Table 1

Brief descriptions and key figures concerning the case study institutions

InstitutionCountryBrief descriptionNumber of personnelNumber of students
Purdue UniversityUnited StatesPublic Land Grant Institution in West Lafayette, Indiana, founded in 1896. It is renowned for engineering and a focus on federally funded research and industry. Purdue has 13 colleges each with multiple departments. Subjects range from STEM to Liberal Arts, to Agriculture, and include a school of Exploratory StudiesPersonnel 2022: 10,056 (Faculty 1,978; Staff 8,078)Students population 2022: 41,000 (Undergrad 75%; Grad 25%)
Delft Technical UniversityThe NetherlandsFounded in 1842, oldest and largest technical university in The Netherlands. It has 8 faculties across science, engineering and design, as well as social science and humanities groups embedded in these facultiesPersonnel 2022: 6,648 of which 62% scientific staffStudent population 2022: 27,079 (Bachelor and Master’s level students)
Aalto UniversityFinlandFormed in 2010 through the merger of Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki School of Business and University of Arts and Design. Aalto has four schools that focus on technical sciences, one school for business and management and one for arts and designPersonnel 2022: 4,751, 59% of them were employed in teaching and research positionsStudent population 2022: 13,000 (Bachelor and Master’s level students)

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