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This article discusses the question of how financial pressure influenced the liberal education mission of private, German liberal education institutions. European universities are predominantly offering disciplinary and professional study paths. Germany, the largest higher education system in Europe, is the paradigm case. It has developed strong disciplinary traditions (often said to be following the Humboldtian model), comprehensive state control and up now very recently limited international orientation.
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Kontowski, D., Kretz, D. (2017). Liberal Education Under Financial Pressure. In: Deem, R., Eggins, H. (eds) The University as a Critical Institution?. Higher Education Research in the 21st Century Series. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-116-2_7
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