After 35 years of independence, ACU Vice-Chancellor Zlatko Skrbis explains why the university has signed up to the 2050 Alliance.
A new university alliance has been formed, underscoring the extent of the challenges – and potentially also the opportunities – facing the higher education sector.
Appointments and Achievemets from the past week in Australian HE
Recognising the tension between HE and VET as they compete for attention while reporting to different Ministers, different regulators and different funders; the Accord sought to establish détente and demolish boundaries through a commitment to ‘harmonisation’.
40% of UK institutions are open to or actively considering mergers as a result of financial challenges, according to a new survey.
There can be no doubt that titanium-tough Health and NDIS Minister Mark Butler will not make savings when required – and usually devise a smart approach to selling them.
Financial results for NSW universities were generally stronger last year, according to the latest batch of annual reports.
Four months into one of the most challenging higher education jobs in Australia, we checked in with Nicola Phillips and found an HE leader feeling out new templates to thrive.
“You cannot build globally competitive universities while treating them like delivery agencies of government” – UA CEO Luke Sheehy
There is a 12-month freeze on applications to accredit new training courses. But it only applies to private providers; government schools, public universities and TAFEs are exempt.
Uni Sydney revenue was $3.9bn last year, effectively unchanged on the previous year but its $194m headline earnings were “considerably down” on $540m in 2024.
One in five graduates feel overqualified for their job, three years after completing their degree, in a comprehensive longitudinal study conducted as part of the QILT program.
“We have entered a new age of heightened regulation. The focus has moved from building excellence and celebrating the highest standards to policing minimum standards,” Merlin Crossley writes.
Documents released under FOI reveal ANU senior executives were considering a case against Vice-Chancellor Genevieve Bell as staff opposition intensified to her staff-cutting restructure last year.
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