This paper discusses the new trends in the funding of Higher Education in Portugal. As the State contributes less, it highlights the importance of the market and of funding diversification to guarantee Higher Education functioning. However, considering that 1) the students are already the main funding source of Higher Education, 2) more equality must be created and 3) the State desertion has negative consequences on the individuals, the institutions and the society, the author concludes that funding Higher Education is a matter of the State, even though these institutions may look for other funding sources.
Higher education; Privatization; Funding diversification
