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Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors and Authors -- About the Editors -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1: Mergers and Alliances in Context -- 1.1 Alliance Versus Merger -- 1.2 External Versus Internal Motivation -- 1.3 Education Versus Research -- 1.4 Short-Term Versus Long Term Outcomes and Assessment -- 1.5 Motivation and Implementation -- 1.6 An Overview -- 1.7 A Way Forward -- References -- Part I: Mergers and Alliances from the Perspective of National Higher Education Systems -- Chapter 2: Mergers and Alliances in France: Incentives, Success Factors and Obstacles -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Foundations of the French Higher Education System -- 2.2.1 Fragmentation -- 2.2.2 Centralisation -- 2.3 From the 1960s to the 1990s -- 2.3.1 Universities Evolved Different Organisational Cultures -- 2.3.2 National vs. International Prestige Strategies -- 2.3.3 Institutional Strategic Capacity -- 2.4 The First Steps Toward Ever-Closer Alliances -- 2.5 Devolution to Regional Authorities and the Emergence of the ``PRES ́́-- 2.6 Between Excellence and Regionalism -- 2.6.1 A French Excellence Initiative -- 2.6.2 The Increased Role of Regional Governments -- 2.6.3 The Recent Mergers -- 2.6.4 The University Leadership vs. The Rank-and-File -- 2.7 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 3: Mergers and Classifications in Romania: Opportunities and Obstacles -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Legal Framework and the First (Modest) Wave of Merger Projects -- 3.2.1 A Brief Outline of Romanian Higher Education -- 3.2.2 The Legal Framework Governing University Collaboration -- 3.3 University Concentrations and the Logic of the Institutional Classification Exercise -- 3.3.1 The Classification and Its Context -- 3.3.2 The Classification and Its Classes -- 3.3.3 The Classification and Its Algorithm - An Outline. , 3.3.4 The Classification and University Concentrations -- 3.3.4.1 Typology of Mergers -- 3.4 An Emerging Scenario: The Amalgamation of Universities and Public Research Institutes -- 3.4.1 The Case for HEI-NRDI Mergers -- 3.4.2 Caution Concerning University-Institute Mergers -- 3.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Collaboration Between Universities in Sweden -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Swedish Context -- 4.3 Overview of the Swedish University Sector -- 4.4 Mergers in the Swedish University Sector -- 4.4.1 Mid Sweden University -- 4.4.1.1 Rationales for Merging -- 4.4.1.2 Outcomes of Merger -- 4.4.2 Linnæus University -- 4.4.2.1 Rationales for Merging -- 4.4.2.2 Outcomes of Merger -- 4.4.3 Uppsala University with Campus Gotland -- 4.4.3.1 Rationales for Merging -- 4.5 Lessons Learned -- Appendix: Strategic Positioning in the Swedish University Sector -- References -- Chapter 5: Reorganising the Welsh University System -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Context -- 5.3 The Diagnosis: The System Needs Restructuring -- 5.4 Early Phase - Funding Council as Facilitator (2002-2006) -- 5.4.1 Cardiff University and University of Wales College of Medicine -- 5.4.2 Bangor University and North East Wales Institute of Higher Education -- 5.4.3 University of Glamorgan and University of Wales Institute, Cardiff -- 5.4.4 Aberystwyth and Bangor Universities -- 5.4.5 Other Developments -- 5.5 A More Interventionist Phase (2006-2009) -- 5.5.1 University of Wales, Lampeter -- 5.5.2 Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama -- 5.6 Towards a Blueprint (2010 Onwards) -- 5.6.1 Advice to the Minister -- 5.6.2 Uncontroversial Recommendations -- 5.6.3 Controversial Recommendations -- 5.7 Ministerial Response -- 5.7.1 North East Wales -- 5.7.2 South East Wales -- 5.8 Some Reflections -- 5.8.1 Three Phases of Mergers in Wales -- 5.8.2 Broader Considerations -- References. , Chapter 6: Institutional Mergers in Ireland -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Overview of Higher Education System -- 6.3 1996-2011: Collaboration via Incentivisation -- 6.3.1 Research Collaboration -- 6.3.2 Strategic Collaboration -- 6.4 2012: Collaboration via Steering -- 6.4.1 National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030 and Its Implementation -- 6.4.2 Implementation of the National Strategy for Higher Education -- 6.4.3 Restructuring the Institute of Technology Sector: A ``Carrot and Stick ́́Approach -- 6.4.4 Consolidation of Disciplines -- 6.4.5 A New Regionalism? -- 6.4.6 An Ideal Irish System? An International Perspective -- 6.5 Reconfiguring the Irish Higher Education System: A Look to the Future -- References -- Chapter 7: Institutional Mergers in Chinese Higher Education -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The Historical Context of the Chinese Higher Education System -- 7.3 The Contemporary Context -- 7.3.1 The Global Context -- 7.3.2 The Domestic Context -- 7.3.2.1 Joint Construction -- 7.3.2.2 Institutional Amalgamation -- 7.3.2.3 Cooperative Administration of Institutions -- 7.3.2.4 Transfer of Jurisdiction -- 7.3.2.5 Participation of Other Social Sectors in Institutional Operation -- 7.4 Waves of Mergers -- 7.4.1 Wave I (1992) -- 7.4.2 Wave II (1993-1997) -- 7.4.3 Wave III (1998-2000) -- 7.5 Features of the Merger Process -- 7.6 The Effects and Outcomes -- 7.6.1 Governmental and Institutional Perspectives -- 7.6.2 An Example: Fudan University -- 7.7 Issues of Concern -- 7.7.1 Integration -- 7.7.2 Costs -- 7.7.3 Institutional and Regional Disparities -- 7.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Institutional Culture of Mergers and Alliances in South Africa -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Context -- 8.3 Responses from the Front Line -- 8.4 Post-merger: A Decade of Integration -- 8.5 Progress in Post-apartheid Reconstruction -- 8.6 Conclusions -- References. , Chapter 9: Institutional Combinations and the Creation of a New Higher Education Institutional Landscape in Post-1994 South Af... -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 The Context of Change -- 9.3 The Determinants and Trajectories of Change -- 9.4 The Dynamics of Change -- 9.5 The Outcomes of Change -- 9.6 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Mergers and Alliances at the Institutional Level - Experiences and Lessons -- Chapter 10: Strategy to Join the Elite: Merger and the 2015 Agenda at the University of Manchester - An Update -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Rationale for a Merger and New University -- 10.3 Process of Change -- 10.4 The 2015 Agenda -- 10.4.1 Goal One - High International Standing -- 10.4.2 Goal Two - World Class Research -- 10.4.3 Goal Three - Exemplary Knowledge Transfer -- 10.4.4 Goal 4 - Excellent Teaching and Learning -- 10.4.5 Remaining Goals -- 10.5 Progress and Challenges -- References -- Chapter 11: The Experience with Creating University of Lorraine by Merging Four Former Universities -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Background -- 11.3 The Context -- 11.3.1 The Chronology of the University System -- 11.3.2 A Shared Strategic Vision for Nancy -- 11.3.3 North-South Relations -- 11.4 The Merger Process -- 11.4.1 Phase 1: Strategy and Pragmatism (2005-2007) -- 11.4.2 Phase 2: The Turning Point in Lorraine (2008-2009) -- 11.4.3 Phase 3: The Period of Major Joint Scientific Projects (2010-2012) -- 11.4.4 Phase 4: The Construction of the University of Lorraine (2010-2012) -- 11.4.5 Phase 5: Creation of University Authorities: December 2011 to June 2012 -- 11.5 Lessons to Be Learned -- 11.5.1 Decisive Initial Commitment and the Originality of the Approach -- 11.5.2 An Approach Based on a Shared Analysis and Mutual Trust. , 11.5.3 A Method Combining in Parallel the Political Aspects of the Project, Operational Management and the Preparation of the ... -- 11.5.4 Perception Among the Academic Community (November 2008-February 2009) -- 11.5.5 External Incentives and Opportunities -- 11.5.6 Necessary and Crucial Support -- 11.5.7 The Human Factor as a Critical Point -- 11.5.8 Choosing a Status -- 11.5.9 Current and Future Challenges -- 11.6 Conclusions -- Appendix: UL Structure, Organisation and Key Figures -- References -- Chapter 12: Strategic Aggregation of Universities in Spain: The Spanish Program International Campus of Excellence and the Exp... -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 National Context -- 12.2.1 Teaching -- 12.2.2 Research -- 12.2.3 Challenges and Weaknesses -- 12.3 The International Campus of Excellence Program -- 12.3.1 Results -- 12.4 Cross-Case Commentary of Two Cases: Barcelona Knowledge Campus and Campus UAM+CSIC -- 12.4.1 Rationale for the Alliance -- 12.4.2 Process of Change -- 12.4.2.1 BKC -- 12.4.2.2 UAM+CSIC -- 12.4.2.3 Funding -- 12.4.2.4 Engagement -- 12.4.2.5 Resistance -- 12.4.3 Progress and Outcomes -- 12.4.4 Conclusions and Lessons Learned -- 12.5 CEI Montegancedo: In-Depth Case Study of the Technical University of Madrid -- 12.5.1 Rationale -- 12.5.2 International Perspective of the Campus Montegancedo -- 12.5.3 The Role of the Private Sector -- 12.5.4 Support Centre for Technology Innovation -- 12.5.5 Horizontal Issues -- 12.5.5.1 Governance of the Aggregations -- 12.5.5.2 Concept of Excellence in Innovation -- 12.5.6 Lessons Learned -- 12.6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 13: The Process of Merging Romanian Universities: Technical University of Cluj-Napoca - North University of Baia Mare -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Background -- 13.3 The Merger Process -- 13.3.1 The Case for the Merger -- 13.3.2 The Stages of the Merger. , 13.3.3 Conditions of the Merger.

