Working papers and articles online

Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS)
Downloadable publications are available in English and Dutch. Papers posted date from 2000 to the present; those published in 2006 include:

• Witte, J.K. Enschede. 2006. "Change of degrees and degrees of change: comparing adaptations of European higher education systems in the context of the Bologna process."
• Vlk, A.. 2006. "Higher Education and GATS: Regulatory consequences and stakeholders’ responses
• Boezerooij, P. 2006. "e-Learning strategies of higher education institutions".
• Neave, G. 2006. "Setting the Estimated Time of Arrival: Goals, Purpose and Progress in making Europe Competitive and Attractive".
• File, J. and Luijten-Lub, A. 2006. "Reflecting on higher education policy across Europe".

European Network for Quality Assurance (ENQA)
ENQA produces two series of publications dealing with the developments in the European quality assurance: Occasional Papers and Workshop Reports. The webpage below contains the latest publications of ENQA in PDF Format.
- Website: http://www.enqa.eu/pubs.lasso

International Centre for Higher Education Research Kassel (INCHER)
Downloadable reports and working papers are available in English and German. Topics cover a range of issues related to trends in Europe (in particular, mobility of students and qualifications within Europe as well as developments towards internationalization) and reports on specific countries.
- Website: http://www.uni-kassel.de/wz1/v_pub.ghk

Programs for Research on Private Higher Education (PROPHE)
Most papers are available in English, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russion, Spanish, and Thai

• Levy, Daniel C. 2002. "Unanticipated Development: Perspectives on Private Higher Education's Emerging Roles," PROPHE Working Paper No.1.
• Levy, Daniel C. 2003. "Profits and Practicality: How South Africa Epitomizes the Global Surge in Commercial Private Higher Education," PROPHE Working Paper No.2.
• Levy, Daniel C. 2004. "The New Institutionalism: Mismatches with Private Higher Education's Global Growth," PROPHE Working Paper No.3.
• Bernasconi, Andr?. 2004. "External Affiliations and Diversity: Chile's Private Universities in International Perspective," PROPHE Working Paper No.4.
• Kinser, Kevin; and Levy, Daniel C. 2005. "The For-Profit Sector: U.S. Patterns and International Echoes in Higher Education," PROPHE Working Paper No.5.
• Abbott, Malcolm Abbott. 2005. "Private Higher Education Penetration into a Mature Education Market: The New Zealand Experience," PROPHE Working Paper No.6.

UNESCO Global Education Digest 2006
The Global Education Digest 2006 presents the latest education statistics from primary to tertiary levels in more than 200 countries. It also tracks the flows of foreign or mobile students. Mobile students are defined as those who study in foreign countries where they are not permanent residents. This 194-page report can be downloaded in English or French and will be available in Arabic, Russion, Spanish.
- Website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/ev_en.php?ID=6513_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC

World Bank
The Task Force on Higher Education and Society was convened by the World Bank and UNESCO and spent 18 months exploring the state of higher education in developing countries. The Task Force's report, Higher Education and Developing Countries: Peril and Promise was launched on March 1st 2000 at the World Bank in Washington. (French and Spanish summaries are available in the download area)
- Website: http://www.tfhe.net/index.htm