Today I write in the newspaper Publikt that a major reform is needed for the university resource allocation system. Read an excerpt below and the article in its entirety here.
The system of full-year achievements is intended to create incentives for higher education institutions to support students so that they can complete their education. However, this has not been the case in practice.
When universities are allocated resources based on how many people pass the courses, the risk increases that they lower the requirements in order to be able to accept as many students as possible. This is especially noticeable for programs with a low number of applicants in relation to places, which we can see today in teacher training, for example. Simon Edström in the magazine Publikt
Simon Edström, Chairman of the Swedish Federation of Swedish Students (SFS)