«“The existence of higher education institutions (HEIs), dispersed in
different locations throughout the country, is probably one of the most
striking features associated with the expansion of this level of education in
Portugal in the last 40 years. This phenomenon is particularly relevant since
the level of qualification of the Portuguese active population remains small.
The presence of HEIs causes very diverse effects of economic and social nature,
which should be addressed as a whole (over the whole period of their
occurrence). In confronting objectives of economic rationality and improvement
of the qualification of Portuguese population, particularly of young people, it
is important to discuss the possibility of a network of HEIs, at the same time,
efficient and promoting territorial cohesion. In 2006, the OECD has pointed to
the decline in demand associated with, among other factors, a sharp demographic
contraction, in conjunction with the existence of an excess in installed
supply, particularly in certain areas, in this level of education. In this
scenario, it is now added a context of strong public budget constraints. A
discussion of the characteristics of a network of HEIs, in terms of their
efficiency and/or their contribution to territorial cohesion must take into
account the supply available from the network, as well as the locations of the
network. It is clear that the design of a network of HEIs is always political.
Nevertheless, this decision making should be based on assumptions of a technical
nature. A discussion of these assumptions is the goal we want to achieve with
this paper.”
Rego, Conceição
Caleiro, António
Vieira, Carlos
Vieira, Isabel
Baltazar, Maria da Saudade
Date: 2013-01
Keywords: Territorial
Cohesion; Efficiency; Higher Education Policy; Network of Higher Education
Institutions.
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