EUA invites experts to discuss impact of performance-based funding on universities

Twenty university leaders and senior managers met at the Copenhagen Business School on 19 and 20 February in the framework of the EUA-led DEFINE project, which explores strategies for efficient and sustainable funding of higher education in Europe.
Participants of the Focus Group, representing twelve different higher education systems, evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of their respective funding allocation mechanisms, assessing the fitness for purpose of the various instruments used to deliver funds to institutions. In particular, the work focused on the use of formula-based funding with performance indicators and its articulation with so-called performance contracts, a feature which is common in a number of higher education systems in Europe.
The group agreed on a number of conclusions regarding the use of performance-based funding in higher education, helping to further shape the outcomes of EUA’s ongoing DEFINE project. More...