Prof. Dr. Tamás Mészáros Rector, Corvinus University of Budapest
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Prof. Dr. Tamás Mészáros, Rector
Prof. Dr. Tamás Mészáros
Rector, Corvinus University of Budapest
„Expanding Europe”, Pécs, 11-14 October 2010
Sustainability and profitability of the University
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Sustainability of the University, double interpretation The role of the University in sustainable
development– Research, modelling, education
The Sustainability of the University– To suit/meet the requirements of the stakeholders– To be able to continue in existence in a competitive
environment– To recruit enough students in order to fully utilize the
infrastructure
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Sustainability of the University, double interpretation II.
– To be able to win good and profitable projects on different tenders
– To utilize good and fruitful relationships with its alumni and generally with the business environment
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Number of students by level of education (in millions, EU27)
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Number of students between the age of 18-22 and the proportion of tertiary education
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The role of the University in the sustainable development Research – the case of Corvinus University Out of 5 high priority research projects one is
dealing with this topic: Sustainable development – liveable region – liveable urban area– elaboration of technical, ecological, natural, socio-
economical framework of sustainable development in Middle-Hungary, definition of requirements, analysis of possible developments, urban development and planning
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Modelling, the case of Pécs
Number of inhabitants: around 170.000 Number of university students: around 30.000 (18%
of inhabitants) If they lived in a sustainable way, it would have a
significant impact on the city as well
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University stakeholders
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Profitability of the University
The main fundamental question:
Higher education is a part of the public welfare service or a market-
based service?
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Profitability of the University II. The majority of students are financed by the State
in Hungary, Only 16% of students attend non-state financed
institutions. The subsidy of HEI is only 1% of the Hungarian
GDP Universities have additional revenues:
– Tuition fees– Research for the business community– European and state financed projects– PPP in infrastructure development
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Budget expenditure on higher education as a whole and per student (in ppp yr. 2000)
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Budget expenditure on higher education as a percentage of the GDP
Expenditure on education
Expenditure on higher education
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The case of the Corvinus University of Budapest Financed partly by the state and from private
resources Around 17.500 students and 17 bn. HUF budget (62
m EUR)– State subsidy: 9 Bn. HUF (33 m EUR)– Revenue from education: 3,2 Bn. HUF (12 m EUR)– Revenue from the business community: 0,9 Bn. HUF (3
m EUR)– Revenue from projects: 0,9 Bn. HUF (3 m EUR)– Other revenues: 3,0 Bn. HUF (11 m EUR)
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