Reference Materials

Reference Materials

Browse policy documents, research publications, methods, lectures, and other reference materials relevant to EDU-LAB themes.

Discussion Notes

Discussion note: Data Gaps and Cross-National Comparability in Youth Transitions

Bamberg University, EDU-LAB 2025
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Discussion Note

Birmingham City University, EDU-LAB 2025

Policies, Programmes and Investments forYouth Transitions

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Discussion Note: Data and information gaps regarding educational pathways and transitions

EDU-LAB, EVALAG 2025
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Lectures & presentations

HEI efficacy and higher order learning: theories, policies and practices – e-lecture by Dr. Elias G. Carayannis

2023

https://research.tuni.fi/sferc/yleinen/hei-efficacy-and-higher-order-learning-theories-policies-and-practices-e-lecture-by-dr-elias-g-carayannis-2-may

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Alex Usher Keynote – Changing Aspirations for Higher Education

Austrian Higher Education Research Network (HoFo) 2026

A keynote lecture exploring global trends in higher education strategy and their relevance to ongoing policy development.

We thank the Austrian Higher Education Research Network (HoFo) for allowing us to disseminate this lecture and related reference materials.

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Research publications

Rapid expansion of tertiary educationand regional labour market equilibriain the EHEA and its major European regions:graduates and their tentative jobs (observationof trends 1970s to 2010s)

2015

The article examines the rapid expansion of higher education (HE) in Europesince the last decades of twentieth century, which is also fostered by Europeanpolitics. These politics strive, inter alia, for more social equality by allowing larger partsof the population to obtain HE. The article analyses the recent development of tertiaryeducation rates across Europe and conducts international comparative analysis regarding the ... <a href="https://www.edu-lab-project.eu/?edulab_reference=rapid-expansion-of-tertiary-educationand-regional-labour-market-equilibriain-the-ehea-and-its-major-european-regionsgraduates-and-their-tentative-jobs-observationof-trends-1970s-to-2010s" class="more-link">Read More</a>

Dr. Alexander Chvorostov, Prof. Dr. Natalia Waechter

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