Budget summaries – Budget 2014 – Student Measures

The Government will continue the Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) loans so that eligible students do not have to pay their fees up-front. It will amend the repayment arrangements to achieve savings of $3.2 billion over four years from 2014-15.…

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Proposed Higher Education Standards Framework: IRU Response

The IRU endorses the Higher Education Standards Framework, which the Higher Education Standards Panel released on 23 April 2014 for comment, with proposals for some few amendments to achieve full clarity. The Framework provides a significant reworking of the standards…

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Establishment of the Entrepreneurs’ Infrastructure Programme Discussion Paper: IRU Submission

The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) are committed to expanding connections between industry and researchers. Presently, Australia ranks amongst the lowest performing nations in the OECD in terms of industry research activity and business interaction with publically funded research organisations. We…

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Using Eligible Students to Drive the Scholarship Fund

The Government proposal The Government’s proposal is that all universities and other providers allocate a proportion of fee income to support scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Each university would use the scholarship funds it raises to support its students,…

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Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amendment Bill 2014: IRU Submission

The IRU supports passage of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amendment Bill 2014. The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amendment Bill 2014 amends the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act) to give effect…

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TEQSA Future Directions discussion papers- TEQSA regulatory processes, TEQSA’s regulatory risk framework: IRU Submission

The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) strongly supports the conclusions of Professors Kwong Lee Dow’s and Valerie Braithwaite’s Review of higher education regulation. The Report is carefully argued and its conclusions nuanced. It argues that the response to it should showcase…

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IRU submission: review of demand driven funding

The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) is a network of seven research intensive universities established in the outer urban areas of Australia’s capitals and in major regional cities to stimulate economic, community and individual advancement. We bring universities with comprehensive activities…

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Commission of Audit: submission from the Innovative Research Universities Overview

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