Україністика в Мюнхені – традиції й нові ідеї

Few people know that one of the prominent centers of Ukrainian studies abroad has been successfully operating in Germany for more than a hundred years, namely the Institute of Slavic Philology of the world-famous Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich, one of the ten elite universities in Germany. This article discusses the old traditions and new initiatives of the Institute and its partners from Poland and the Ukraine in the study, dissemination and support of the Ukrainian language, literature, culture in Ukraine and abroad.

Big fish in a big pond: Peer effects on university students’ academic self-concept

The big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE) has been proved by numerous studies. However, few researchers have focused on university students, particularly gifted students in elite universities (big fish in the big pond). This study adopted a two-level linear model to discuss the BFLPE on talented students in an elite university through a longitudinal survey involving two waves ( n = 1073). The results indicated that peer achievements had negative effects on the ASC of competent students in the elite university. Additionally, student–faculty interactions and university support had remarkable effects on ASC, despite students’ personal achievements. This study contributes toward enriching the BFLPE research framework and encouraging more researchers to focus on university students’ ASC, not limited to intelligent students in elite universities. Furthermore, the study provides an example of minimal research for building hierarchical linear models. Finally, the findings of the study can help elite students build a positive ASC in elite universities.

The Gender Revolution on Greek Row

How has the gender revolution impacted the campus Greek world? Interviews with women in sororities from the 1970s and today point to both continuity and change. Citing their sexism and segregation of white and wealthy students, alumna of sororities at elite universities have begun social movements to abolish the Greek system.

Evaluating the higher education productivity of Chinese and European “elite” universities using a meta-frontier approach

This research focuses on a sample of European and Chinese elite universities for the period 2011–2015. We adopt a meta-frontier methodology to decompose their overall productivity in three main determinants: (1) technical efficiency compared with contemporaneous technology, (2) change in technical efficiency and (3) technology relative superiority of the two groups of universities. The results reveal different patterns of evolution: Chinese institutions’ productivity grows faster than that of their European counterparts (+ 7.15%/year vs 4.51%/year), however the latter maintain a higher level of technology in efficient production as a group.