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What challenges do current higher education institutions face regarding funding?
What are some of the possible solutions to these challenges?
How do these institutions derive the majority of their funding to begin with?

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This 232 word solution explains how universities and colleges derive their funding, highlights some of the biggest problems facing these institutions in attaining adequate funding (reduction of funding sources and increases in costs), and provides a list of possible measures to either increase funding or decrease expenses to manage these issues.

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Funding challenges for educational institutions are varied and multifaceted.

University funding typically comes from a range of sources including, but not restricted to:
-direct government support;
-indirect government and corporate support through research and development investment;
-corporate and private donations;
-alumni donations;
-student fees/tuition.

Each of these (and ...

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