In Flanders the recently formed coalition government has decided to cut the higher education budget by 5% and has given the universities two options to absorb this cut: reduce your operating budget by a same percentage or increase student fees to recoup the cut. The latter would effectively mean more than doubling fees from €600 […]
READ MOREThere are a lot of articles, analysis and even a high profile documentary discussing the current problems with higher education, in particular the rapidly rising tuition, reduction in Government funding, increase in student debt, reduction in enrollments etc. A lot of the discussion seems to revolve around factors that are external to the university or […]
READ MOREJust came across this white paper online it provides practical steps that can be taken by Colleges and Universities to take control of your costs. It discusses options like: Outsourcing Limiting Legal and regulatory exposure Limiting undersubscribed classes Leveraging Technology Addressing the costs associated with athletic programs The full whitepaper can be found here: Cost […]
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