Modelling Higher Education in Eastern and Central Europe since Perestroika

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-277
Author(s):  
John Hobrough
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Global Education ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Survey Responses

Since perestroika there have been many changes in Central and Eastern Europe. The states of the region have regained the opportunity to establish partnerships within the European Union. Higher education development has enabled increased communication and opportunities for staff and students. Greater interaction has resulted in a greater mobility of people and ideas, supported by the increased use of information and communications technology. A key factor in the globalization of higher education has been the freedom from the ideological constraints that existed before the break-up of the Soviet Union. This paper traces the changing face of higher education in Central and Eastern Europe through a comparison of models using Dynamic Concept Analysis (DCA), drawing on survey responses from Russia, Byelorussia, Central Asia, Bulgaria and Latvia. The survey gathered positive and negative perceptions of change, which were then analysed in focus group discussions. The models produced provide a framework for the interpretation of higher education systems, and suggest a transition model for further development in an increasingly global education market. In this context, the new autonomous nature of higher education institutions in the region is strongly related to scholarship and selection, while their continuing orientation towards teaching creates opportunities for skills development, thus enhancing graduate employability and services to the community, improving the ‘socialization’ of students and ensuring the sustainability of the institution.

scholarly journals Political Economy of Fiscal Reform in Central and Eastern Europe

Competitio ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-75
Author(s):  
George Kopits
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Fiscal Reform ◽  
Public Finances ◽  
National Budget

The reform of public finances has been at the centre of the post-socialist transition of Central and Eastern Europe since the early 1990s. At various stages of the transition, the reform process encompassed the entire gamut of public finances: the national budget, sub-national finances, extrabudgetary operations, and state-owned financial and non-financial enterprises. For the most part, fiscal reform was a non-linear stop-and-go process – often characterised by backtracking as well – and was uneven across countries. Moreover, unlike most reform experience in the rest of the world, fiscal reform in this region took place against the backdrop of a radical break, as sovereign countries emerged from a colonial past following the collapse of the Soviet Union. An important milestone was reached in 2004–2007, when all ten countries covered in this article became members of the European Union. The purpose of this article is to discuss fiscal reform in Central and Eastern Europe from the perspective of political economy. Following an overview of basic reform trends, the article focuses on the principal drivers and impediments to reform in the region. To conclude, the ingredients of successful reform are examined. The article does not provide an exhaustive inventory of reform measures, nor does it offer a survey of broad political economy issues prior to or during the transition period. Country references are intended to serve as stylised illustrations of main points, rather than as a comprehensive documentation of reform episodes. Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) classifications: H1, H3, P2, P52.

scholarly journals TRANSITION PROCESSES IN LITHUANIA AND OTHER EAST - AND CENTRAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: DEVELOPMENT OF UNIVERSITY AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES SYSTEM

2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Borisas Melnikas
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Present State ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
European Countries ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Central European ◽  
Professional Studies

The present state of university and professional education in Lithuania and major problems of its development are outlined. The possibilities of upgrading university and professional studies are evaluated, taking into account the processes associated with the integration of Lithuania into the European Union. In addition, the prospects of education development are analyzed in the context of transitions characteristic of the states of Central and Eastern Europe.

scholarly journals SOCRATES Invades Central Europe

1998 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Joseph Slowinski
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
European Union ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Union Policy ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Education And Employment ◽  
Current Reality

The objective of this article is to explore the current reality faced by higher education students in Central and Eastern Europe and to draw out the implications of this current reality for policy makers in the future. In the article, I explore the influence of transnational corporations' training programs on education as it currently pertains to Central and Eastern European higher education and employment. In addition, multinational corporate entities exercise influence on European Union policy through the role of lobby organizations and activities. I explore the influence of these practices on education with an emphasis on the emerging importance of Western language skills. In addition, I focus on the European Union and its efforts to expand into Central and Eastern Europe in order to provide a focal point for analysis.

The Institutionalization of Women’s and Gender Studies in Higher Education in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union: Asymmetric Politics and the Regional-Transnational Configuration

2008 ◽  
Vol 34-35 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 131-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Zimmermann
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Gender Studies ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
The Other ◽  
Women's And Gender Studies ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Women’S And Gender Studies

Women’s and Gender Studies in higher education have developed in Central Eastern Europe and the post-Soviet space since the late 1980s within the context of a complex triangle made up of the interests and impact of a whole variety of transnational actors, the changing politics of higher education at national and university levels, and the interests and aspirations of academics on the ground. The study explores these constellations as they changed over time, and varied within the post-“state-socialist” world from one sub-region to the other. It highlights the often unequal processes of internationalization, the partial privatization, EU-ization, and national reform of higher education and the role played by the dedication of academics spreading the word and the institution, as the major factors producing the success story ― even if always endangered ― of the Women’s and Gender Studies trade in the “other half of Europe”. The strategic function ascribed in Central and Eastern Europe to Gender Studies as a symbolic marker of pro-Western educational “reform” has been shaping both the fortunes of Women’s and Gender Studies in the region and the academic, political, and discursive opportunities available for those involved in research and teaching in this field.

11. The European Union, the Soviet Union, and the End of the Cold War

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey J. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Cold War ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Eu Enlargement ◽  
Soviet Bloc ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Soviet Union

This chapter examines the connection between German unification and the economic and monetary union (EMU), with particular emphasis on the relationship between the acceleration of European integration in the late 1980s and the seismic geopolitical shifts in Central and Eastern Europe, culminating in the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Following a review of relations between the European Community (EC) and the Soviet Union on the eve of those momentous events, the chapter explains how the rapid integration in Western Europe became intertwined with disintegration in Central and Eastern Europe. It shows that the collapse of the Soviet bloc had a profound impact on the European Union as ten newly-independent Central and Eastern European states clamoured for membership. The chapter concludes with an assessment of EU enlargement in the post-Cold War period.

scholarly journals Internationalisation of Higher Education in Central and Eastern Europe: Conceptualisation of the Definition Inside the Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 119-131
Author(s):  
Monika Orechova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Global Education ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Internationalisation Of Higher Education ◽  
Eastern European Countries ◽  
Anglophone World ◽  
Education Discourse ◽  
Education Process

The article sets out to analyse previous research on the internationalisation in higher education in Central and Eastern Europe with a particular focus on the conceptualisation of ‘internationalisation’. While there is quite a lot of research regarding both theory and implementation of internationalisation, the majority of it is conducted in the West and the most commonly accepted definition hails from the research traditions of the Anglophone world. This literature review shows that when researchers in Central and Eastern European countries use the term ‘internationalisation’, they either refer to a policy change encouraged (or necessitated) by a supranational institution or global education discourse, or an education process through which an international or intercultural dimension is integrated into higher education.

scholarly journals Mental disability law in central and eastern Europe: paper, practice, promise

2014 ◽  
pp. 293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Mental Disability ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Socialist Republic ◽  
The North ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Accession Countries ◽  
Disability Law

<p>This paper explores socio-legal issues within mental disability systems in central and eastern Europe, focusing on the ten countries which have entered into an accession partnership with the European Union (EU) and will become members within the next few years, namely (starting from the north): Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Romania and Bulgaria, countries with a combined population of almost 100 million people. These EU accession countries share a recent history of either being parts of the Soviet Union (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), part of the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia (Slovenia) or ruled from communist Moscow (the others).</p>

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