Scholarships and other grants to households amount to 15.4% of public expenditure for tertiary education, above the OECD average of 11.6%. Two public universities in the Lisbon Region, the University of Lisbon (Universidade de Lisboa) and the Technical University of Lisbon (Universidade Tdcnica de Lisboa), merged into a single institution. The ministry provides student grants based on financial needs to limit the impact on student enrolment of current budget cuts due to the financial crisis.