This research explores the suitability of system-based simulation analysis for higher education (HE) policy-planning. A dynamic system model of the Finnish university funding system covering bachelor-level students is presented. The results show that the model captures the nature of the current funding system, which can be considered a zero-sum game, where the funding an individual university can only be improved at the cost of others. Based on the simulations, it seems that in the Finnish HE system increasing the importance of target time graduations in the funding model would favour the small universities. The generalizability of the used model´s and methods’ suitability outside the Finnish context is evaluated and discussed.

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通过基于系统的模拟分析芬兰大学资助系统

本研究探讨了基于系统的模拟分析对高等教育 (HE) 政策规划的适用性。提出了覆盖本科生的芬兰大学资助体系的动态系统模型。结果表明，该模型抓住了当前资助体系的本质，可以将其视为零和游戏，其中单个大学的资助只能以牺牲其他大学为代价来改善。根据模拟，在芬兰高等教育系统中，提高资助模式中目标时间毕业的重要性似乎有利于小型大学。评估和讨论了所使用的模型和方法在芬兰环境之外的适用性的普遍性。