Croatia’s New Linear Tuition System: Students’ Friend or Foe?

Authors

  • Lucia Brajkovic

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2015.79.5849

Keywords:

Linear tuition model, Croatian higher education system, Student protests, Merit-based aid, Higher education finance

Abstract

A unique political situation predating Croatia’s ascension to the European Union, along with countrywide student protests, led to the adoption of a linear tuition model in which students are exempt from any tuition payment during their first year of college. After the first year, they are charged tuition according to merit-based criteria. This article discusses the benefits and potential unintended consequences of this policy, as well as the possible adoption of this model by other countries.

Author Biography

Lucia Brajkovic

Lucia Brajkovic is a PhD student at the Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, US.

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Published

2015-01-01

How to Cite

Brajkovic, L. (2015). Croatia’s New Linear Tuition System: Students’ Friend or Foe?. International Higher Education, (79), 26–27. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2015.79.5849

Issue

No. 79: Winter 2015

Section

Countries and Regions

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