectories, we find that a substantial share of admitted applicants never complete nursing or work as nurses, but also...

Christa Denault (2023) examines the effect of a policy implemented in Louisiana that mandates that high school students are required to complete the FAFSA as part of the requirements to graduate high school. In her preferred specification (equation (1)), she used a two-way fixed effects...