Higher Education Finance Prof. Vera Dondur National Council for Science and Technological Development Serbia 1 The experience of Serbia

Science Ministry of Education and Science (MES) NCHE NCSTD CAQA 43 State Non-University HEIs Conf. Of Acad. Prof. Car. Studies Conference of Universities Student Conf. Of Acad. Prof. Car. Studies Student Conf. of Univ. Institutes 13 Institutes 43 CA CP 8 State Universities 89 faculties 10 Private Universities 32 faculties 27 Private Non-University HEIs The Higher Education and Research System in Serbia

3 tuition fees for fee- paying students remuneration for commercial and other services funds for financing education funds for financing research projects and contracts related to research and consulting services donations, gifts and endowments Sources of finance the State HEIs : BudgetBudget Own incomeOwn income HEIs independently manage the funds State HEIs acquire funds for accredited study programmes, and selected research projects. Law on Higher Education (2005) The level of the fees is established by the general act of a higher education institution for all study programmes in the following academic year! international funds for research

4 Ministry of Education and Science National public funding RESEARCHEDUCATION 89 faculties at STATE UNIVERSITES 56 State institutes 43 State Higer education colleges Law on Higher Education (2005) Law on Scientific and Research Activities 2008 The Strategy of Scientific and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia ( The Strategy of Scientific and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (SSTD) (full implementation) The Strategy of Education in Srbia ( The Strategy of Education in Srbia (SES)(Draft) Higher Education Finance: SERBIA Current model of public funding:

The current model of funding is regulated by the Government Decree of 2002, taking into account elements such as: first time enrolled students- budget financed sudentsfirst time enrolled students- budget financed sudents the size of teaching groupsthe size of teaching groups the number of groupsthe number of groups the number of teaching staff for the groupthe number of teaching staff for the group HEI building areaHEI building area number of specific non-teaching positionsnumber of specific non-teaching positions Running costs,.. etcRunning costs,.. etc 5 Current model : EDUCATION Formula-Based budget THE CERTAIN LEVEL OF FUNDS IS PAID EACH MONTH DIRECTLY TO EACH HEIs !

6 Each year the Government makes a decision about the quotas of enrolled budget finanaced students. 56% 39%

7 Current model : RESEARCH rojects Competitive funding of research projects The current model of research funding is regulated by Ministry Decree (2006, 2010). The funds are allocated to institutions through competitions following applications (proposals) The funding instruments are redesigned for the financial period The national and international peer review teams assessed the proposal The researchers are categorized in the range A1- A7 (the number of papers published in SCI, SSCI, AHCI journals) Founding grants for four year period ( )

8 Total number of researchers 11500

The main challenges: Increase the competitiveness of Serbian universities Integrate research, innovation and higher education Motivate universities to contribute to overall societal challenges as well as to business needs Develop the potential of the strongest research environments Diversify the universities and research institutions funding streams A new model of financing Funding model of doctoral studies

Founding for higher education and research SSTD ( ) Serbia 2020 Serbia increased its R&D budget by 22% in SES 2020+

Higher Education Finance: Serbia Reform goals: Provide funds to a higher education institution for: equipment, material expenditure, maintenance and investment employees’ salaries, in accordance with the law and the collective agreement library book stocks, sources of information and information systems, publishing activity carrying out scientific research and/or artistic work employees’ advanced scientific and professional training training of junior teaching staff of sciences and art work with talented students international cooperation and mobility work of Students’ Parliament and activities of students; funding of the equipment and conditions for studies of students with disability; 11