Making study materials free could potentially allow students to take multiple units from different universities. It would also make higher education much more accessible.
At the last election, Labor and the Coalition offered very different policies on university funding. Not so this time round, but the current flawed funding system could be improved further.
If one in five international students don’t re-enrol, the loss of revenue would plunge half of all Australian universities into budget deficit or financial turmoil.
Now that Dan Tehan has steered the package through the parliament, the government and higher education sector will have to live with the consequences.
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The Nationals are demanding major changes to the government’s controversial planned new regime of higher education fees, declaring they would disadvantage regional communities and students.
Doubling the cost of degrees in the humanities and social sciences has a disproportionate impact on women because they account for two-thirds of the students.
For every $1 lost in university tuition fees, there is another $1.15 lost in the broader economy. This means loss of university revenue can cost the Australian economy more than $40 billion by 2023.
Helping international students is in Australia’s best interest. Universities rely on them to stay afloat, and in 2018, Australian universities contributed $41 billion to the economy.
Th University of Nairobi. Universities in Kenya are struggling to keep afloat.
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South Africa students are protesting and have brought university campuses to a stand still. This could have been avoided.
We need a tertiary education funding system that will help get students into courses with employment opportunities at the end of them.
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Alternative scenarios for tertiary funding in South Africa are set out in a completely separate report from the Davis Tax Committee drawing from work done by the higher education department.
Even with higher fees, higher education will still be worthwhile for most young people.
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Earnings data suggest higher education remains financially attractive for most students, and the small proposed fee increases should not materially affect that.
Not everyone is in a position to start university straight away.
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