Higher Education Funding and Student Access in the Global South

Authors

  • Fredua Kwasi-Agyeman University of the Western Cape
  • Patrício Langa University of the Western Cape
  • Patrick Swanzy University of the Western Cape

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32674/jcihe.v12iFall.1020

Keywords:

public funding, public universities, student access, comparative, global south

Abstract

Globally, the increasing cost of university eduation, growing student enrolments and weak economic of nations have caused a reduction in public funding for university education. This decline in public funding seems to have increased tuition fees, caused deterioration of infrastructure, thereby affecting student access to university education. In the Global South particularly, Ghana and South Africa, there is the quest for universities to widen access. This is as a result of the perceived association of the activities of universities to socio-economic development. However, funds allocated by these governments to the sector is woefully inadequate. The study reveals that public universities in South Africa and Ghana rely on alternative sources such as fees of international students and non-traditional learners to enhance their fiscal strength but this seems inadequate owing to the financial strain that comes with the growth in domestic student numbers.   

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Published

2020-09-19

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How to Cite

Higher Education Funding and Student Access in the Global South. (2020). Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 12(Fall), 83-98. https://doi.org/10.32674/jcihe.v12iFall.1020