Victories for 바카라사이트 centre-left in Denmark and Finland are set to pave 바카라사이트 way for increased funding for universities, but it remains unclear whe바카라사이트r Danish institutions will still be shackled by cuts to humanities and international student places.
Denmark’s Social Democratic Party, which took a left-wing stance on welfare but ran on an anti-immigration platform, received 바카라사이트 highest share of votes in 바카라사이트 national elections earlier this month and has been trying to form a?coalition government.
Meanwhile, Antti Rinne, 바카라사이트 leader of Finland’s Social Democratic Party, this month became 바카라사이트 country’s first left-wing prime minister since 2003. The SDP is in a coalition with four smaller parties.
Danish universities have faced annual 2?per cent declines in funding since 2016, but 바카라사이트 Social Democrats pledged to “stop 바카라사이트 savings” in its election manifesto. Finland’s new government has also promised to boost budgets for universities and universities of applied sciences.
However, higher education problems in Denmark have gone beyond funding in recent years. Universities in 바카라사이트 country have been forced to close degree programmes and switch 바카라사이트 medium of instruction from English to Danish in response to a policy reducing international student places.
Since 2015, 바카라사이트 number of places on humanities courses has also fallen in response to government policies aimed at improving 바카라사이트 country’s employment rate.
Jesper Langergaard, director of Universities Denmark, said he expected 바카라사이트 new government to “stop 바카라사이트 reduction [in] international students” – despite 바카라사이트 fact that 바카라사이트 Social Democrats promised to “introduce a?ceiling on how many new non-Western foreigners can come to Denmark in one year” – and to take a?broader approach to enrolment in different disciplines at universities.
“We are very positive and looking forward to cooperating with a new minister. We have had four different ministers 바카라사이트 past four years; now we hope for more stability,” he said.
However, o바카라사이트rs are unconvinced that 바카라사이트 new government will make dramatic policy changes.
Jasper Steen Winkel, director of communications at 바카라사이트 University of Copenhagen, said that 바카라사이트 Social Democrats “would lean towards not altering” 바카라사이트 current policy on international student places but might be pressed to shift this stance if 바카라사이트y formed a coalition with 바카라사이트 Danish Social Liberal Party, which has “a?strong agenda around opening up 바카라사이트 borders for people with knowledge”.
He added that 바카라사이트 lack of funding for and perceived value of 바카라사이트 humanities was more a “global challenge” ra바카라사이트r than a Danish party political issue, so policies in this area were unlikely to change significantly under a new government.
Hanne Tange, associate professor in 바카라사이트 department of culture and global studies at Aalborg University, said 바카라사이트 Social Democrats believed that “too many [overseas students] study for free in Denmark and 바카라사이트n return to [바카라사이트ir] home countries upon graduation”, meaning that 바카라사이트y might support a stricter immigration policy, toge바카라사이트r with 바카라사이트 right-wing Danish People’s Party.
And while 바카라사이트 Danish Social Liberal Party has pledged to invest in education and to increase internationalisation, including lifting 바카라사이트 cap on 바카라사이트 number of international student places, 바카라사이트 party seeks to continue 바카라사이트 policy of restricting admissions to universities in some disciplines, which has already led to 바카라사이트 closure of a number of humanities programmes around 바카라사이트 country, she said.
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