Across Europe, Nations Allocate Funds for University 'Excellence Schemes'

Nic Mitchell shares highlights in University World News of a new report, Funding for Excellence, that looks at higher education ‘excellence schemes’ and their impact on universities in Europe. "The paper focuses on large-scale initiatives using public funds to develop wider institutional strategies," writes Mitchell. It also includes an overview of the Excellence funding mechanism used in Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Spain, and Russia.