Open AccessBrexit and Universities: Toward a Reconfiguration of the European Higher Education Sector?
Author(s) -
Aline Courtois
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2018.94.10517
Subject(s) - brexit , higher education , political science , control reconfiguration , international trade , business , european union , law , embedded system , computer science
The prospect of “Brexit” is causing significant anxiety across the European higher education sector, as universities brace themselves for a possible departure of the United Kingdom and a reconfiguration of the sector. Our research suggests that while the impact is expected to be uneven across the region—with some possible short-term beneficiaries—research cooperation with the United Kingdom and freedom of movement are valued by universities across the region.