From Public Funding to Private Funding: Reflections on Higher Education Financing Reforms in Africa

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JOAQUIM, José Amilton. From Public Funding to Private Funding: Reflections on Higher Education Financing Reforms in Africa. Fineduca [online]. 2023, vol.13, 129916.  Epub 24-Abr-2025. ISSN 2236-5907.  https://doi.org/10.22491/2236-5907129916.

Issues related to the funding of higher education have challenged governments in all countries and the challenges have proven even greater for African countries. If in the period preceding the independence of African countries it was justified that governments could invest exclusively in financing the expansion of higher education, over time this type of public funding began to prove unsustainable. Based on the bibliographical analysis, this article reflects on the processes of reforms in the financing of higher education mainly in sub-Saharan African countries. Thus, despite the development of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Africa, some challenges still persist, related to access, equity and quality, resulting in some way from the decrease in public resources and the weak mobilization of private resources to financing in the same sector. Despite the development of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Africa, there are still some challenges related to access, equity and quality, resulting in some way from the decrease in public resources and the weak mobilization of private resources to face financing in the same sector.

Palavras-chave : Higher Education in Africa; Cost-sharing Policies; Accessibility to Higher Education..

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