The Global State of Higher Education and the Rise of Private Finance
Source: The Institute for Higher Education Policy
From press release (PDF; 96 KB):

In recent years, public funding has struggled to keep up with the growing costs of expanding or revitalizing higher education systems around the world. As a result, private finance (e.g., households, businesses, and philanthropists) now plays a vital role in increasing global opportunities for countries, institutions, investors, and most importantly, students who recognize the social and financial benefits of obtaining a postsecondary degree.

The Institute for Higher Education Policy’s (IHEP) Global Center on Private Financing of Higher Education (GCPF) released a report that explores the growing importance of private capital to nations where governments seek additional resources to share the rising per student costs and increasing enrollment rates. The report, The Global State of Higher Education and the Rise of Private Finance, also provides an overview of international good practices and lessons learned from individual countries where the business of tapping into private finance as a supplemental funding source has increased in the past two decades.

+ Full Report (PDF; 381 KB)

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