Table E3. Expenses in 2009 categorised by main purposes (EUR thousands)
| 1. Education | 161,250 |
| 1.1 Full-time education | 110,891 |
| 1.2 Part-time education | 12,076 |
| 1.3 Other study programmes | 7,297 |
| 1.4 Education management and administration | 30,986 |
| 2. Research | 296,109 |
| 2.1 Research | 204,519 |
| 2.2 PhD programmes | 68,863 |
| 2.3 Research management and administration | 22,727 |
| 3. Communication and knowledge transfer | 24,052 |
| 3.1 Communication | 16,322 |
| 3.2 Knowledge transfer | 7,730 |
| 4. Research-based advice to the authorities | 40,970 |
| 4.1 Research-based advice to the authorities | 40,970 |
| 5. General management, administration, and service | 51,994 |
| 5.1 Management and administration | 37,950 |
| 5.2 Service functions | 14,044 |
| 6. Buildings | 133,793 |
| 6.1 Building operation, administration and service | 39,210 |
| 6.2 Renting buildings and property tax | 81,140 |
| 6.3 Maintenance and minor building work | 13,165 |
| 6.4 Mortgage interest | 278 |
| Total expenses | 708,169 |






