Modernising higher education:
the emergence of European public good

Peter van der Hijden

About Author

 

 Peter van der Hijden (petervanderhijden@outlook.com) is an independent European expert in higher education and research. A Dutch citizen, Peter studied law in Nijmegen and Leiden and graduated from Maastricht University. In Maastricht, he worked for 10 years as Vice-Registrar of the University Council and Research Policy Officer at the Faculty of Law. During 23 years, Peter has worked for the European Commission in Brussels, where he helped to build the Erasmus Programme and where he has been Head of Sector Higher Education Policy in Directorate General Education and Culture (modernising universities, Bologna process). Peter also worked in DG Transport and Energy (inland waterways) and DG Research and Innovation (European Research Area and Horizon 2020). At present, Peter acts as an advisor to the Commission, governments, universities and NGOs, notably garagErasmus, the professional network of the Erasmus generation.