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Content: Higher education in Europe and beyond faces a series of major challenges. The economic crisis has accelerated expectations of an increased role in addressing economic and societal challenges while, at the same time, putting pressure on available finances. Broader trends such as shifting student demographics and expectations, globalisation and mobility and new ways of working with business have contributed to these increased pressures. In the light of these trends there have been moves, both from national or regional agencies and from individual institutions to respond by combining resources, either through collaborative arrangements or more fundamentally through mergers between two or more universities. This volume seeks to draw upon recent and past experiences of mergers and associations short of a merger and to approach the subject both from a systemic level and from the perspective of individual institutions. Inevitably the two levels are interlinked but broadly speaking this distinction is used to separate Part 1, dealing with perspectives at the level of a nation and national system, although often illustrated by examples which extend the range of cases (for countries such as France, Sweden, Romania, Wales, China, South Africa), and Part 2, which takes us down to individual case-studies analysed in depth (in countries such as France, UK, Romania, Spain, Australia). These experiences of course also show responses to wider forces and initiatives but allow a more detailed insight into the specific rationales and the implementation issues involved in effecting a university merger. Within the sections the general flow is from large to medium to small European countries and then to non-European. The chapters of this volume tell stories and make contributions in their own right. An introductory chapter seeks to guide the reader by pointing out from the start some recurrent themes and tensions. In seeking to identify the phenomenon of university mergers, their causes and their consequences, a series of dichotomies are discussed: alliance vs merger; external vs internal motivation; education vs research; short-term vs long-term outcomes and assessment; and motivation and implementation.

Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph. , Mergers and Alliances in Context. Luke Georghiou, Jennifer Cassingena Harper -- Part I Mergers and Alliances from the Perspective of National. Higher Education Systems -- Mergers and Alliances in France: Incentives, Success Factors and Obstacles. Andrée Sursock -- Mergers and Classifications in Romania: Opportunities and Obstacles. Liviu Andreescu, Radu Georghiu, Alina Irimia, Adrian Curaj -- Collaboration Between Universities in Sweden. Daniel Ljungberg, Maureen McKelvey -- Reorganising the Welsh University System. Philip Gummett -- Institutional Mergers in Ireland. Siobhán Harkin, Ellen Hazelkorn -- Institutional Mergers in Chinese Higher Education. Rui Yang -- Institutional Culture of Mergers and Alliances in South Africa. Martin Hall -- Institutional Combinations and the Creation of a New Higher Education Institutional Landscape in post-1994 South Africa. Saleem Badat -- Part II Mergers and Alliances at the Institutional. Level -- Experiences and Lessons -- Strategy to Join the Elite: Merger and the 2015 Agenda at the University of Manchester - an update. Luke Georghiou -- The Experience with Creating University of Lorraine by Merging four Former Universities. Jean-Pierre Finance, Hervé Coilland, Pierre Mutzenhardt -- Strategic Aggregation of Universities in Spain: The Spanish Program International Campus of Excellence and the Experience of the Technical University of Madrid. Luis Delgado, Gonzalo León -- The Process of Merging Romanian Universities: Technical University of Cluj-Napoca -- North University of Baia Mare. Radu Munteanu, Dan Călin Peter -- The Experience of University of Western Sydney, Australia. Rhonda Hawkins -- About the Editors -- About the Authors. , English.

