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Another kind of country ranking

Is Germany better at teaching university courses in English than universities in English-speaking countries? As BBC reports, Germany has been named as the most supportive country for overseas students, in an international league table by the British Council. Among the attractions for international students is…


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A presentation at the World Bank

University Policy and Development Cooperation a presentation for the COREHEG Group World Bank March 22, 2011 by Jo Ritzen See the Powerpoint Slides here


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Top universities by country 2030

Give us your projection of the distribution of the top 50 universities in the World by 2030. Will the shift in the global economic balance translate into university rankings? Give us your projection! And add your rationale. Country GDP in PPP relative size to US*…


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Grading national university policy: a framework

Draft February 2011 0.  The NGO Empower European Universities as a fully independent organization has embarked on the establishment of  a European monitoring system of EU country university policies to induce the policy changes necessary  for improved university performance (see further page 20 of CHEPS…


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Grading National University Policy: a summary

Empower European Universities (EEU), an NGO, website www.empowereu.org wants to contribute to a better Europe by promoting the full empowerment of the European Universities. Europe is faced with several, one might call it crises, like the demographic change, the worldwide sustainability crisis and the remnants…


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A Farewell speech to the Dutch Association of Universities (VSNU)

Maastricht, January 21, 2011 Dear colleagues, Dutch University Presidents, Dear Friends, I am most grateful for your presence here tonight. I thank you for your collegiality in the past eight years while I served as President of Maastricht University. I have appreciated the friendliness with…


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Interview with Dr. Ritzen

Interview with Dr. Jo Ritzen by João Mendes What can European universities do for Europe? Universities can offer Europe a big prize and an avoided loss. The gain is to realize the European dream made possible by the past generations. Universities are educating the people…


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European Commission, Belgian Presidency Opening Speech

You can find the Document attached as PDF file below. Belgian Presidency speech


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A Chance for European Universities

Should European universities not far better contribute to a more vibrant Europe which attracts the worlds creative and enterprising minds? This website hosts a platform to Empower European Universities. The intention of the site is to hold a discussion about the contents of the book…


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