Category: Issue 4

“The Role of the Private Universities in Turkish Higher Education System in 2000s. ” İrfan Erdoğan Page 155 – 171 Abstract At the base of Turkish higher education system lies the establishment of the army-founded schools in 1770s. In 1863 the first university called Darülfunun was founded. Since then the higher education system in Turkey […]

“Reflections on the Public-Private Configuration of American Postsecondary Education” Jason N. Johnson & Clifton F. Conrad Page 127-140 Abstract From the introduction of the higher learning in 1636 to the present, the evolution of the public-private configuration has been shaped by myriad internal and external forces that, over time, have provided both opportunities and challenges […]

“The debate on private and non-profit, non-state universities in Greece (irrelevant to the current developments in Europe?)” Dionysis Kladis Page 127-140 Abstract The central idea of the article is that the debate in Greece on the establishment of private Universities or non-profit non-state Universities in Greece is thoroughly irrelevant to the current developments in the […]

“Public heterotopias and non-public utopias” Giannis Panousis Page 110-126 Abstract This paper is an attempt to convince that non–public universities have nothing to offer in the higher education improvement. Although the author rejects all arguments concerning the surplus – value of the private or non – state sector in the universities, he underlines that any […]

“Profiteering and Emulation” George Koumantos Page 100 -109 Abstract There is presently a clash of ideologies concerning Greek universities: equality versus effectiveness seems to exemplify this clash. For its supporters the state university seemingly stands for the former; for its opponents the private university stands for the latter. In an attempt to reach an acceptable […]

“«Let it Come Down»? Dogmatic dispute and Denouncing Advocacy Defense of the Public University by Interest Groups ” George Babiniotis Page 81-86 Abstract This paper discusses two competing discourses on the prospects of the University, taking into account its singularities, compared to other public institutions which are also called in question. The first discourse is […]

“Private, non-state Universities. A panacea for Higher Education? ” George Babiniotis Page 81-86 Abstract he malaise of Greek universities should be traced back to governmental policies and inaction. Over the years the State has failed to provide the necessary funds from the proper function of higher education institutions, thus undermining the amount of research and […]

“Could and should the State retain its monopoly of Higher Education in the era of “Knowledge Society”?” Nikolaos Travlos Page 70-79 Abstract In the era of globalization and of knowledge society the state should not monopolize the provision of higher education. As the establishment of private universities is constitutionally forbidden the development of non-state, non-profit […]

“What kind of reform is essential to higher education and why?” George Bitros Page 56-69 Abstract The intensive public debate concerning the establishment of private universities in Greece is characterized by conceptual misunderstandings and a number of ideological obsessions on the part of their opponents. It is argued that higher education is a public good […]

“The private university discourse in Greece. A blind for the lingering reform of public higher education ” Dimitris Mattheou Page 13-36 Abstract Over the last two decades the issue of establishing private or, alternatively, non-state, non-profitable universities is at the centre of debates concerning higher education in Greece. The article explores the issue from a […]