Higher Education and University System Restructuring

An interesting table drawn from van Vught (2012) which gives a partial insight into trends in Higher Education restructuring in response to global trends towards innovation as a policy objective. Especially when Higher Education is seen as a responsive area for encouraging economic growth through innovation strategies. van Vught (2012) links these restructures to nation state educational and research policies but also to the increasing influence of university league tables and the pressures upon states to produce "world-class" institutions similar to Stanford, Harvard, MIT, Oxford, Cambridge, and so forth.

Country	Year	Restructure Type
Germany	2006	Excellence Initiative
France	2008	Pôle de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur (PRES)
Wales	2011	Sector Restructring
Ireland	2012	Structural System Change
Denmark	2007	Mergers
Finland	2010	Mergers
Australia	2010	Categorisation of provider type
US States	2010	Profile funding models
England	2012	Tuition Fee Changes

Bibliography

van Vught, F. (2012) University Profiles, accessed 29/06/2013, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YSK9iyldUM