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Resource efficiency and economic considerations are a major topic in higher education systems. Universities are urged to improve their outputs as well as their processes. This book provides a multi-perspective collection of research approaches regarding university efficiency. Though based in Germany and connected to the BMBF research project HELENA at the University of Duisburg-Essen, many contributions provide international comparisons and analysis approaches. Also, most contributions are associated with the annual conferences of EAIR, the European Higher Education Society.

Higher education and university settings are an increasingly important and interesting area of research - models of quality, excellence and also efficiency are suggested, discussed and implemented in most universities and university systems. As in most countries public tax money is providing the majority of higher education budgets, research questions regarding the return on this tax investment are en vogue and important. This book presents new empirical insights into higher education (research and teaching) excellence as well as data about university efficiency for Germany, Australia and Turkey. In an integrated perspective also a model for excellence and efficiency in university settings is suggested.