Reforming higher education institutions in Finland: Competitiveness and global university rankings

Global University Rankings: Challenges for European Higher Education

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 124-143

  Erkkilä, Tero ^a   Piironen, Ossi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 84999936778     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9781137296870     Document Type: Chapter

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