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Format: 1 online resource (xxi, 307 pages) : , 28 illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).

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Content: Higher education in Europe and beyond faces a series of major challenges. The economic crisis has accelerated expectations of an increased role in addressing economic and societal challenges while, at the same time, putting pressure on available finances. Broader trends such as shifting student demographics and expectations, globalisation and mobility and new ways of working with business have contributed to these increased pressures. In the light of these trends there have been moves, both from national or regional agencies and from individual institutions to respond by combining resources, either through collaborative arrangements or more fundamentally through mergers between two or more universities.  This volume seeks to draw upon recent and past experiences of mergers and associations short of a merger and to approach the subject both from a systemic level and from the perspective of individual institutions. Inevitably the two levels are interlinked but broadly speaking this distinction is used to separate Part 1, dealing with perspectives at the level of a nation and national system, although often illustrated by examples which extend the range of cases (for countries such as France, Sweden, Romania, Wales, China, South Africa), and Part 2, which takes us down to individual case-studies analysed in depth (in countries such as France, UK, Romania, Spain, Australia). These experiences of course also show responses to wider forces and initiatives but allow a more detailed insight into the specific rationales and the implementation issues involved in effecting a university merger. Within the sections the general flow is from large to medium to small European countries and then to non-European. The chapters of this volume tell stories and make contributions in their own right. An introductory chapter seeks to guide the reader by pointing out from the start some recurrent themes and tensions. In seeking to identify the phenomenon of university mergers, their causes and their consequences, a series of dichotomies are discussed: alliance vs merger; external vs internal motivation; education vs research; short-term vs long-term outcomes and assessment; and motivation and implementation.

Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , Mergers and Alliances in Context. Luke Georghiou, Jennifer Cassingena Harper -- Part I Mergers and Alliances from the Perspective of National. Higher Education Systems -- Mergers and Alliances in France: Incentives, Success Factors and Obstacles. Andrée Sursock -- Mergers and Classifications in Romania: Opportunities and Obstacles. Liviu Andreescu, Radu Georghiu, Alina Irimia, Adrian Curaj -- Collaboration Between Universities in Sweden. Daniel Ljungberg, Maureen McKelvey -- Reorganising the Welsh University System. Philip Gummett -- Institutional Mergers in Ireland. Siobhán Harkin, Ellen Hazelkorn -- Institutional Mergers in Chinese Higher Education. Rui Yang -- Institutional Culture of Mergers and Alliances in South Africa. Martin Hall -- Institutional Combinations and the Creation of a New Higher Education Institutional Landscape in post-1994 South Africa. Saleem Badat -- Part II Mergers and Alliances at the Institutional. Level - Experiences and Lessons -- Strategy to Join the Elite: Merger and the 2015 Agenda at the University of Manchester – an update. Luke Georghiou -- The Experience with Creating University of Lorraine by Merging four Former Universities. Jean-Pierre Finance, Hervé Coilland, Pierre Mutzenhardt -- Strategic Aggregation of Universities in Spain: The Spanish Program International Campus of Excellence and the Experience of the Technical University of Madrid. Luis Delgado, Gonzalo León -- The Process of Merging Romanian Universities: Technical University of Cluj-Napoca - North University of Baia Mare. Radu Munteanu, Dan Călin Peter -- The Experience of University of Western Sydney, Australia. Rhonda Hawkins -- About the Editors -- About the Authors. , Also available in print form. , English

Additional Edition: Print version: ISBN 9783319131344

Language: English

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-13135-1

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Format: 1 online resource (xxi, 307 pages) : , 28 illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).

Edition: 1st ed. 2015.

