Blar i Nordisk institutt for studier av innovasjon, forskning og utdanning på emneord "Higher education"
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A guide to understanding higher education R&D statistics in the Nordic countries
(NIFU Working Paper;2015-9, Working Paper, 2015-04)The aim of this working paper is to provide information on the opportunities and challenges of R&D statistics in the higher education sectors of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The working paper is a product of ... -
Academic career structures in Europe : Perspectives from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, Austria and the UK
(NIFU Report;2018:4, Research report, 2018-02)The higher education sector is increasingly important to society and national economies. Recruitment to academic positions, academic career prospects, and working conditions are critical issues in this regard. Importantly, ... -
Digitalisation in higher education: mapping institutional approaches for teaching and learning
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-06)This paper explores the digitalisation of teaching and learning understood as external processes, influenced by government and international trends and as internal processes within the institutions, in Denmark and Norway. ... -
Fairness in access to higher education in Norway: Policy and practice
(NIFU Working Paper;2018:7, Working paper, 2018-09)This working paper presents a case study of the Norwegian access system to higher education, drawing on data collected in a larger project commissioned by the EU Commission. Based on interviews with stakeholders at the ... -
Higher Education in the Nordic Countries: Evaluation of the Nordic agreement on admission to higher education
(TemaNord;2015:526, Research report, 2015)The Nordic agreement on admission to higher education was signed in 1996 and it clarified the rights of Nordic students to admission in the Nordic countries. The agreement introduced the principle that applicants from other ... -
Instrument eller institusjon? Skiftende politiske prioriteringer
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)Det er solid dokumentert at universiteter og høgskoler spiller en viktig rolle for samfunnsutviklingen. Særlig siden siste halvdel av 1950-tallet har dette blitt vektlagt i stadig sterkere grad, noe som faller sammen med ... -
Linking higher education and the world of work: learning outcomes and intermediary organisations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Higher education institutions are increasingly expected to demonstrate the relevance of the education provided and establish tighter links with the labour market. The introduction of learning outcomes represents one such ... -
Motivation for full degree mobility: analysing sociodemographic factors, mobility capital and field of study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In this paper we have investigated students’ motivations for undertaking a full degree abroad. It examines how motivations can be categorised, and if this varies according to gender, social origin, field of study and ... -
Pathways to quality in higher education : Case studies of educational practices in eight courses
(NIFU Report;2018:3, Research report, 2018-01)This report is produced in the framework of the project “Quality of Norwegian Higher Education: Pathways, Practices and Performances”, funded through the program Research and Innovation in the Educational Sector (FINNUT), ... -
Reformer i UH-sektoren. Det muliges kunst
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)Strukturmeldingen, som ble lagt frem våren 2015, la grunnlaget for en stor fusjonsprosess i norsk høyere utdanning. Meldingen ble lansert med forslag om å redusere antallet institusjoner for høyere utdanning i Norge for å ... -
Russian students in Norway: Why they come and how they cope
(NIFU-rapport;2015-11, Research report, 2015-04)The number of Russian students enrolled in Norwegian higher education institutions has grown in recent years. Russians now constitute a substantial part of the international student population in Norway. In the spring of ... -
Standardization of (higher) education in Europe – policy coordination 2.0?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The European educational landscape is changing. Education remains formally under the sphere of the nation states and has traditionally been resistant towards EU involvement. Several recent initiatives from joint policy-making ... -
Steering approaches in higher education: Comparing Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands and UK (England)
(NIFU Report;2016:35, Research report, 2016-10)This report was commissioned by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science and examines steering approaches in five European countries in light of recent trends in higher education governance and steering. -
Strengthening the strategic capacity of public universities: The role of internal governance models
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Governments in Europe have emphasized the development of more autonomous public universities over the last couple of decades. Often, the aim of these reform policies has been to stimulate to a more competitive and agile ... -
The knowledge triangle in policy and institutional practices - the case of Norway
(NIFU Report;2016:45, Research report, 2016-12)This report presents the findings from a study of the knowledge triangle in Norway carried out by the Nordic Institute for Studies of Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU) in the period September 2015 to January 2016. ... -
The knowledge triangle in the healthcare sector — The case of three medical faculties in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The paper investigates the social role of education and the relevance of university programs to the real needs of society, which has gained especial political importance in recent years. Attention to this topic, in turn, ... -
The painters behind the profile: The rise and functioning of communication departments in universities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)It has been argued that universities are changing into becoming more professional as organizations, and this paper investigates this claim by exploring the emergence and tasks of communication departments in modern ... -
The politics of steering by numbers: Debating performance-based funding in Europe
(NIFU STEP;2008-3, Research report, 2008-01)Written as part of a project on funding as an instrument in European higher education policy funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, this report looks at performance-based funding systems in five European ... -
Trends and Perspectives in the Sector of Higher Education : Country Note for Norway
(NIFU skriftserie;1998:1, Research report, 1998-01)This note is prepared by Hans Skoie, Delegate to the OECD’s Group on the Science System (GSS) for the Tokyo meeting of the Group, Nov. 1996 according to guidelines from OECD. This version is updated in December 1997 on ... -
The use of digital technology in higher education: A literature review
(NIFU Arbeidsnotat;2024:7, Working paper, 2024-04)The literature review study presented in this working paper is part of a larger research project on the pedagogical use of digital technology in higher education (DIGITEK-HU). The project is conducted by NIFU in collaboration ...