Financing for equity in higher education
1. Education resources to subnational governments
2. Education resources to institutions
3. Education resources to students
4. Support for students' living costs
Introduction
Key financing indicators (UIS Data)
No recent data regarding the gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education for both sexes, the initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita, or the initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita is available.
Tuition-free status
No national laws and policies offering tuition-free public tertiary education have been identified.
Governance
The higher education system is supervised by the Ministry of Education, through the Directorate of Higher Education and Science, which is mandated to “assure the design, execution and coordination of the policies concerning higher education and science.”
1. Education resources to subnational governments
No funding mechanisms for transferring resources from the central government to local governments for public higher education have been identified.
2. Education resources to institutions
Funding for private universities in the absence of public institutions
No funding for private universities when no public university is available has been identified.
Allocation and equity
São Tomé and Príncipe does not have a well-defined funding policy for higher education, aside from the funds designated for scholarships for overseas studies (37% of the 50% of the budget dedicated to higher education. No equity formula has been identified.
3. Education resources to students
Admission for vulnerable groups
No specific admission criteria for vulnerable groups have been identified.
Scholarships, grants and loans for vulnerable groups
The Ministry of Education offers internal and external scholarships (for studying abroad). The criteria for accessing these scholarships are merit-based.
No grants or loans for specific groups in higher education have been identified.
4. Support for students’ living costs
Transportation
No support for student transportation has been identified.
Accommodation
No support for student accommodation has been identified.
Textbooks
No support for student textbooks has been identified.
