| Quality View | Associated Terms | Groups of Interest | Purposes of HE |
| Economicist View | Applicability and efficiency | Private sector, OCDE and governmental sector | Emphasis on aspects to boost the economic growth and the applicability |
| Pluralist View | Differentiation, relevance and pertinence | Unesco, European Union and the education sector | Diversity of relevant aspects (economy, sociocultural, democracy, etc.) emphasizing the emergence of local specificities. |
| View of Equity | Equity | Unesco and education sector | Emphasis on the aspects of contribution to social cohesion |