2023-05-242022/23:UbU10 · p.8UbUEducation
The resource allocation system
Review of the higher education resource allocation system
What's at stake: How resources are distributed among higher education institutions affects both the quality of education and how well the range of programs matches labor market needs, and a review could give institutions more stable conditions but would take time to carry out.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether the higher education resource allocation system, which dates from the 1990s, should be fundamentally reviewed - including for dimensioning and earmarked resources for validation - or whether the current system should be kept pending ongoing preparatory work.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee notes that a report on the resource allocation system is already under preparation and that the government has announced it will return on funding for doctoral education, and therefore rejects the motions on the grounds that the ongoing preparatory work should not be pre-empted.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 14 (S, MP)
The reservation wants a thorough review of the resource allocation system to give institutions stable conditions, direct the range of programs toward labor-shortage occupations, ensure quality across all programs, and give institutions earmarked resources for validation.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 14 by S, MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have gone the other way
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: MModeraterna
Ja 148–105Nej 89–164
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Abstain 0/0/18/6 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | No 1/92/0/14 | match | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| MP | No | No 0/13/0/5 | match | confidence: high | explicit |
| C | No | Abstain 0/0/21/3 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 11/0/0/5 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| KD | No | Yes 14/0/0/5 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | No | Yes 59/0/0/9 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: medium | explicit |
| SD | No | Yes 62/0/0/10 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
Broke with the party line
| SAnnika Strandhäll (S, Stockholms kommun) | Yes — party line: No |
MPs whose vote differs from their party's majority position in this division. Marked with a dark ring in the chamber view.
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2022/23:82 by Samuel Gonzalez Westling et al. (V) demands 2, 3 and 5, 2022/23:884 by Muharrem Demirok et al. (C) demands 77 and 90, 2022/23:912 by Patrick Reslow et al. (SD) demands 4 and 8, 2022/23:1772 by Jytte Guteland et al. (S) demands 1 and 2, 2022/23:2082 by Louise Meijer et al. (M) demand 3 and 2022/23:2132 by Åsa Westlund et al. (S) demands 2 and 9.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2022/23:82 av Samuel Gonzalez Westling m.fl. (V) yrkandena 2, 3 och 5, 2022/23:884 av Muharrem Demirok m.fl. (C) yrkandena 77 och 90, 2022/23:912 av Patrick Reslow m.fl. (SD) yrkandena 4 och 8, 2022/23:1772 av Jytte Guteland m.fl. (S) yrkandena 1 och 2, 2022/23:2082 av Louise Meijer m.fl. (M) yrkande 3 och 2022/23:2132 av Åsa Westlund m.fl. (S) yrkandena 2 och 9.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag rejected approximately 130 proposals concerning higher education in motions from the general motion period of 2022. The proposals concern, for example, governance, quality and the content of higher education. The Riksdag refers, among other things, to the fact that work is underway or that measures have already been implemented on the issues the proposals raise.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants a long-term mandate on gender equality integration to be given to the universities and the Gender Equality Agency. (S, MP) — Reservation 14
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan wants to uphold the independence and funding of educational institutions and raise quality and accessibility across the education system, with more places and massive investments in transformation and skills development.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to uphold the independence and funding of educational institutions and raise quality and accessibility across the education system, with more places and massive investments in transformation and skills development. A review that gives educational institutions stable conditions, secures quality, and earmarks resources for validation is in line with this. The plan does not mention the resource allocation system as such, so the position is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill värna lärosätenas oberoende och finansiering och höja kvaliteten och tillgängligheten i hela utbildningssystemet, med fler platser och massiva satsningar på omställning och kompetensutveckling. En översyn som ger lärosätena stabila förutsättningar, säkrar kvalitet och öronmärker medel för validering ligger i linje med det. Planen nämner inte resurstilldelningssystemet som sådant, varför ställningstagandet är härlett.
- stable higher education fundingdecisive»Vänsterpartiet vill värna universitetens oberoende och finansiering och höja studiestödet så att fler kan välja att vidareutbilda sig.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Left Party wants to uphold universities' independence and funding and raise study allowances so more can choose to pursue further education.”
- quality in all education»Från förskola till universitet och yrkeshögskola behöver kvaliteten och tillgängligheten öka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“From preschool to university and higher vocational education, quality and accessibility need to increase.”
