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Levy, Daniel – European Education, 2014
With the fall of communism in 1989, Eastern and Central Europe would quickly become part of an already strong global tide of privatization in higher education. Nowhere else did private higher education rise so suddenly or strongly from virtual nonexistence to a major regional presence. A fresh database allows us to analyze the extent and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Privatization, Higher Education, Educational Change
Bollag, Burton – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999
Rapid growth of non-state colleges and universities in Eastern Europe has been fueled by strong demand for education and a limited number of student places at state universities, which, until recently, had a monopoly on higher education in the region. While some institutions are shoddy profit-making ventures, others are models of innovation. (MSE)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Developing Nations, Educational Demand, Educational Economics
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Teichler, Ulrich – Higher Education Policy, 1996
A discussion of higher education in West Europe looks at the variety of educational philosophies guiding higher education systems and their implications for teaching, research, and administration. The changing role of universities is examined in the context of expansion and growth of private colleges. Factors affecting access and admission are…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Administration, College Admission, College Instruction