ISBN: 3-319-13135-4

Content: Higher education in Europe and beyond faces a series of major challenges. The economic crisis has accelerated expectations of an increased role in addressing economic and societal challenges while, at the same time, putting pressure on available finances. Broader trends such as shifting student demographics and expectations, globalisation and mobility and new ways of working with business have contributed to these increased pressures. In the light of these trends there have been moves, both from national or regional agencies and from individual institutions to respond by combining resources, either through collaborative arrangements or more fundamentally through mergers between two or more universities.  This volume seeks to draw upon recent and past experiences of mergers and associations short of a merger and to approach the subject both from a systemic level and from the perspective of individual institutions. Inevitably the two levels are interlinked but broadly speaking this distinction is used to separate Part 1, dealing with perspectives at the level of a nation and national system, although often illustrated by examples which extend the range of cases (for countries such as France, Sweden, Romania, Wales, China, South Africa), and Part 2, which takes us down to individual case-studies analysed in depth (in countries such as France, UK, Romania, Spain, Australia). These experiences of course also show responses to wider forces and initiatives but allow a more detailed insight into the specific rationales and the implementation issues involved in effecting a university merger. Within the sections the general flow is from large to medium to small European countries and then to non-European. The chapters of this volume tell stories and make contributions in their own right. An introductory chapter seeks to guide the reader by pointing out from the start some recurrent themes and tensions. In seeking to identify the phenomenon of university mergers, their causes and their consequences, a series of dichotomies are discussed: alliance vs merger; external vs internal motivation; education vs research; short-term vs long-term outcomes and assessment; and motivation and implementation.

Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , Mergers and Alliances in Context. Luke Georghiou, Jennifer Cassingena Harper -- Part I Mergers and Alliances from the Perspective of National. Higher Education Systems -- Mergers and Alliances in France: Incentives, Success Factors and Obstacles. Andrée Sursock -- Mergers and Classifications in Romania: Opportunities and Obstacles. Liviu Andreescu, Radu Georghiu, Alina Irimia, Adrian Curaj -- Collaboration Between Universities in Sweden. Daniel Ljungberg, Maureen McKelvey -- Reorganising the Welsh University System. Philip Gummett -- Institutional Mergers in Ireland. Siobhán Harkin, Ellen Hazelkorn -- Institutional Mergers in Chinese Higher Education. Rui Yang -- Institutional Culture of Mergers and Alliances in South Africa. Martin Hall -- Institutional Combinations and the Creation of a New Higher Education Institutional Landscape in post-1994 South Africa. Saleem Badat -- Part II Mergers and Alliances at the Institutional. Level - Experiences and Lessons -- Strategy to Join the Elite: Merger and the 2015 Agenda at the University of Manchester – an update. Luke Georghiou -- The Experience with Creating University of Lorraine by Merging four Former Universities. Jean-Pierre Finance, Hervé Coilland, Pierre Mutzenhardt -- Strategic Aggregation of Universities in Spain: The Spanish Program International Campus of Excellence and the Experience of the Technical University of Madrid. Luis Delgado, Gonzalo León -- The Process of Merging Romanian Universities: Technical University of Cluj-Napoca - North University of Baia Mare. Radu Munteanu, Dan Călin Peter -- The Experience of University of Western Sydney, Australia. Rhonda Hawkins -- About the Editors -- About the Authors. , Also available in print form. , English

Additional Edition: Print version: ISBN 9783319131344

Language: English

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-13135-1

UID:

Format: 1 online resource (xxi, 307 pages) : , 28 illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).

Edition: 1st ed. 2015.

ISBN: 3-319-13135-4

Content: Higher education in Europe and beyond faces a series of major challenges. The economic crisis has accelerated expectations of an increased role in addressing economic and societal challenges while, at the same time, putting pressure on available finances. Broader trends such as shifting student demographics and expectations, globalisation and mobility and new ways of working with business have contributed to these increased pressures. In the light of these trends there have been moves, both from national or regional agencies and from individual institutions to respond by combining resources, either through collaborative arrangements or more fundamentally through mergers between two or more universities.  This volume seeks to draw upon recent and past experiences of mergers and associations short of a merger and to approach the subject both from a systemic level and from the perspective of individual institutions. Inevitably the two levels are interlinked but broadly speaking this distinction is used to separate Part 1, dealing with perspectives at the level of a nation and national system, although often illustrated by examples which extend the range of cases (for countries such as France, Sweden, Romania, Wales, China, South Africa), and Part 2, which takes us down to individual case-studies analysed in depth (in countries such as France, UK, Romania, Spain, Australia). These experiences of course also show responses to wider forces and initiatives but allow a more detailed insight into the specific rationales and the implementation issues involved in effecting a university merger. Within the sections the general flow is from large to medium to small European countries and then to non-European. The chapters of this volume tell stories and make contributions in their own right. An introductory chapter seeks to guide the reader by pointing out from the start some recurrent themes and tensions. In seeking to identify the phenomenon of university mergers, their causes and their consequences, a series of dichotomies are discussed: alliance vs merger; external vs internal motivation; education vs research; short-term vs long-term outcomes and assessment; and motivation and implementation.

Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , Mergers and Alliances in Context. Luke Georghiou, Jennifer Cassingena Harper -- Part I Mergers and Alliances from the Perspective of National. Higher Education Systems -- Mergers and Alliances in France: Incentives, Success Factors and Obstacles. Andrée Sursock -- Mergers and Classifications in Romania: Opportunities and Obstacles. Liviu Andreescu, Radu Georghiu, Alina Irimia, Adrian Curaj -- Collaboration Between Universities in Sweden. Daniel Ljungberg, Maureen McKelvey -- Reorganising the Welsh University System. Philip Gummett -- Institutional Mergers in Ireland. Siobhán Harkin, Ellen Hazelkorn -- Institutional Mergers in Chinese Higher Education. Rui Yang -- Institutional Culture of Mergers and Alliances in South Africa. Martin Hall -- Institutional Combinations and the Creation of a New Higher Education Institutional Landscape in post-1994 South Africa. Saleem Badat -- Part II Mergers and Alliances at the Institutional. Level - Experiences and Lessons -- Strategy to Join the Elite: Merger and the 2015 Agenda at the University of Manchester – an update. Luke Georghiou -- The Experience with Creating University of Lorraine by Merging four Former Universities. Jean-Pierre Finance, Hervé Coilland, Pierre Mutzenhardt -- Strategic Aggregation of Universities in Spain: The Spanish Program International Campus of Excellence and the Experience of the Technical University of Madrid. Luis Delgado, Gonzalo León -- The Process of Merging Romanian Universities: Technical University of Cluj-Napoca - North University of Baia Mare. Radu Munteanu, Dan Călin Peter -- The Experience of University of Western Sydney, Australia. Rhonda Hawkins -- About the Editors -- About the Authors. , Also available in print form. , English

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Content: Higher education in Europe and beyond faces a series of major challenges. The economic crisis has accelerated expectations of an increased role in addressing economic and societal challenges while, at the same time, putting pressure on available finances. Broader trends such as shifting student demographics and expectations, globalisation and mobility and new ways of working with business have contributed to these increased pressures. In the light of these trends there have been moves, both from national or regional agencies and from individual institutions to respond by combining resources, either through collaborative arrangements or more fundamentally through mergers between two or more universities.  This volume seeks to draw upon recent and past experiences of mergers and associations short of a merger and to approach the subject both from a systemic level and from the perspective of individual institutions. Inevitably the two levels are interlinked but broadly speaking this distinction is used to separate Part 1, dealing with perspectives at the level of a nation and national system, although often illustrated by examples which extend the range of cases (for countries such as France, Sweden, Romania, Wales, China, South Africa), and Part 2, which takes us down to individual case-studies analysed in depth (in countries such as France, UK, Romania, Spain, Australia). These experiences of course also show responses to wider forces and initiatives but allow a more detailed insight into the specific rationales and the implementation issues involved in effecting a university merger. Within the sections the general flow is from large to medium to small European countries and then to non-European. The chapters of this volume tell stories and make contributions in their own right. An introductory chapter seeks to guide the reader by pointing out from the start some recurrent themes and tensions. In seeking to identify the phenomenon of university mergers, their causes and their consequences, a series of dichotomies are discussed: alliance vs merger; external vs internal motivation; education vs research; short-term vs long-term outcomes and assessment; and motivation and implementation.