- more education places»Vänsterpartiet vill se en utökning av antalet platser inom såväl« (party programme ↗)“Left Party wants to see an increase in the number of places in as well”
- education for shortage occupations»för att hantera strukturomvandlingar och för matchningen på arbetsmarknaden.« (party programme ↗)“to handle structural changes and for matching on the labor market.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan gives the state responsibility for competence supply and requires a stronger link between educational supply and society's actual staffing needs, explicitly also in higher education.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan gives the state responsibility for competence supply and requires a stronger link between educational supply and society's actual staffing needs, explicitly also in higher education. A review of resource allocation that gives universities stable conditions, directs supply towards shortage occupations and earmarks funds for validation is precisely one way to realise this. The plan's requirement for high quality in all education and for further and higher education for adults points in the same direction. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demands.
Original (Swedish)
Planen ger staten ansvar för kompetensförsörjningen och kräver en starkare koppling mellan utbildningsutbudet och samhällets faktiska personalbehov, uttryckligen även i den högre utbildningen. En översyn av resurstilldelningen som ger lärosätena stabila förutsättningar, riktar utbudet mot bristyrken och öronmärker medel för validering är just ett sätt att förverkliga detta. Planens krav på hög kvalitet i all utbildning och på fort- och vidareutbildning för vuxna pekar i samma riktning. Planen stöder därför motförslagets krav.
- education matching labour market needsdecisive»Det ska finns en starkare koppling mellan de utbildningar som erbjuds och de behov av personal som finns i samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There shall be a stronger link between the education offered and the staffing needs that exist in society.”
- state responsibility for competence supply»Staten har ett ansvar för att säkra kompetensförsörjningen, inte minst i välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state has responsibility for securing competence supply, not least in welfare.”
- quality in all education»Hög kvalitet är det grundläggande kravet på all utbildning.« (party programme ↗)“High quality is the fundamental requirement for all education.”
- lifelong learning and validation»Alla vuxna, inom alla delar av arbetslivet, ska ha möjlighet till fort- och« (party programme ↗)“All adults, in all parts of working life, shall have the opportunity for further and”
The party programme explicitly states that the system for allocation of funds to universities and higher education institutions shall be changed so that quality is secured for both small and large institutions, which is precisely the review the counter-proposal asks for.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme explicitly states that the system for allocation of funds to universities and higher education institutions shall be changed so that quality is secured for both small and large institutions, which is precisely the review the counter-proposal asks for. The plan also wishes education to be offered where labour force needs are large and that foreign education can be quickly validated. Thus the plan supports the counter-proposal's requirements.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet säger uttryckligen att systemet för medelsfördelning till universitet och högskolor ska förändras så att kvaliteten säkras för både små och stora lärosäten, vilket är precis den översyn motförslaget begär. Planen vill också att utbildning erbjuds där arbetskraftsbehovet är stort och att utländsk utbildning snabbt kan valideras. Därmed stöder planen motförslagets krav.
- changed funding allocation systemdecisive»medelsfördelning till universitet och högskolor ska« (party programme ↗)“allocation of funds to universities and higher education institutions shall”
- resources for validation»snabbt kunna valideras och vid behov kompletteras.« (party programme ↗)“can be quickly validated and if necessary complemented.”
- education for shortage occupations»kvalificerade utbildningar inom områden där« (party programme ↗)“qualified education in areas where”
- strong links to working life»arbetslivet och högskolorna ska vara starka.« (party programme ↗)“working life and higher education shall be strong.”
The plan requires that the education system to a much greater extent be based on the needs of the labour market and that educational institutions be competitive with high quality.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that the education system to a much greater extent be based on the needs of the labour market and that educational institutions be competitive with high quality. A review of resource allocation that provides stable conditions, directs supply toward skills shortages and ensures quality is in line with this. The resource allocation system is not mentioned explicitly, so the position is derived from these commitments.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att utbildningssystemet i betydligt större utsträckning utgår från arbetsmarknadens behov och att lärosätena är konkurrenskraftiga med hög kvalitet. En översyn av resurstilldelningen som ger stabila förutsättningar, styr utbudet mot bristyrken och säkrar kvalitet ligger i linje med detta. Resurstilldelningssystemet nämns inte uttryckligen, så ställningstagandet härleds ur dessa åtaganden.
- education tailored to labour market needsdecisive»Utbildningssystemet behöver i betydligt större utsträckning utgå från arbetsmarknadens behov.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The education system needs to a much greater extent be based on the needs of the labour market.”
- competitive institutions of higher learning»Från yrkesvux för den som saknar gymnasieexamen till konkurrenskraftiga universitet och forskning i världsklass.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“From vocational adult education for those without upper secondary qualification to competitive universities and world-class research.”
- autonomy of institutions of higher learning»Högre utbildning och fria lärosäten ska självständigt kunna bedriva högkvalitativ forskning och utbildning.« (party programme ↗)“Higher education and free institutions of higher education should independently be able to conduct high-quality research and education.”
