Challenges to Top-Ranked Private Universities in Poland

Musial-Sadilek, Joanna

Abstract

Although demographic change seriously threatens private higher education in Poland, part of the sector has means to cope. In contrast to the majority of private institutions, top-ranked private institutions enjoy semi-elite characteristics that shield them, not fully but partly, from negative impact on enrollment.

Date

2015-03-17

Type

info:eu-repo/semantics/article

Identifier

oai:ojs.ejournals.bc.edu:article/6120
https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ihe/article/view/6120
10.6017/ihe.2013.73.6120

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