Funding in Quebecs higher education sector
The Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement Supérieur du Québec (Quebec’s Ministry of Education) was responsible for funding institutions of higher education,4 including HEC Montréal. The maximum number of students that a school could register was based on its physical footprint (i.e., number and size of classrooms). As with other Quebec universities, the fees charged by HEC Montréal for standard programs (e.g., bachelor’s, master’s) were established by a mandated
1 In 2013, Coursera, one of the leading MOOC platforms, reported more than 5,000,000 users, while its competitor, edX, reported
just over 1,000,000 by the end of the same year. In subsequent years, these offerings expanded to include multiple-course, fully accredited programs, often through a combination of distance-based and on-premises learning.
2 See https://www.hec.ca/en/about/our-history/index.html for more on the history of HEC Montréal. 3 https://www.hec.ca/en/about/choose-hec-montreal/mission-vision-values.html 4 http://www.education.gouv.qc.ca/en/universites/professeurs-et-personnel-duniversite/quebec-policy-on-university-funding/
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mathematical formula rather than by market forces. The school was not free to decide on tuition fees for what were referred to as “public” (traditional) programs. Although this policy was designed to ensure that education remained accessible to all, it could create difficulties during economic downturns or when universities requested fee increases to deal with higher operating costs.1