European Universities Alliances: a mixed-method approach to measure their long-term impact

As European universities alliances are asked to demonstrate their impact, experts have proposed combining comparable quantitative data at the European level with a qualitative analysis of the alliances’ contribution.

News Tank obtained a document at the start of the new academic year, examining how the impact of European Universities Alliances could be defined and measured, following the 2^nd Research and Practice Symposium of the European Universities Initiative in Vienna in early July.

According to the document, measuring the long-term impact of alliances will require combining comparable, longitudinal data at the European level with qualitative analysis at the alliance and institutional level. This proposed “mixed methods approach” aims to overcome the limits of both quantitative…