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ArticleHigher education2025

University autonomy is a predictor of English medium instruction in European higher education.

Peter Wingrove, Beatrice Zuaro, Marion Nao, Dogan Yuksel, Levente Littvay, Anna Kristina Hultgren

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Peter WingroveFaculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2733-0213
Beatrice ZuaroFaculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1464-6614
Marion NaoFaculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6300-4867
Dogan YukselFaculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9131-3907
Levente LittvayHUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Science Centre of Excellence, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0003-2022-6886
Anna Kristina HultgrenFaculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2379-1290

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite extensive research into English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in higher education, few if any studies have explored the role of higher education autonomy in driving EMI. This paper tests the novel hypothesis that university autonomy-spearheaded across European higher education through neoliberally predicated 'steering at a distance' reforms-predicts EMI. The data are multilevel with higher education institutions (HEIs) nested inside education systems. The University Autonomy Scorecards (Pruvot & Estermann, 2017) operationalise university autonomy at the education-system level (

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English medium instructionHigher educationMultilevel regressionSteering at a distanceUniversity autonomy

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PMID40919266
PMCPMC12413410

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