Integrating Europe through Cooperation among Universities. The Experiences of the TEMPUS Programme

Citation

Nolan, T. (1998), "Integrating Europe through Cooperation among Universities. The Experiences of the TEMPUS Programme", International Journal of Educational Management, Vol. 12 No. 1, pp. 48-48. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijem.1998.12.1.48.1

This book is number 43 in the Higher Education Policy Series. The series is edited by Maurice Kogan and offers information and analysis of new developments and provides reflective accounts of the impacts of higher education policy. This particular book in the series contains findings and results with regard to the first six years of the TEMPUS programme which was launched by the Council of the European Communities in 1990. The programme’s intention was to promote reforms of the higher education systems in Central and Eastern European (CEE) partner countries and to support the adjustment of these countries to the needs of a market economy. The book provides evidence of the programme’s intentions and actual achievements in supporting renewal and reforms and in contributing to economic restructuring. A comprehensive evaluation and an accurate overview result from a description and analysis of the programme activities given according to their structure, their administrative support and their actual realisation in the higher education institutions.

The book is recommended for the following reasons:

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   1 It is authoritative, written by experts in the field of research in higher education.

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   2 It is comprehensive, giving an accurate overview.

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   3 It is analytic and evaluative containing important findings and results.

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   4 It has an excellent summary chapter giving a final assessment and conclusions.

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   5 It has a wide‐ranging bibliography.

Higher education policy makers, university administrators and economists will find this book most informative.