CHER 28th Annual Conference - Global Challenges, National Initiatives, and Institutional Responses – The Transformation of HE
The Conference location will be at ISEG School of Economics and Management, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, on 7-9 September 2015. The venue is close to the national parliament.
Higher education has faced significant change over recent decades. One of the major features of this change has been the persistent expansion of higher education, which has been increasingly linked to economic motivations and purposes. This shifting view about institutions and their primary purposes has led to a need to rethink and adapt the contextual framework in which these units operate. Hence, we have seen a reconfiguration of the sector along market rules, often through policy initiatives and government interventions that have affected funding mechanisms with a goal of promoting closer interaction between universities and industry. More...