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Regional, Rural and Remote Education Strategy – IRU response
As part of its Regional Education package, the Australian Government is developing a National Regional, Rural and Remote Education Strategy which aims to drive increased participation in post-secondary education. The Strategy will build on the Government's response to the Independent Review…
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The future need for higher education provider categories
A critical part of the Australian higher education system is effective regulation of the bodies that educate students and issue qualifications. The regulation should ensure that: each registered provider is clearly capable of providing higher education, guiding out any that…
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Performance funding: implications, risks, and options
The IRU response to the Performance based funding for the Commonwealth Grant Scheme discussion paper The Government proposal for the university by university funding cap to be indexed to population growth is contingent on meeting performance standards on student experience,…
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Reallocation of Commonwealth supported places – IRU Response
An effective tertiary system will ensure that Australians can access higher education places across all levels, with a focus on gaining qualifications that lay the basis for employment and future renewal of skills. Until 2018 bachelor qualifications were funded for…
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Regional, Rural and Remote Education Strategy – IRU Response
The National Regional, Rural and Remote Education Strategy framing paper targets the need for Australians outside major population centres to gain tertiary education and training, whether vocational or higher education, to be confident of a successful working and personal life.…
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IRU 2019 pre-Budget submission
The IRU has submitted to the Government its recommendations for the 2019 Budget. We believe all Australians will need to aspire to gaining more knowledge and skills, learning again and again as needed for us to have a workforce able…
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Growing International Education in Regional Australia: IRU response
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) has responded to the Department of Education and Training's Growing International Education in Regional Australia consultation, which has set out to consider how to encourage more international students to study in regional areas.
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Response to student loan cost recovery proposals
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU): opposes the government’s plan to levy a higher education provider charge accepts, but does not endorse, levying an application fee for providers wishing to access FEE-HELP. If the Parliament passes the legislation now before it,…
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