International Perspectives on Financing Higher Education

Jan Andersen, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkJakub Brdulak, Associate Professor, Warsaw School of Economics, PolandClaire Callender, Birkbeck College, UKDieter Dohmen, Forschungsinstitut für Bildungs- und Sozialökonomie (Institute for Education and Socio-economic Research), GermanyTatyana Koryakina, Center for Research in Higher Education Policies (CIPES), PortugalMarek Kwiek, University of Poznan, PolandSatoshi Mizobata, Kyoto University, Japan Cláudia S. Sarrico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Pedro N. Teixeira, University of Porto, PortugalKarina Ufert, SPARK, Myanmar Johan G. (Hans) Wissema, Technology University, Netherlands Masahiko Yoshii, Kobe University, Japan

• List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors Introduction; Josef C. Brada 1. Competing for Public Resources: Higher Education and Academic Research in Europe. A Cross-Sectoral Perspective by Marek Kwiek 2. Restructuring of the Higher Educational System in Japan by Satoshi Mizobata and Masahiko Yoshii 3. Financing Universities and a Plea for Privatization by Johan Gooitzen Wissema 4. Student Loans: the Big Debate by Karina Ufert 5. The 2012/13 Reforms of Student Finances and Funding in England: the Implications for the Part-Time Undergraduate Higher Education Sector by Claire Callender 6. Higher Education Investment Fund - A New Approach for the Private Financing of Higher Education by Dieter Dohmen 7. University-Industry and Business Cooperation: Global Imperatives and Local Challenges. An Example from Portugal by Tatyana Koryakina, Pedro Nuno Teixeira, Claudia S. Sarrico 8. Cooperation between a university and industry - good practices by Jakub Brdulak 9. Challenges in research: A strategic approach by Jan Andersen Index