- vocational training toward skills shortages»Lärlings- och yrkesutbildningar kopplade till arbetsmarknadens behov är viktigt.« (party programme ↗)“Vocational and apprenticeship training linked to labour market needs is important.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan wants to build out those educations and institutions that maintain the highest quality and establishes that resource allocation should not only reward throughput but quality and demand.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to build out those educations and institutions that maintain the highest quality and establishes that resource allocation should not only reward throughput but quality and demand. A thorough review of the resource allocation system for quality purposes is thus in line with the plan. The demand to direct the educational offering towards skills shortages has weaker support, since the plan emphasizes educational institutions' own responsibility for the offering.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill bygga ut de utbildningar och lärosäten som håller högst kvalitet och slår fast att resurstilldelningen inte ska premiera enbart genomströmning utan kvalitet och efterfrågan. En grundlig översyn av resurstilldelningssystemet i kvalitetssyfte ligger därmed i linje med planen. Kravet på att rikta utbildningsutbudet mot bristyrken har svagare stöd, eftersom planen betonar lärosätenas eget ansvar för utbudet.
- reformed resource allocationdecisive»Resurstilldelningen ska inte bygga på ett system där enbart hög genomströmning premieras.« (party programme ↗)“Resource allocation should not be based on a system where only high throughput is rewarded.”
- resources according to quality»Hög akademisk kvalitet och stor efterfrågan på utbildningen ska leda till ökade resurser för högskolan.« (party programme ↗)“High academic quality and high demand for education shall lead to increased resources for higher education.”
- raised quality ambitions»Vi vill öka den lärarledda undervisningen, skärpa utvärderingen och bygga ut de utbildningar och lärosäten som håller högst kvalitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to increase teacher-led teaching, sharpen evaluation and build out those educations and institutions that maintain the highest quality.”
- quality requirements for educations»Låg kvalitet på en utbildning ska kunna leda till att utbildningen stoppas.« (party programme ↗)“Low quality of an education can lead to the education being stopped.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan requires that more people are trained for care sector shortage occupations and that adult education is well developed to meet the labor market's changing needs for trained workforce.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that more people are trained for care sector shortage occupations and that adult education is well developed to meet the labor market's changing needs for trained workforce. It also requires that activities at educational institutions be continuously evaluated so that quality is maintained and that all subject areas are guaranteed sufficient resources. A review of resource allocation that provides stable conditions, targets the supply toward shortage occupations and ensures quality is thus aligned with the plan's direction.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att fler utbildas till vårdens bristyrken och att vuxenutbildningen är väl utbyggd för att möta arbetsmarknadens skiftande behov av utbildad arbetskraft. Den kräver också att verksamheten vid lärosätena ständigt utvärderas så att kvaliteten håller och att alla ämnesområden garanteras tillräckliga resurser. En översyn av resurstilldelningen som ger stabila förutsättningar, riktar utbudet mot bristyrken och säkrar kvalitet ligger därmed i planens riktning.
- train toward shortage occupationsdecisive»Utbilda mer personal för sjukvården. Förbättrade villkor i vårdens bristyrken och minska behovet av dyr inhyrd personal.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Train more staff for healthcare. Improved conditions in shortage occupations in care and reduce the need for expensive hired staff.”
- well-developed adult education»Det innebär att vuxenutbildningen ska vara väl utbyggd.« (party programme ↗)“This means that adult education shall be well developed.”
- quality shall be evaluated»och högskolorna ständigt utvärderas så att de håller hög kvalitet.« (party programme ↗)“and universities are continuously evaluated so that they maintain high quality.”
- sufficient resources for all subjects»Alla ämnesområden måste garanteras tillräckliga resurser« (party programme ↗)“All subject areas must be guaranteed sufficient resources”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The election manifesto explicitly promises to work for a new resource allocation system for higher education where academic quality, throughput, and entry into the labour market are prioritized, which aligns with the counter-proposal's demand for a thorough review.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto explicitly promises to work for a new resource allocation system for higher education where academic quality, throughput, and entry into the labour market are prioritized, which aligns with the counter-proposal's demand for a thorough review. The plan also wants to establish a national coordination of the need for education places, which responds to the demand to direct the supply of education towards skills shortage occupations. The demand for earmarked validation resources is not addressed, which is why confidence remains at medium level.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet lovar uttryckligen att arbeta för ett nytt resursfördelningssystem till högskolan där kvalitet, genomströmning och etablering på arbetsmarknaden premieras, vilket ligger i linje med motförslagets krav på en grundlig översyn. Planen vill också få på plats en nationell samordning över behovet av utbildningsplatser, vilket svarar mot kravet att rikta utbildningsutbudet mot bristyrken. Kravet på öronmärkta valideringsresurser berörs inte, varför säkerheten stannar på medelnivå.
