Higher education ‘in danger’ in seven EU countries | THE News

Higher education ‘in danger’ in seven EU countries | THE News: "The special case of Portugal Public funding trends for Portuguese universities are “generally positive”, according to the EUA. It is the only country in southern Europe to see funding increase in line with student numbers. But the country experienced significant budget cuts prior to 2008, so the share of public funding awarded to higher education as a proportion of GDP was low to start with. Portugal’s higher education funding is projected to grow by almost 2 per cent between 2015 and 2016. The longer-term picture is just as bright, with funding up almost 5 per cent between 2008 and 2015. But despite the positive outlook, the EUA points out that funding for universities may not have yet returned to pre-crisis levels. The only other country with a similar funding trend to Portugal is Poland."

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