𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀

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𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀

𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹:
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿:
Taylor & Francis Group

𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:
08 June 2026

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:
31 January 2027

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲

The Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management (JHEPM) invites contributions for a Special Issue on recent developments in the financing of higher education worldwide. The issue seeks to provide an up-to-date understanding of how higher education institutions are funded and how student financial support and tuition fee systems operate across different countries.

Higher education financing is shaped by the “iron triangle” of government subsidies, student fees, third-party funding, and other sources such as commercial income, donations, and endowments. As governments face fiscal constraints, students increasingly question the costs of higher education, and institutions struggle with rising operational and research expenses, understanding sustainable financing models has become more important than ever.

This Special Issue welcomes contributions that examine the consequences of various funding arrangements for institutions and students and explore contemporary challenges and transformations in higher education financing from historical, comparative, and international perspectives.

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁

Submissions may address, but are not limited to:

• Developments in higher education financing worldwide and across different regions and country groupings
• Student support systems, tuition fees, and funding policies in comparative perspective
• Consequences of financing arrangements for educational outcomes and social inequality
• Social and economic impacts of institutional funding mechanisms
• Budgetary trade-offs between student funding and institutional funding
• Sustainability of higher education financing systems
• Cost-sharing trends and recent policy reversals in higher education financing
• Government funding, student fees, and alternative funding sources in higher education
• Financing pressures arising from climate change, geopolitical shifts, and fiscal constraints
• Comparative analyses of student financial support systems and institutional funding models

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀

The Special Issue aims to advance understanding of contemporary financing challenges in higher education by encouraging empirical and theoretically informed studies from diverse disciplinary perspectives. Contributions employing quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches are welcome, with particular preference given to comparative and international studies.

Both full papers and shorter professional or commentary articles that address specific dimensions of higher education financing are encouraged.

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀

• Abstracts should be limited to a maximum of 500 words (excluding references).
• Abstracts should include the draft manuscript title, author details, corresponding author information, and whether the submission is intended as a full paper or short-format article.
• Full papers may be up to 7,000 words, including references, tables, and figures.
• Short-format professional and commentary articles may be up to 2,000 words.
• Final acceptance will be subject to the journal’s standard peer-review process.

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀

• Abstract submission deadline: 08 June 2026
• Notification of acceptance: 30 June 2026
• Full paper submission deadline: 31 January 2027
• Manuscripts approved for publication: May 2027
• Planned publication of the Special Issue: August 2027

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀

• Dr Krzysztof Czarnecki, Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University

• Professor Andrew Norton, Monash Business School at Monash University

• Dr Héctor Ríos-Jara, Centre of the Study of Economics and Society, Universidad Central de Chile

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘂 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 — 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

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