Switzerland was among the 29 countries that signed the Bologna Declaration in 1999. Several years went by before finally, in 2006, Basel was among the first universities to implement the Bologna reforms in its medical curriculum, an example that was followed by the other Swiss universities. Unfortunately, each university is free to decide ‘how’ to implement the Bologna reforms. As a result, dif...

After several years of Internet use in traditional universities, some patterns have emerged, both in the nature of use, and in understanding the conditions associated with successful adoption and application of Web-enhanced learning (WEL). This article summarizes, in the form of nine scenarios, the ways in which the Internet is being used to enhance learning in traditional universities. It also...

grams or research funding, and salaries are low," says Dean Carter, a professor of pharmacology and toxicology at the University of Arizona in Tucson. "Also, most Mexican research universities are located in Mexico City. Those universities get the majority of research funding for the country; border universities get much less money." Another problem is political disruption. Each time a new admi...

A Kuhnian approach to research assessment requires us to consider that the important scientific breakthroughs that drive scientific progress are infrequent and that the progress of science does not depend on normal research. Consequently, indicators of research performance based on the total number of papers do not accurately measure scientific progress. Similarly, those universities with the b...