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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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IRU opposes ‘cost recovery’ for HELP operational costs
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) opposes the government’s plan to levy a higher education provider charge. The higher education provider charge is to be created through the Higher Education Support (Charges) Bill 2018 and required to be paid through the…
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IRU response to impact of new accounting standards on HERDC
The IRU has responded to the Department of Education and Training' draft 2019 higher education research data collection (HERDC) Specifications which have been published for sector feedback. This involves technical changes around the requirements to provide research and experimental development income data…
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IRU response to MRFF (medical research) discussion paper
The IRU has responded to the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Priorities discussion paper highlighting three areas for further focus: Communicable disease control Building evidence in primary care Clinical researcher fellowships Communicable disease control The communicable disease control priority is…
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Indigenous students’ success program review: IRU submission
The IRU has submitted a response to the Government's recent discussion paper on the revamped Indigenous Student Success Program (ISSP). The IRU supports the aim of the revamped ISSP to give universities greater flexibility to use the funds allocated to achieve…
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Inquiry into Funding Australia’s Research
The IRU has made a submission to the House of Representatives’ Inquiry into Funding Australia's Research, which is looking at the efficiency and effectiveness of Australian Government funding for research. The IRU says the key opportunity for this inquiry is…
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IRU response to HESP Professional Accreditation Recommendations
The IRU supports the conclusions of the Higher Education Standard Panel's (HESP) advice on the impacts of professional accreditation and puts forward three recommendations for consideration.
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