Global university rankings have portrayed European higher education institutions in varying lights, leading to intense reflection on the figures on the EU and national levels alike. The rankings have helped to construct a policy problem of ‘...

In November 2004, a team of researchers conceived a research project that aimed to explore the value of designing a typology of higher education institutions in Europe. The starting point was the assumption that the strength of the European...

Higher education institutions can be classified according to the functions they perform, the number of students they accept and the type of education programmes they offer. Other conceivable characteristics according to which they can be grouped...