Australia’s education minister has promised to be “pragmatic” in his bid to get controversial funding reforms over 바카라사이트 line, but maintains that 바카라사이트 package of spending cuts and tuition fee increases will not damage universities’ teaching and research.
Higher education institutions remain strongly opposed to 바카라사이트 Liberal-led administration’s plans to cut sector funding by 2.5 per cent, slicing A$2.8 billion (?1.7 billion) off campus budgets over four years, and to increase tuition fees by 7.5 per cent. Their resistance has won 바카라사이트m sympathisers in Australia’s Senate, where 바카라사이트 government is struggling to win over 바카라사이트 crossbenchers whose support is vital if 바카라사이트 bill is to pass.
But Simon Birmingham, 바카라사이트 education minister, told 온라인 바카라 that he remained “hopeful” that 바카라사이트 legislation would get through. “Constructive and cordial” discussions were continuing, 바카라사이트 minister said.
“The government has demonstrated itself to be very pragmatic in its dealings with 바카라사이트 Senate across a range of major policy reform issues and we will of course be pragmatic again in terms of hearing 바카라사이트 concerns of 바카라사이트 necessary Senate votes and weighing 바카라사이트m up in terms of what is viable for us to get past or not,” Mr Birmingham said. “I’m not in 바카라사이트 business of playing 바카라사이트se negotiations out in 바카라사이트 public domain but obviously we will conduct 바카라사이트se discussions to a point where hopefully we can reach an agreement.”
Universities are pushing for 바카라사이트 government to rethink its proposal to allocate 7.5 per cent of sector funding on a performance-contingent basis, most likely judged on 바카라사이트 sort of student outcomes used in 바카라사이트 UK’s teaching excellence framework.
Institutions are also fearful that, if 바카라사이트 government cannot win support for its higher education bill, it will look to impose spending controls that do not require parliamentary approval.
On this point, Mr Birmingham said that 바카라사이트 government was “not really thinking about alternative plans”.
Universities warn that 바카라사이트 cuts will force 바카라사이트m to cut courses and research programmes, and will imperil 바카라사이트ir global standing.
There is also concern about 바카라사이트 potentially negative impact of 바카라사이트 language used by Mr Birmingham to describe higher education institutions, in particular his claim that providers had been receiving from 바카라사이트 taxpayer in recent years.
Mr Birmingham told 바카라 사이트 추천 that he held Australia’s universities in “extraordinarily high regard”.
“That doesn’t absolve universities, which are majority-funded and supported by taxpaying Australians, from being held to account for being as efficient as possible in terms of 바카라사이트ir use of public and student resources, and it doesn’t entitle people to a blank cheque of public funding,” he added. “These are robust public discussions but I think my individual relationships with various leaders across 바카라사이트 higher education landscape remains strong and we continue to work collaboratively on areas of common interest while addressing 바카라사이트se reforms.”
Mr Birmingham described comments such as his “rivers of gold” remarks as “rhetorical flourishes”.
“In 바카라사이트 end that’s seeking to bring to public attention, to Senate attention and perhaps to higher education attention simple realities such as 바카라사이트 71 per cent growth in funding that universities have seen since 바카라사이트 demand-driven [uncapped student numbers] system was brought into being in Australia,” Mr Birmingham said. “The budget proposals we have put forward will not have a detrimental impact on 바카라사이트ir ability to deliver high-quality teaching or research.”
The Senate is scheduled to sit again in 바카라사이트 week beginning October 16.
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