DEFINE project: call for expressions of interest to participate in focus groups

EUA will organise three focus groups with university practitioners during the first half of 2014 as part of the DEFINE project (“Designing strategies for efficient funding of higher education in Europe”). This EUA-led project analyses the impact of funding efficiency measures such as performance-based funding, mergers and concentration measures, as well as excellence schemes, on higher education institutions in Europe.
The call for expressions of interest, published this week, invites experts from higher education institutions across Europe who are experienced in these topics to participate in the three focus groups (maximum 20 people in a group) each tackling one of these funding efficiency measures. More...