The Universities Accord review wants universities and vocational education providers to collaborate more. It talks of ‘seamless’ transitions for students.
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On Wednesday, Education Minister Jason Clare released a much-anticipated report on universities.
Universities Australia is calling on the federal government to uncap university places for all Indigenous students, regardless of where they live.
Design flaws in the application process can see school leavers miss out on studying their most preferred degree, even if they are eligible to do it.
Making study materials free could potentially allow students to take multiple units from different universities. It would also make higher education much more accessible.
Traditional university research needs a makeover and we’ve worked out a way to do it.
Decades of research shows how the higher education system has failed to give Australians a “fair go”. How can we move from good intentions to long-overdue change?
Students understand there are limitations with ChatGPT, but they know it will have a huge impact on their careers.
New research highlights how a stable academic career is almost impossible to secure.
It can be argued universities also have a moral obligation to educate students about how course fees are charged and then repaid when they start working.
Teaching has long been treated as the poor cousin of higher education. The Universities Accord has the opportunity to change this.
A multi-rate student contribution system could make average student debt repayment times similar across different courses.
Compulsory tests, essays, regular grades and timed exams are considered a given in university life. But the Universities Accord should change this.
Vocational education and training is facing some big changes. The federal government is proposing a five-year National Skills Agreement with the states to start next year.
The federal government is contemplating the biggest overhaul of higher education in a generation. One issue crying out for more attention in the Universities Accord process is student loans.
On Wednesday, a discussion paper was launched, calling for ‘big ideas’ about Australia’s higher education sector.
Education Minister Jason Clare has released the terms of reference for the broadest review of higher education in Australia since 2008.
A new student contribution system is likely to be part of Labor’s promised Universities Accord.
Higher education didn’t feature heavily in the election campaign, yet the sector has high expectations of the new government. The key is the idea of an accord and the change in approach it implies.
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