The future of university finances: less national, more European and business-oriented (EUA survey)

More universities expect public funding to decrease and European funding and income from business to increase in the next five years, according to the EUA survey titled “The state & future of university finances in Europe”, conducted by Enora Bennetot Pruvot, Deputy Director for Governance, Funding & Public Policy Development at the EUA.

The results of the survey are presented on 03/10/2024 at the opening session of the EUA Funding Forum, taking place in Helsinki (Finland) on 02 and 03/10/2024.

Asked about their expectations in terms of funding for the next five years, European universities foresee:
• Income from business increasing for almost 60% of universities (versus less than 50% for the past five years),
• European funding increasing for 60% of universities (versus more than 50% for the past five years).
• Core public funding increasing for almost 50% of universities and decreasing for almost 20% (versus increasing for almost 70% and decreasing for less than 10% in the past five years).

"We need to wait and see if it is wishful thinking or if it will indeed evolve in this way"…