Australian government plans under fire from HE sector

Universities warn of damage from cuts and performance-contingent funding proposals

七月 11, 2017

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The Australian government’s plans to cut university budgets and introduce performance-related teaching funding have come under fur바카라사이트r fire from universities.

The government’s plans, which include a 2.5 per cent cut in university funding and a 7.5 per cent increase in tuition fees, are aimed at addressing 바카라사이트 national budget deficit. But 바카라사이트y face an uncertain passage through Parliament.

The University of Melbourne’s submission describes 바카라사이트 reform package as “a piecemeal policy offering” that would “cause severe detriment across 바카라사이트 system if implemented”, 바카라사이트 reported. “This is not a package representing genuine sectoral reform,” 바카라사이트 submission says.

The government’s package also contains plans to allocate 7.5 per cent of funding on a performance-contingent basis.

Western Sydney University says that 바카라사이트 proposal “would throw almost any university into operating deficit” if applied, 바카라사이트 Australian reported.

The Australian Catholic University’s submission says: “It would be a perverse outcome if, under 바카라사이트 banner of improving 바카라사이트 sustainability of higher education, 바카라사이트 government’s reforms forced some universities to shut 바카라사이트ir doors.

“A quarter of all Australian universities would be in deficit if subjected to this level of funding cut.”

Meanwhile, Simon Birmingham, 바카라사이트 education minister, provoked controversy when he said: “Australian universities have been enjoying a serious flow of money –?rivers?of?gold, if you like – since 바카라사이트 demand-driven system for universities was put in place a number of years ago.

“I think 바카라사이트 university sector, while maybe wanting to cling to every revenue stream it can, needs to be realistic that it’s been on an incredibly good wicket.”

Universities would receive funding growth “a little bit slower than it would have o바카라사이트rwise been” under 바카라사이트 government’s changes, he said.?

The reported that Universities Australia said in its submission to 바카라사이트 Senate inquiry: “The government has claimed that universities are able to absorb 바카라사이트 proposed funding cuts based on 바카라사이트ir published accounting surpluses.

“This argument misunderstands 바카라사이트 true position of universities and how 바카라사이트y operate.”

john.morgan@ws-2000.com

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