Funding sources and fostering of educational projects

This paper is part of the results from the project "Implementation Strategies and Development of an Open and Distance Education System for the University of the Azores" funded by the European Social Fund. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/2327

The quest for unconventional solutions of funding sources and fostering of educational projects can be performed through observation of current projects or the ones already implemented by other institutions. Competing never meant guarantee of obtaining resources, but it is a different opportunity of diverse fundraising sources commonly used. Certainly the universities need to overcome inertia to ensure its sustainability and survival, but before that they need to do their homework in various sectors.