Research and Innovation in Higher Education

The critical role of research and innovation in fostering growth and sustainable development has triggered significant shifts in research, innovation, and higher education sectors globally. These shifts move from regulation to deregulation, steering to market dynamics, and administration to management, granting higher education and research institutions increased autonomy. This evolution necessitates professionals adept at navigating these changes, linking systemic and institutional transformations, and developing management skills for the changing landscape within higher education and research institutions.

Master's Programme in Research and Innovation in Higher Education (MARIHE) addresses this need by offering a curriculum that provides a deep understanding of these change processes and their impact on education systems, and labor markets. It covers three main areas: "systems in transition," focusing on global and regional developments; “interactions between systems and institutions”, particularly in research and innovation funding; and the “institutional perspective”, emphasizing change management. The programme also emphasizes transferable skills such as critical thinking, entrepreneurship, and leadership.

Students in the MARIHE programme benefit from significant mobility and intercultural experiences, studying in at least two European countries and one Asian country over four semesters (120 ECTS). An internship after the second semester offers practical insights into the field, facilitated by enterprises and organisations related to the course's focus. Graduates receive a joint, double or multiple degree, preparing them for the evolving demands in research, innovation, and higher education management.

MARIHE is jointly offered by seven partners from Europe and Asia: Danube University Krems (Austria), Tampere University (Finland), University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück (Germany), Eötvös Loránd University Budapest (Hungary), University of Aveiro (Portugal), Beijing Normal University (China) and Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (deemed-to-be university) (India).