The bare bones of La Trobe’s “root and branch renewal”

21/10/2013 by
root and branch

La Trobe University News    |    21 October 2013 La Trobe University has put a positive spin on the task it faces to rein in its ballooning deficit, with vice-chancellor John Dewar declaring that La Trobe is set to undergo a ‘root and branch’ renewal to become a ‘university for the future’. La Trobe is behind its growth target by about 1200 full-time students, amounting to a revenue shortfall of up to $25m by 2015 and an overall deficit of $65 m. Under its strategic plan, Future Ready, covering the period 2013-2017, La Trobe aims to be one of the top three  universities in Victoria, one of the top dozen nationally and one of the top 300  internationally.   It also plans to grow from … [Read more...]

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UC puts campus up for development

20/09/2013 by
UC land

The Canberra Times    |     13 September 2013 The University of Canberra (UC) is opening up 40 hectares of its main campus in Belconnen for development in the hope of generating $100 million in capital investment each year for the next decade. A specially-appointed campus development board chaired by business leader Jim Service has spent two years working on the project. UC vice-chancellor Stephen Parker said potential development could range from residential ''alumni'' villages, to health research and development bodies wanting to be in close proximity to the new UC hospital, government agencies, commercial organisations, technology parks, arts and culture complexes, sporting … [Read more...]

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Not happy 2 – NTEU

18/06/2013 by

NTEU to spend $1 million on election campaign to defend higher education _________________________________________________________________ 18 June 2013     |      A special meeting of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) National Council has  voted to spend $1 million during the  election campaign to defend higher education in the September federal election. In announcing the move, NTEU president Jeannie Rea said: This is a watershed decision for our union.   We are deeply concerned about the impact of an Coalition government  on higher education, and the latest $2.3bn cuts by the Gillard Government to universities and student support left us no alternative.  We feel compelled … [Read more...]

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Not happy – UA

18/06/2013 by
not-clever

    Universities Australia launches regional campaign against cuts _____________________________________________________________ 18 June 2013   |     Universities Australia has launched a print advertising campaign in over 80 regional and local areas around the country,  aimed at informing residents of the potential consequences to local economies of the Government's $2.8 billion in cuts to university funding and student support measures. The regional and local advertising blitz forms part of Universities Australia's $5 million Smartest Investment Campaign which has been running nationally on TV, radio, print and online since the end of February. Universities Australia Chief … [Read more...]

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The Scan Early Edition 18 June 2013 – #124

18/06/2013 by
Jamie3

_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Not happy Universities launch regional ad campaign against cuts Universities Australia has launched a print advertising campaign in over 80 regional and local areas around the country,  aimed at informing residents of the potential consequences to local economies of the Government's $2.8 billion in cuts to university funding and student support measures.  The regional and local advertising blitz forms part of Universities Australia's $5 million Smartest Investment Campaign which has been running nationally on TV, radio, print and online since the end of February.....[READ MORE]..... Australian … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ALP policies, ASQA, Coalition policies, Commonwealth policies, Conferences, Deakin, Early edition, Government, Higher education policy, Industrial relations, International, LH Martin Institute, Life & stuff, MOOCs, National Tertiary Education Union, NCVER, Notices, Regional, Research, TAFE, TAFE Directors Australia, Tertiary media, Uncategorized, Universities Australia, University budgets, University of Melbourne, University of NSW, University of Sydney, UNSW, VET, Zeitgeist Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Impact of cuts ‘not properly analysed’

14/06/2013 by

Campus Review    |      12 June 2013 The impact of the $2.3 billion cut from the university sector to fund schools funding reform  appear not have been properly analysed, it has emerged at a Senate estimates committee hearing. Nationals Senator Fiona Nash asked education officials for any analysis done to determine how the cuts will affect regional universities. Robert Griew from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations responded: … there was a great deal of information provided in consideration of all those savings measures and I can’t recall in all honesty that we provided information that went to individual universities in any group. Nash asked about … [Read more...]

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The Scan Early Edition 11 June 2013 #122

11/06/2013 by
quote marks

Early Edition | 11 June 2013 | #122 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Qld opens TAFE assets to private providers 11 June 2013 | The Queensland government has released a “reform action plan”, its detailed response to the report of the Queensland Skills and Training Taskforce. Great skills. Real opportunities confirms that full contestability of public funding will be phased in from 1 July 2013, to come into full operation from 1 July 2014. It also takes the concept of “competitive neutrality” to another level in Australia: the ownership of what are now TAFE facilities are to transferred to a new, yet to be determined entity, … [Read more...]

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