- reformed resource allocation systemdecisive»Arbeta för ett resursfördelningssystem till högskolan så att akademisk kvalitet, genomströmning samt etablering på arbetsmarknaden premieras i högre utsträckning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for a resource allocation system for higher education so that academic quality, throughput, and entry into the labour market are prioritized to a greater extent”
- education places for skills shortage occupations»Få på plats en nationell samordning över samhällets behov av antalet utbildningsplatser för att förbättra kompetensförsörjningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish a national coordination of society's need for the number of education places to improve skills supply”
- quality guides higher education»Kvalitet och internationell konkurrenskraft ska vara styrande för den högre utbildningen.« (party programme ↗)“Quality and international competitiveness should be guiding for higher education.”
- stable independent institutions»Sverige ska ha starka och självständiga lärosäten« (party programme ↗)“Sweden should have strong and independent institutions of higher learning”
The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.
The election manifesto demands that the education system be adapted to a greater extent to labour market needs and that higher education be directed towards a future labour market.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto demands that the education system be adapted to a greater extent to labour market needs and that higher education be directed towards a future labour market. The counter-proposal's demand to direct the education supply towards occupations in shortage, ensure quality, and give educational institutions stable conditions follow from that direction, as does the plan's valuing of academia's independence. The plan does not, however, speak to the resource allocation system's construction, so the support is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver att utbildningsväsendet i högre grad anpassas efter arbetsmarknadens behov och att den högre utbildningen inriktas mot en framtida arbetsmarknad. Motförslagets krav på att rikta utbildningsutbudet mot bristyrken, säkra kvalitet och ge lärosätena stabila förutsättningar följer av den inriktningen, liksom av planens värn om akademins självständighet. Planen uttalar sig dock inte om resurstilldelningssystemets konstruktion, varför stödet är härlett.
- education suited to labour market needsdecisive»Den högre utbildningen ska i högre grad anpassas efter behoven på en framtida arbetsmarknad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Higher education shall to a greater extent be adapted to the needs of a future labour market.”
- adapt education to occupations in shortage»Utbildningsväsendet och integrationsprogram måste också i högre grad anpassas efter arbetsmarknadens behov.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The education system and integration programmes must also to a greater extent be adapted to labour market needs.”
- academic independence»Slå vakt om den högre akademins självständighet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Guard higher academia's independence.”
- sought-after occupational skills»Ge alla grunden till ett yrke som efterfrågas på arbetsmarknaden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give everyone the foundation for an occupation that is in demand on the labour market”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
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- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2022/23:UbU10)
- Committee report full text (HA01UbU10)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2022/23:1023 — En förskola i världsklass av Patrick Reslow m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2022/23:1072 — Internationellt elituniversitet i Stockholm av Alexandra Anstrell m.fl. (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1214 — Åtgärder för de nationella minoriteterna och minoritetsspråken av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2022/23:1326 — Teckenspråk av Carita Boulwén (SD)
- Motion 2022/23:133 — Omvandling av IB-elevers poäng till meritvärde av Louise Meijer (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1353 — Jämlik fördelning av högre utbildning över hela landet av Kristoffer Lindberg m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1406 — Reformer för ökad tillväxt i Stockholmsregionen av Josefin Malmqvist m.fl. (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1440 — Södertörns högskola av Serkan Köse m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1471 — Barns och ungas tillgång till kultur av Amanda Lind m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2022/23:1547 — Högskolan i Skövde av Patrik Björck och Marcus Andersson (båda S)
- Motion 2022/23:1672 — En levande landsbygd för Sveriges bästa av Annie Lööf m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1673 — Jämställdhet för hållbar utveckling av Annie Lööf m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1735 — Skyddad yrkestitel för legitimerad skolkurator av Gudrun Brunegård (KD)
- Motion 2022/23:1772 — Stärkt finansiering av och kvalitet på högre utbildning av Jytte Guteland m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1777 — Förtydligande av partipolitiska studentföreningars rätt att nyttja universitetens lokaler av Jytte Guteland m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1841 — Bättre behandling för människor med diagnosen ME/CFS av Maria Stockhaus (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1882 — En starkare liberal demokrati av Malin Björk m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1968 — Ökad studietakt av Johanna Rantsi (M)
- Motion 2022/23:2026 — En arbetsmarknad med goda villkor och en skola utan marknadskrafter av Mattias Vepsä m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:2028 — Stockholmsregionen som Sveriges gröna motor av Mattias Vepsä m.fl. (S)
Source: The Swedish Parliament