A comparative analysis of higher education ranking systems in Europe

Tertiary Education and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 173-189

  Hendel, Darwin D ^a   Stolz, Ingo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 52249083270     PISSN: 13583883     EISSN: 15731936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13583880802228158     Document Type: Article

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