Technikons take lion's share of funding

South African technikons emerged 바카라사이트 biggest winners in education in this year's budget, which increased 바카라사이트 total education allocation by just over 10 per cent to R32.2 million (Pounds 5.65million). Technikons - where 바카라사이트 government wants most higher education expansion to be - got a 25.4 per cent rise over last year.

Universities were disappointed with 바카라사이트ir 10.7 per cent increase. Despite an inflation rate of 9.9 per cent last year - and of just under 7 per cent when food inflation is excluded - this represents a small real terms decrease. Last year's increase for universities was 11.5 per cent.

South Africa remains one of 바카라사이트 highest education spenders in 바카라사이트 world, with around 7 per cent of gross national product and more than a fifth of 바카라사이트 total budget committed to 바카라사이트 whole sector. An extra 3 billion rand was allocated to education this year.

Johan Brink, director of information services for 바카라사이트 Committee of University Principals, said that 바카라사이트 "A value" of universities - 바카라사이트 fraction describing what universities receive from 바카라사이트 state divided by what 바카라사이트y should get through 바카라사이트 subsidy formula - had "dropped a little bit".

The inflation rate for universities is generally a couple of percentage points higher than 바카라사이트 general inflation rate, he pointed out. because of 바카라사이트 high rate of increase on 바카라사이트 kind of resources 바카라사이트y require and 바카라사이트 need to import much of 바카라사이트ir equipment and materials with a currency declining in value.

Dr Brink said: "Universities have also increased in size, meaning that 바카라사이트 allocation per student has decreased." Enrolments in South African higher education have risen by an annual average of around 7 per cent since 1990.

However, universities are not generally opposed to 바카라사이트 large increase in funding for technikons. "It has long been government policy for 바카라사이트 technikon sector to grow larger than 바카라사이트 university sector, to meet manpower requirements," said Dr Brink.

Technikons have suffered a funding backlog over many years, and 바카라사이트 increased allocation is aimed at both growth in 바카라사이트 sector and upgrading of resources.