Table E3. Expenses in 2011 categorised by main purposes (EUR thousands)
| 1. Education | 185,426 |
| 1.1 Full-time education | 135,186 |
| 1.2 Part-time education | 11,990 |
| 1.3 Other study programmes | 6,770 |
| 1.4 Education management and administration | 31,481 |
| 2. Research | 325,252 |
| 2.1 Research | 205,528 |
| 2.2 PhD programmes | 92,023 |
| 2.3 Research management and administration | 27,701 |
| 3. Communication and knowledge transfer | 24,737 |
| 3.1 Communication | 17,038 |
| 3.2 Knowledge transfer | 7,699 |
| 4. Research-based advice to the authorities | 41,708 |
| 4.1 Research-based advice to the authorities | 39,811 |
| 4.2 Management and administration of research-based public sector consultancy activities | 1,897 |
| 5. General management, administration, and service | 61,104 |
| 5.1 Management and administration | 44,903 |
| 5.2 Service functions | 16,201 |
| 6. Buildings | 144,705 |
| 6.1 Building operation, administration and service, maintenance and minor building work | 65,867 |
| 6.2 Renting buildings and property tax, mortgage interest | 78,838 |
| Total expenses | 782,933 |