Higher Education Entrance Qualifications and Exams in Europe: A Comparison
The study analyses admission systems to higher education across ten countries, covering some countries of the European Union (France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Sweden and the United Kingdom), a candidate country (Turkey) as well as commonly used international comparators (Australia, Japan and the US). These countries are compared on three axes: the equity of admissions, their quality and their ability to encourage students’ mobility. On this basis, recommendations are provided with regard to admission to higher education in Europe.
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Cecile Hoareau McGrath, Marie Louise Henham, Anne Corbett, Niccolo Durazzi, Michael Frearson, Barbara Janta, Bregtje W. Kamphuis, Eriko Katashiro, Nina Brankovic, Benoit Guerin, Catriona Manville, Inga Schwartz and Daniel Schweppenstedde
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- access to education
- America
- Asia and Oceania
- Australia
- comparative education
- economic geography
- education
- EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
- education statistics
- equal treatment
- Europe
- France
- GEOGRAPHY
- Germany
- higher education
- Italy
- Japan
- LAW
- organisation of teaching
- organisation of teaching
- political geography
- rights and freedoms
- school fees
- selection of pupils
- Slovenia
- student mobility
- Sweden
- teaching
- Türkiye
- United Kingdom
- United States