The consequences of different cost-sharing scenarios in higher education
Information on the project
The second strategic objective of the re-launched Lisbon strategy is about facilitating the access of all to education and training systems; one of the focal points within this is to increase participation in tertiary education.
However, social and financial barriers to participation in higher education exist. The aim of this project was to provide reliable data and information on the real and effective distribution of costs of higher education. The share of public and private costs has been calculated for students of different socioeconomic origin, reflecting social disparity and social exclusion.
In this study that started out in late 2006, case studies from all the corners of Europe (Czech Republic, England, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Spain) were explored in the framework of a Socrates-funded project. Based on the results of this project, a discussion on the potential impact of these cost-sharing approaches on efficiency/effectiveness, equity/participation and mobility in higher education is now to take place at this conference.
The participating institutions are as follows:
- HIS Higher Education Information System (coordinator): Astrid Schwarzenberger, Christoph Gwosc, Dr. Klaus Schnitzer
- Technical University of Valencia , CEGES Centre for the Study of Higher Education Management: Prof. José-Ginés Mora Ruiz, Andrea Detmer
- CHEPS Center for Higher Education Policy Studies ( University of Twente ): Prof. Hans Vossensteyn
- Lancaster University : Prof. Geraint Johnes, Dr. Jill Johnes, Ozge Dilaver Kalkan
- NIFU STEP (Norwegian Institute for Studies in Research and Education - Centre for Innovation Research): Vibeke Opheim
- Institute of Sociology , Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic : Prof. Petr Mateju
Conference documents:
1. Introduction
A Coherent
Framework for education and training indicators (Richard Deiss, DG EAC)- The modernisation
agenda for universities: Bridging the funding gap (Jurgen Rienks, EU)
- Research
approach for the project "Public / private funding of higher education: a social balance" (Astrid
Schwarzenberger, Higher Education Information System Hanover, Germany)
2. Country presentations
- Overall cost
sharing ratios for the Czech Republic (Tomás Konečný, Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of
Sciences)
- Public / private
funding of higher education in the Czech Republic: Main results from micro-level analysis (Petr
Matějů, Institute of Sociology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic/Simona Weidnerová, Ministry
of Education, Youth and Sports)
- The consequences
of different costsharing scenarios in Higher Education: Macro-Results for Germany (Christoph
Gwosc, Higher Education Information System Hanover, Germany)
- The consequences
of different costsharing scenarios in Higher Education: Micro-Results for Germany (Christoph
Gwosc, Higher Education Information System Hanover, Germany)
- Overall
Cost Sharing Ratios - the case of England (Ozge Dilaver Kalkan/Geraint Johnes/Jill Johnes,
Lancaster University Management School)
- Detailed
Analysis of Individual Private Contributions to Higher Education - the case of England
(Ozge Dilaver Kalkan/Geraint Johnes/Jill Johnes, Lancaster University Management School)
- Cost-sharing
in Higher Education in Spain: Macro-economic analysis (Andrea Detmer, Technical
University of Valencia)
- Cost-sharing
in Higher Education in Spain: Micro-economic analysis (Andrea Detmer, Technical
University of Valencia)
- Public-private
funding in Dutch higher education: A macro perspective (Hans Vossensteyn, Center
for Higher Education Policy Studies)
- Public-private
funding in Dutch higher education: A micro perspective (Hans Vossensteyn, Center
for Higher Education Policy Studies)
- Results
from the macro analyses: Norway (Vibeke Opheim, NIFU STEP Studies in Innovation,
Research and Education)
- Results
from the micro analyses: Norway (Vibeke Opheim, NIFU STEP Studies in Innovation,
Research and Education)
3. Overall analyses
- Cross-country
comparison of cost-sharing approaches (Astrid Schwarzenberger, Higher Education Information System Hanover,
Germany)
- Approaches
to Cost-Sharing Europe & Elsewhere (D. Bruce Johnstone, State University of New York at Buffalo)
