Labor wants to restore 'demand driven' funding to universities: what does this mean?
- Written by Andrew Norton, Higher Education Program Director, Grattan Institute
Labor says it will bring back demand-driven funding for universities if it wins this month’s election. Put simply, this means instead of the government providing each university with a fixed sum of money for teaching (which is what happens now), it would instead provide funds based on how many students have actually enrolled.
Authors: Andrew Norton, Higher Education Program Director, Grattan Institute