Towards a methodology for comparative quality assessment in European higher education: a pilot study on economics in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom

Brennan, John; Goedegebuure, Leo; Shah, Tarla; Westerheijden, Don and Weusthof, Peter (1992). Towards a methodology for comparative quality assessment in European higher education: a pilot study on economics in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA), Quality Support Centre (QSC) Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS), Hochschul-Informations-System (HIS).

Abstract

At present there is continued debate about the viability and effects of the anticipated European integration. Despite the multitude of political problems associated with a 'unified Europe', a strong belief exists that integration will be effectuated. In the field of higher education this has resulted in the widely held assumption that higher education institutions will be operating increasingly in a European framework, producing citizens living and working in an environment with few remaining national barriers. In this respect, the growth of a European labour market and the demand for a skilled work-force will extend employers' search for new graduates across different national systems of higher education. Similarly, the aspiration of students to study abroad and the enhanced opportunities for them to do so will lead to an increase of student mobility across national boundaries: as well as choosing between subjects and institutions, students will be choosing between different systems of higher education. Such trends reinforce each other and raise questions about the eventual emergence of a European higher education system.

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