All members of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) have committed to engage constructively to support the new Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC), to improve stewardship of the tertiary education system in best interests of students and communities. The seven members…
This week’s visit to India by Australian ministers and vice-chancellors highlights the importance of the bilateral relationship to each country’s goals for education and research. It also highlights a huge opportunity to better connect transnational education (TNE) with our international…
The members of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) network are teaming up to share best practice and improve programs that support students from under-represented backgrounds to succeed at university. The IRU has been successful in receiving a grant from the…
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) welcomes Professor Tom Calma AO and the Hon Fiona Nash as interim commissioners of the interim Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC). IRU Chair and Vice Chancellor of James Cook University Professor Simon Biggs said Professor…
In Australia, the Labor government has recently completed the largest review of the university sector in 15 years (the Universities Accord process), has established a new Australian Tertiary Education Commission and is also mid-way through a major review of Australia’s…
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) and the Regional Universities Network (RUN), together representing 14 of Australia’s world-class universities, have today issued a joint statement with five key actions to deliver a more sustainable and equitable international education system that benefits…
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) welcomes today’s introduction of Commonwealth Prac Payment scheme for nursing, midwifery, teaching and social work students, and the commencement of the new interim Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC). The IRU has long advocated for a…
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) congratulates the members of the Albanese Government’s new Ministry and looks forward to working constructively with Ministers on reforms to deliver a fairer education system, and innovation to drive national productivity. IRU Chair Professor Simon…
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) congratulates the Albanese government on its re-election and welcomes the opportunity to work constructively on higher education reform for a more equitable and innovative Australia. The IRU strongly supports the vision of the Australian Universities…
The 2025-26 Federal Budget is a critical next step towards the goal of a fairer higher education system that puts students first, as recommended by the Australian Universities Accord. In its pre-Budget submission, the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) is focusing…
Quotes attributable to IRU Executive Director Paul Harris: The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) welcomes the announcement by the Australian Government of the removal of Ministerial Direction 107 and the introduction of a more equitable approach to visa processing for international…
For those of us who came of age during the heyday of globalisation, it is perhaps difficult to comprehend that it is over. Australian universities – with the explicit backing of successive governments – rode the wave of globalisation more…
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