Споделянето на разходите за образование като решение на съществуващи проблеми в системата на финансиране на висшето образование в България
Sharing the Costs of Education as a Solution to the Existing Problems in the System for Financing Higher Education in Bulgaria

Summary/Abstract: The author reviews the system for fi nancing higher education and the fundamental reasons for governments to subsidize higher education as a public good. He recommends a change in the system with two major components: fi nancing all accredited institutions of higher education without discrimination on the basis of ownership, and a gradual decrease of the state subsidy share of total expenses, with the rest being funded by students with the help of the recently introduced government-guaranteed loans. A claim is made that such a change will increase students’ motivation and will improve the quality of education through a healthy competition on the basis of a price/quality analysis. The author also claims that a system where “the funds follow the student” is superior to historical-value systems that do not take into account the success of the graduates and the quality of education in the respective professional fi eld and institution. A gradual approach for achieving the results is presented.

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