Funding for Europe’s universities rising, but not enough - Rebecca Warden, University World News

All reader responses posted on this site are those of the reader ONLY and NOT those of University World News or Higher Education Web Publishing, their associated trademarks, websites and services. University World News or Higher Education Web Publishing does not necessarily endorse, support, sanction, encourage, verify or agree with any comments, opinions or statements or other content provided by readers. Governments have increased funding for European higher education over the past decade but this recovery is not happening fast enough to produce a catch-up effect, according to the European University Association (EUA). This was one of the main trends in university funding presented at the EUA’s Fourth Funding Forum, held in Barcelona, Spain on 18-19 October. There is also significant variation between countries in the rate of increase. Between 2008 and 2017, countries including Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Poland saw their funding increase by over 20%, while others, such as Greece, Spain, the Baltic nations, Serbia, the UK and Ireland, experienced cuts of 20% or more. This was one of the main findings of the EUA’s 2018 Public Funding Observatory, due to be published in report form in January 2019 and previewed at the forum. http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20181020055821624