This report by the European Commission provides a set of indicators of the cultural and creative performance of cities in Europe. 10% of the data for the indicator are derived from ETER, particularly data on the share of graduates by…
A report of the Joint Research Center of the European Commission makes use of the ETER data to analyze the determinants of the student mobility in Europe. The report uses data on mobile students (degree mobility) and Erasmus students from…
The main highlights of the policy brief are: The majority of European countries and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have achieved gender balance (40‐60%) among academic staff. A high proportion of female academic staff, yet female full professors are in the…
The main highlights of this policy brief are: Almost half of the HEIs in ETER are very small to small; 42% are medium-sized, and only 12% are large to very large. The size distribution of HEIs displays large differences between…
This policy brief highlights the potential of ETER data to study the regional distribution of HEIs and their contribution to regional development. The main highlights are: The regions with a large number of HEIs are large metropolitan areas (in particular…
This policy brief highlights a core goal of the European Education Area, i.e. furthering student mobility at the international level. The main highlights are: Degree mobility at the bachelor level remains concentrated among a small number of HEIs. Erasmus credit…
This brief shows how higher education in Europe is continuously subject to change, with new entries, mergers and foundations of new institutions. The main highlights are: European higher education is formed of layers created in different historical periods and with…
This brief analyses the different patterns of subject specialization of European HEIs. The main highlights are: The core of the European higher education landscape, for both education and research, is composed by generalist institutions. The rationale for and characteristics of…
