Introduction

The aim of Higher Education Policy is to provide a peer-reviewed vehicle of the highest quality for institutional leadership, scholars, practitioners and administrators at all levels of higher education to have access to, keep abreast of, and contribute to, the most advanced analyses available in this domain.

"Higher Education Policy is a unique journal. It combines academic excellence with a participation of the world community of higher education, as is appropriate for a publication of IAU, a worldwide organisation of universities with UNESCO support. This makes Higher Education Policy essential reading for higher education researchers, for institutional leaders and policy makers, as well as for all those academics and students who share an interest in higher education policies across the world."

Alberto Amaral, Former Rector, University of Porto, Portugal
President of the Consortium of Higher Education Researchers, Kassel, Germany

News

Academic Freedom in Europe: Time for a Magna Charta?

The June 2009 issue of Higher Education Policy features this timely and vital article by Dr Terence Karran, Senior Academic at the Centre for Educational Research and Development, University of Lincoln.

The article proposes a universal definition of academic freedom for the European Union and follows on from Dr Karran’s previous article “Academic Freedom in Europe: A Preliminary Comparative Analysis” (Vol.20 Iss.3).

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International Association of Universities - Palgrave Macmillan Prize in Higher Education Policy Research

We’re pleased to announce our 2009 Essay Competition. The theme is “Equitable Access, Success and Quality - three essential ingredients or three mutually exclusive concepts for higher education development?”
Deadline now extended to June 30, 2009

Call for Paper

International Journal of Educational Advancement: Call for Papers
Special Issue: Fundraising in a Time of Economic Downturn: Theory, Practice, & Implications
Deadline 30th June 2009
To read the full Call for Papers, please click here.