Note: Mergers and Alliances in Context. Luke Georghiou, Jennifer Cassingena Harper -- Part I Mergers and Alliances from the Perspective of National. Higher Education Systems -- Mergers and Alliances in France: Incentives, Success Factors and Obstacles. Andrée Sursock -- Mergers and Classifications in Romania: Opportunities and Obstacles. Liviu Andreescu, Radu Georghiu, Alina Irimia, Adrian Curaj -- Collaboration Between Universities in Sweden. Daniel Ljungberg, Maureen McKelvey -- Reorganising the Welsh University System. Philip Gummett -- Institutional Mergers in Ireland. Siobhán Harkin, Ellen Hazelkorn -- Institutional Mergers in Chinese Higher Education. Rui Yang -- Institutional Culture of Mergers and Alliances in South Africa. Martin Hall -- Institutional Combinations and the Creation of a New Higher Education Institutional Landscape in post-1994 South Africa. Saleem Badat -- Part II Mergers and Alliances at the Institutional. Level - Experiences and Lessons -- Strategy to Join the Elite: Merger and the 2015 Agenda at the University of Manchester – an update. Luke Georghiou -- The Experience with Creating University of Lorraine by Merging four Former Universities. Jean-Pierre Finance, Hervé Coilland, Pierre Mutzenhardt -- Strategic Aggregation of Universities in Spain: The Spanish Program International Campus of Excellence and the Experience of the Technical University of Madrid. Luis Delgado, Gonzalo León -- The Process of Merging Romanian Universities: Technical University of Cluj-Napoca - North University of Baia Mare. Radu Munteanu, Dan Călin Peter -- The Experience of University of Western Sydney, Australia. Rhonda Hawkins -- About the Editors -- About the Authors.

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ISBN: 9783319131351

Content: Higher education in Europe and beyond faces a series of major challenges. The economic crisis has accelerated expectations of an increased role in addressing economic and societal challenges while, at the same time, putting pressure on available finances. Broader trends such as shifting student demographics and expectations, globalisation and mobility and new ways of working with business have contributed to these increased pressures. In the light of these trends there have been moves, both from national or regional agencies and from individual institutions to respond by combining resources, either through collaborative arrangements or more fundamentally through mergers between two or more universities.  This volume seeks to draw upon recent and past experiences of mergers and associations short of a merger and to approach the subject both from a systemic level and from the perspective of individual institutions. Inevitably the two levels are interlinked but broadly speaking this distinction is used to separate Part 1, dealing with perspectives at the level of a nation and national system, although often illustrated by examples which extend the range of cases (for countries such as France, Sweden, Romania, Wales, China, South Africa), and Part 2, which takes us down to individual case-studies analysed in depth (in countries such as France, UK, Romania, Spain, Australia). These experiences of course also show responses to wider forces and initiatives but allow a more detailed insight into the specific rationales and the implementation issues involved in effecting a university merger. Within the sections the general flow is from large to medium to small European countries and then to non-European. The chapters of this volume tell stories and make contributions in their own right. An introductory chapter seeks to guide the reader by pointing out from the start some recurrent themes and tensions. In seeking to identify the phenomenon of university mergers, their causes and their consequences, a series of dichotomies are discussed: alliance vs merger; external vs internal motivation; education vs research; short-term vs long-term outcomes and assessment; and motivation and implementation.

Note: Mergers and Alliances in Context. Luke Georghiou, Jennifer Cassingena Harper -- Part I Mergers and Alliances from the Perspective of National. Higher Education Systems -- Mergers and Alliances in France: Incentives, Success Factors and Obstacles. Andrée Sursock -- Mergers and Classifications in Romania: Opportunities and Obstacles. Liviu Andreescu, Radu Georghiu, Alina Irimia, Adrian Curaj -- Collaboration Between Universities in Sweden. Daniel Ljungberg, Maureen McKelvey -- Reorganising the Welsh University System. Philip Gummett -- Institutional Mergers in Ireland. Siobhán Harkin, Ellen Hazelkorn -- Institutional Mergers in Chinese Higher Education. Rui Yang -- Institutional Culture of Mergers and Alliances in South Africa. Martin Hall -- Institutional Combinations and the Creation of a New Higher Education Institutional Landscape in post-1994 South Africa. Saleem Badat -- Part II Mergers and Alliances at the Institutional. Level - Experiences and Lessons -- Strategy to Join the Elite: Merger and the 2015 Agenda at the University of Manchester – an update. Luke Georghiou -- The Experience with Creating University of Lorraine by Merging four Former Universities. Jean-Pierre Finance, Hervé Coilland, Pierre Mutzenhardt -- Strategic Aggregation of Universities in Spain: The Spanish Program International Campus of Excellence and the Experience of the Technical University of Madrid. Luis Delgado, Gonzalo León -- The Process of Merging Romanian Universities: Technical University of Cluj-Napoca - North University of Baia Mare. Radu Munteanu, Dan Călin Peter -- The Experience of University of Western Sydney, Australia. Rhonda Hawkins -- About the Editors -- About the Authors.

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Additional Edition: Printed edition: ISBN 9783319131344

Language: English

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-13135-1

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13135-1

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13135-1