MINISTRY of EDUCATIONMINISTRY of EDUCATION, , RESEARCH and YOUTHRESEARCH and YOUTHNATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING COUNCIL

1st Schitu Magureanu Blvd, 5th Sector – Bucharest, 050025Phone +40 21 307 1923, Fax +40 21 307 1929, Email cnfis@cnfis.ro

Funding of Higher Education Funding of Higher Education System in Romania System in Romania

Public (State) Public (State) universitiesuniversities

Prof. Radu Prof. Radu Mircea Mircea DAMIANDAMIAN

PrePresident of sident of NHEFCNHEFC

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Funding system of the state universities in Romania

University’s own revenues

-State budget allocations

-Other funding resources

The State budget allocations are divided in :

- core funding (allocated for staff expenditures and current material

expenditures)

- complementary funding (allocated to other expense categories,

specific for university activities)Other funding resources may include:

- students fees

- participation in various projects (research and other national and international

project) etc.

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University funding system

University

Core Funding (CF)45%

Complementary Funding

(CmF)19%

Studentacomodatio

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Scientific

research

External projects

Microproduction

Fees and activities

Own Funds36%

Othersources

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Core funding (budget allocations)

Expenditures for maintenance and administration;Expenditures for functional materials and services;Inventory goods;Recurrent repairs;Books and publications;Staff training, protocol, labor protection etc.

Personnel Personnel expenditures:expenditures:

Material Material expendituresexpenditures::

Teaching and non-teaching staff payroll expenditures;Travel expenditures (domestic and international)

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Complementary funding (budget allocations)

Social expenditures for students (scholarships, accommodation subsidies, travel expenditures etc.);

Funds allocated for capital expenditures, other investment expenditures and capital repair works;

University research funds allocated on competitive bases.

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The principle of improving quality in the educational The principle of improving quality in the educational processprocess

Stages in the core funding distribution method (1) (for the public higher education system)

physical studentphysical student

equivalance coefficientequivalance coefficient(educational forms )(educational forms )

equivalent studentequivalent student

cost coefficient cost coefficient (domains)(domains)

Quantitative Quantitative approach approach

19991999

20002000

20012001

20022002

4 quality indicators 4 quality indicators (with (with complementary and corrective role))

aggregate qualitative indicatoraggregate qualitative indicator (with impact only on personal expenditures – 80% from CF)(with impact only on personal expenditures – 80% from CF)

IC1 – The weight of filled teaching positionsIC2 – The weight of filled positions of professors and lecturers in the total number of filled teaching positionsIC3 – The weight of teaching staff under 35 years in the total number of teaching staffIC4 – The weight of teaching staff with Ph.D title in the total number of teaching staff

The first The first quality quality

elementselements

The principle “resources follow the The principle “resources follow the student”student”

The principle “resources follow the The principle “resources follow the student”student”

unitary unitary equivalent equivalent

studentstudent

unitary unitary equivalent equivalent

studentstudent

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The general diagram of the indicators system

Quality indicators

Educational systemEducational system

TeachingTeaching Process ( Process (DD))

D - CSD - CS D-ASD-AS

Other Other activities of activities of educational educational system and system and

specific specific servicies of servicies of university university

((ASAS))

Scientific Scientific Research (Research (CSCS))

Resources – inputs

Human resources (academic staff and researchers, students, auxiliary and administrative staff) Material resources Informational resources Financial resources

Results – outputs

Students performances at graduation

Institutional resources

Other specific performances of the university

Academical and Academical and Administrative Administrative

Management ( Management ( M M ))

D-MD-M

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20032003

20042004

20052005

Quality of the teaching process

Quality of institutional performances that influence the teaching process

Quality of processes that influence directly the teaching activity

(academic staff and endowments’ expenditures)

+

(financial management)

The principle of improving quality in the educational The principle of improving quality in the educational processprocess

The principle “resources follow the The principle “resources follow the student”student”

unitary unitary equivalent equivalent

studentstudent + 13 quality indicators13 quality indicators (structured in(structured in 3 groups 3 groups))

(87,3% from CF)(87,3% from CF) (12,7% from CF)(12,7% from CF)

(academic and administrative management, scientific research, students services)

Stages in the core funding distribution method (2) (for the public higher education system)

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20072007

unitary unitary equivalent equivalent

studentstudent + 13 quality indicators13 quality indicators (structured in(structured in 4 groups 4 groups))

(80% from CF)(80% from CF) (20% from CF)(20% from CF)

Academic staff

The impact of scientific research on teaching process

Resources and facilities

The principle of improving quality in the educational The principle of improving quality in the educational processprocess

The principle “resources follow the The principle “resources follow the student”student”

(quality of the academic staff and its developement potetial)

