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The Open Access Dilemma

by Wim Liebrand, director SURFfoundation

Just recently there has been a United States Congressional Hearing over open access to publicly financed research publications. According to Jennifer Howard in The Chronicle for Higher Education this was a debate filled with high drama; a life-and-death battle. Life for the poor taxpayers, the public and the scientists, eager to collaborate and generate a true explosion in scientific discovery. Death for the publishers who "limit taxpayers' access to crucial information that can make a life-or-death difference in the lives of the American public." >>

Preview final report European classification of higher education institutions

Interview with Frans van Vught

Next to being member of the Board of the European University Association (EUA) and president of Neth-ER, Frans van Vught is linked to the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS) of the University of Twente. He led a research team directed towards realising a European classification of higher education institutions. This team just finalised its report ‘Mapping Diversity’ of the second phase of the project. Neth-ER is honoured Van Vught grants us an interview on the European classification and the preview of the final report 'Mapping Diversity' and its Annex 4 comprising the results of the survey among 86 higher education institutions (HEIs) to be printed and published in September. >>


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