As in previous years, ACA’s newsletter coverage of European and global higher education developments in 2011 was extensive.

All told, our monthly e-publication included just over 130 articles on national and international trends in higher education in some 40 different countries or world regions. In addition, the newsletter team produced 48 pieces focused on European policy developments in the higher education and innovations sectors. We also profiled 102 different books, reports and other publications relevant to the field, and provided readers with overviews and direct links to 22 different EU funding opportunities.

Our coverage has focused on a broad range of topics, although in 2011 we found ourselves drawn repeatedly to a number of cross-cutting themes, including international student mobility, institutional rankings and the “world class” debate, national talent attraction and re-attraction schemes, quality assurance issues and, of course, fees, fees, fees.

Our subscription base continues to grow and feedback from our readers and colleagues indicates that the newsletter remains a resource of note in the field. We look forward to building on this strong tradition in 2012 and bringing you throughout the coming year the news you expect from ACA: smart, succinct and timely information on higher education developments across Europe and around the world.