+

(the level of scientific research and the ways to generate value out of it)

(the quality of the available resources and facilities, and the documentation means)+

(75% from CF)(75% from CF) (25% from CF)(25% from CF)

Academic management

(the quality of academic and administrative management, the quality of students services)

unitary unitary equivalent equivalent

studentstudent

12 quality indicators12 quality indicators (structured in(structured in 4 groups 4 groups))

Stages in the core funding distribution method (3) (for the public higher education system)

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* * 1,5%1,5% from CF are not allocated and represent from CF are not allocated and represent the reserve (buffer) fundthe reserve (buffer) fund, , as in previous yearsas in previous years

The principle of improving quality in the educational The principle of improving quality in the educational processprocess

The principle “resources follow the The principle “resources follow the student”student”+

+

(70% from CF)(70% from CF) (30% from CF)(30% from CF)

unitary unitary equivalent equivalent

studentstudent

13 quality indicators13 quality indicators (structured in(structured in 4 groups 4 groups))

Stages in the core funding distribution method (4) (for the public higher education system)

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The indicators classification for the budgetary allocation

A. Quantitative indicatorsA. Quantitative indicators

Equivalent Student Number

Cost Coefficients

 70%70%

B. Qualitative indicatorsB. Qualitative indicators 30%30% 

 

 

 

1. Quality indicators of the teaching process (IC1, IC3,IC4, IC5)

8,5%

2. Quality indicators of the research processes influence (IC6, IC8)

8,0%

3. Quality indicators of the resources development

(IC9, IC10, IC11)3,5%

4. Quality indicators of the academic and administrative management (IC13, IC14, IC15, IC16)

10,0% 

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Quality indicators (1)

ICIC66 - The level of the scientific research performances 7,00%

ICIC88 - The ratio of the reseach contracts to the total incomes of the univesity

1,00%

Quality indicators for the didactical processQuality indicators for the didactical process

Quality indicators for the scientific research impactQuality indicators for the scientific research impact

ICIC11 - The ratio of the number of full-time teaching staff to the total number of unitary equivalent students

4,00%

ICIC44 - The ratio of the number of full-time teaching staff, with doctoral academic title, to the total number of unitary equivalent students

1,50%

ICIC55 - The ratio of the number of full-time teaching staff, under 35 years, to the total number of unitary equivalent students

2,00%

ICIC33 - The ratio of the number of full-time lecturers, to the total number of unitary equivalent students

1,00%

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ICIC99 – The ratio of the expenditures for development to the total number of students

1,50%

ICIC1010 – The ratio of the material expenditures to the total number of students

1,00%

ICIC1111 – The ratio of the expenditures for books and publications to the total number of students

1,00%

Quality indicators for infrastructureQuality indicators for infrastructure

ICIC1313 - The quality of the academic and administrative management 3,00%

ICIC1414 - The ratio of the extra budgetary incomes to the total incomes 2,00%

ICIC1515 - The ratio of the expenditures from extra bugetary incomes for development to the total incomes

3,00%

ICIC1616 - The quality of the social and administrative services for students

2,00%

Quality indicators for university managementQuality indicators for university management

Quality indicators (2)

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Evolution of the budgetary allocations between 2006-2008 (1) (for the public (state) higher education system)

2006 2007 2008*

max 106,53% 108,26% 109,89%

min 88,08% 87,29% 80,35%

The evolution of the influence of quality indicators on the universities’ core funding

Notes: *The results are based on the statistical data available at January 1st, 2008.

The percentage of 100% correspond to a distribution of the budgetary allocation on student numbers’ only.

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Total quality of academic and administrative management indicator into a mean of synchronizing the efforts made by the Ministry of Education, Research and Youth, NCHEF and Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ARACIS) to increase the quality of higher education.

The role of the quality in higher education system became of utmost importance in the last years and takes the first place on the current agenda of European policies in higher education, and in the same time at national level.

Quality indicators (3)

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The external quality evaluation of institutions and programs remain the responsibility of ARACIS, the results of this evaluation will be made public, one important outcome being the “label” indicating the quality level of the educational structure and process.

The results of the external evaluation for each institution will be also used by CNFIS for the qualitative component of the core funding and for the implementation of funding strategies and principles for complementary funding.

The level of research performance in higher education (evaluated by CNCSIS in partnership with CNFIS) will be used by ARACIS in their research evaluation and accreditation component and by CNFIS in the formulation and implementation of funding strategies for higher education.

Quality indicators (4)

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In the context of the increasing role of quality policies and strategies for higher education, the results of external quality assessment will have more impact on the funding strategies and it will be necessary to underline the role of the partnership between the main institutions involved: ARACIS, CNFIS and CNCSIS.

Synergy