Resourcing Higher Education in Portugal
The report on Resourcing Higher Education in Portugal is part of a series of publications produced by the OECD's Resourcing Higher Education Project. This project has sought to develop a shared knowledge base for OECD member and partner countries on effective policies for higher education resourcing through system-specific and comparative policy analysis. The review of resourcing in Portugal focuses on options for reform of the core public funding model for higher education institutions in Portugal, the strategic steering and funding of the future development of the public higher education system and the resourcing of policies to support widened access to higher education. Based on analysis and comparison of the current approach to higher education resourcing, the review provides recommendations to support future refinement of policies.
Core funding for higher education institutions
This chapter focuses the question of how best to allocate public funds to higher education institutions to support their day-to-day operations and the delivery of their fundamental educational mission. It examines the current approach to allocating funds to public universities and polytechnics in Portugal before analysing different design components of allocation models used in comparator OECD jurisdictions. The chapter concludes with recommendations for promising policy options for Portugal as it seeks to establish a transparent and equitable funding model, which pays adequate attention to the diversity of institutions and territorial operating contexts in the country.
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