Abstract
This festschrift was published in honour of Professor Peter Maassen who turned 60 this year. It addresses various topics But it is also about the maturing field of higher education studies, which only started to develop during the 1960s. The book consists of 28 short chapters divided into four themes: higher education governance and reform; European integration in higher education; higher education in Africa; and education and research on higher education. In total there are 40 contributors, a mix of some of the world’s best known higher education researchers such as Van Vught, De Boer, Stensaker, Enders, Gornitzka, Teichler and Meek, as well as a number of younger scholars such as Langa, Wangenge-Ouma, Pinheiro and Jungblut (all of whom were influenced by Maassen in one way or another).