pt. 1. Themes / Walter Rüegg ; Patterns / Willem Frijhoff -- pt. 2. Structures. Relations with authority / Notker Hammerstein ; Management and resources / Hilde de Ridder-Symoens ; Teachers / Peter A. Vandermeersch ; Exporting models / John Roberts [and others] -- pt. 3. Students. Admission / Maria Rosa di Simone ; Student education, student life / Rainer A. Müller ; Graduation and careers / Willem Frijhoff ; Mobility / Hilde de ridder-Symoens -- pt. 4. Learning. Tradition and innovation / Olaf Pedersen ; New structure of knowledge / Wilhem Schmidt-Biggemann ; The scientific revolution and universities / Roy Porter ; Curricula / Laurence Brockliss ; The enlightenment / Notker Hammerstein