... discourses regarding the birth of Aalto University. Findings The findings suggest that the legitimation of the new university was accomplished through the use of two distinct discourses: one on higher education and another on the market economy. These discourses not only sought to legitimise the new...

...Lineta Ramoniene; Marius Lanskoronskis Purpose The purpose of this paper is to synthesize higher education (HE) elements as expressed in competitiveness literature and provide a comprehensive list of HE aspects found in the conception of competitiveness. In order to achieve this goal, the most...

...Juha Kettunen Purpose This study seeks to show how higher education institutions can plan regional strategies to increase their external impact on the environment. Design/methodology/approach The balanced scorecard approach is used to provide a general framework to communicate the strategy...

...Gerda Mihhailova Purpose Use of e‐learning opens up a whole new range of business expansion and internationalization opportunities for many companies including higher education institutions. The paper seeks to explore the challenges a business college may encounter using e‐learning...