Lessons learned from financing universal higher education in Korea

Byoungjoo Kim and Namgi Park

International Journal of Educational Development, 2018, vol. 58, issue C, 116-127

Abstract: Since 2005, the total expenditure for Korean higher education has increased. However, the financial support is still anemic compared to financial support for K-12 education. This paper first explain the current situation and problems of financial support for higher education and then suggest policy implications.

Keywords: Financing Korean higher education; Higher education grants; Formula funding; Financial support; State subsidy programs; Brain Korea 21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2017.09.010

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