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Invocare l’uguaglianza in un sistema frammentato. L’istruzione universitaria in Francia

  • Stefano Becucci
  • Agnese Desideri
  • Sandro Landucci
  • Silvia Pezzoli

The chapter is divided into six paragraphs. The first outlines the evolution of the French university system and the second describes its current structure. The third deals with access to higher education. The fourth paragraph reports university governance. The fifth discusses the increase in activities delegated to universities and the measures taken to assess teaching and research quality. The sixth paragraph covers the positions of French universities in international rankings.

  • Keywords:
  • Higher Education,
  • Governance,
  • Ranking,
  • France,
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Stefano Becucci

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-3935-460X

Agnese Desideri

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0009-0005-5135-6917

Sandro Landucci

University of Florence, Italy

Silvia Pezzoli

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3958-1450

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Invocare l’uguaglianza in un sistema frammentato. L’istruzione universitaria in Francia

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Stefano Becucci, Agnese Desideri, Sandro Landucci, Silvia Pezzoli

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10.36253/979-12-215-0803-1.04

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L’università su misura

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Governance, valutazione e ranking in quattro paesi europei

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Stefano Becucci, Agnese Desideri, Sandro Landucci, Silvia Pezzoli

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