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.
Resourcing accessible higher education
This chapter examines the policies that Portugal has implemented to widen access to higher education. As discussed in Chapter 2, Portugal has succeeded in raising higher education attainment rates among young adults to a level that now exceeds the average of European Union countries. The government has committed to increasing participation in post-secondary education among young people following vocational pathways and adults in search of upskilling and reskilling opportunities. This chapter analyses the effectiveness of efforts to create an accessible network of higher education campuses across the Portuguese territory, the national financial support system for students and policies on student services and housing.
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