03096oam 22006975 450 991080836510332120200520144314.01-280-94034-497866109403490-8213-7150-910.1596/978-0-8213-7149-7(CKB)1000000000476464(EBL)459375(OCoLC)243616597(SSID)ssj0000087321(PQKBManifestationID)11121230(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087321(PQKBWorkID)10052540(PQKB)11375496(MiAaPQ)EBC459375(Au-PeEL)EBL459375(CaPaEBR)ebr10180728(CaONFJC)MIL94034(The World Bank)ocn166368173(US-djbf)15050243(EXLCZ)99100000000047646420071018d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHigher education financing in the new EU member states : leveling the playing field /Mary Canning, Martin Godfrey, Dorota Holzer-ZelazewskaWashington, D.C. :World Bankc2007.ix, 32 pages illustrations ;26 cmWorld Bank working paper ;no. 112Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-7149-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-32).Contents; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; 1. Introduction; 2. Higher Education Systems in a Comparative Perspective Scale and Impact of Higher Education; List of Figures; List of Tables; 3. Directions for Further Reform; 4. Conclusions; ReferencesThis paper summarizes the experiences to date of the new EU countries (the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia-the EU8) in the reform of higher education systems in a period of growing demand; changing patterns of access; rapid expansion and increased participation rates; and an apparent dilution of average quality. The study discusses the growing experience with a variety of financing mechanisms in EU8 countries, drawing on detailed country case studies, and seeks to develop some useful lessons from experience, mindful that each country will conWorld Bank e-Library.Education, HigherEconomic aspectsEuropean Union countriesUniversities and collegesEuropean Union countriesFinanceEducation, HigherEconomic aspectsUniversities and collegesFinance.379.118094Canning Mary1944-1595310Godfrey Martin123220Holzer-Zelazewska Dorota1595311BTCTABTCTAJHEYDXCPMUQBAKERDLCBOOK9910808365103321Higher education financing in the new EU member states3916185UNINA