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What is Convergence Barriers

Chapter 19
Handbook of Research on Trends in European Higher Education Convergence
The factors which limit or prohibit convergence in the financing of the European higher education systems.
Published in Chapter:
Convergence in Financing the European Higher Education Systems: The Romanian Perspective
Alina Mihaela Dima (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania) and Cantaragiu Ramona (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania)
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5998-8.ch019
Abstract
Financing the higher education systems in European countries is a highly debated topic, and the main issues are related to increasing the level of public funding, increasing the degree of autonomy in the management of the financial resources of universities, establishing direct correlations between results and the amount of public funding, and encouraging the diversification of funding sources, combined with the creation of partnerships with research institutes, enterprises, and regional authorities. This chapter presents a four-tiered research regarding the opinions of the Romanian academic community with respect to: (a) the priority measures used to improve convergence in Higher Education (HE) financing, (b) the most relevant indicators for assessing convergence in financing HE, (c) the barriers stopping or slowing down convergence financing in HE, and (d) the institutions responsible for taking measures and clearing any obstacles in financing the higher education system.
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