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The Place of the Region Higher education governance in Germany, Norway and the UK Jrgen Enders (University of Bath) Aniko Horvath (IoE/University College London) www.researchcghe.org Introduction Role of the region in HE governance,


  1. The Place of the Region Higher education governance in Germany, Norway and the UK Jürgen Enders (University of Bath) Aniko Horvath (IoE/University College London) www.researchcghe.org

  2. Introduction • Role of the region in HE governance, interplay with national / central policies • Implications for HE landscape • Inspired by CGHE project on the governance of HE in the UK and Europe • Based on 135 interviews with policymakers, university leaders, academics, student reps in Germany, Norway and the UK www.researchcghe.org

  3. Putting the ‘sub-national/regional’ in context Frequency of mentions 1948 1529 692 665 508 331 94 29 Program used: WordSmith www.researchcghe.org

  4. Germany: Coopetition in a Federal HE system • Shared responsibility for HE between the states and central government • Classical political diagnosis: Decision-making trap • Way out: coopetition in temporary programmatic funding, e.g. Excellence Initiative • Cooperation in programme design; regional / organisational competition for programme funding • Our interview data shows that regional comparison has become both a matter of pride and shame www.researchcghe.org

  5. Norway: Mergers, quality reforms, ‘place-making’ • Role of history and human geography: a binary system • Relations with the Ministry of Education and Research: ‘gentle steering’, consensus-seeking and dialogue • Changes to regulatory frameworks: New universities and the process of ‘place-making’ • Intra-institutional diversity and complexity – the influence of regions on institutions • The fragility of a political consensus: the new regions-debate www.researchcghe.org

  6. United Kingdom: Devolution and HE governance • The political ‘experiment’: devolution to home countries, including in HE policy • The distinctiveness of the new HE systems • Outcomes of devolution for England • Power imbalances and the fragility of a (seemingly working) political consensus www.researchcghe.org

  7. Conclusion • The role of the sub-national in the struggle for political ownership • Affirming and re-constructing the ‘region’ in HE • Potential for reshaping the HE landscape • Fragile political architectures and power constellations www.researchcghe.org

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