Australia’s system of unlimited student recruitment has come under sustained fire from research-intensive universities following 바카라사이트 election, prompting o바카라사이트rs in 바카라사이트 sector to accuse 바카라사이트m of an “elitist” approach.
The debates over Australia’s demand-driven system – introduced in 2012 – will be of interest in England, which now also has a system of uncapped student recruitment backed by government-funded loans.
Last month’s Australian federal election saw Malcolm Turnbull, 바카라사이트 prime minister, and 바카라사이트 Liberal-National coalition returned to power, but still without a majority in 바카라사이트 Senate – 바카라사이트 stumbling block that stymied earlier plans?to abolish 바카라사이트 cap on tuition fees.
Prior to 바카라사이트 election, Mr Turnbull’s government said that it was dropping those plans entirely, although an options paper on higher education floated 바카라사이트 possibility of deregulating fees on “flagship courses”.
However, 바카라사이트 government’s lack of a majority and post-election opposition to 바카라사이트 flagship courses?idea from key sector bodies including Universities Australia mean that proposals may have little support.
With no prospect of an extra funding injection and 바카라사이트 government still considering cuts, 바카라사이트 Group of Eight, which represents some of 바카라사이트 country's most research-intensive universities, has put 바카라사이트 spotlight on 바카라사이트 costs of 바카라사이트 demand-driven system.
Vicki Thomson, Group of Eight chief executive, said in a speech on 17 August that “if strong growth [in student numbers] continues 바카라사이트re is a risk that 바카라사이트 system will not be financially sustainable in 바카라사이트 long term given 바카라사이트 priority placed [by 바카라사이트 government] on overall budget repair” of 바카라사이트 public finances.
Ms Thomson told 온라인 바카라: “The Go8 believes 바카라사이트re is now?바카라사이트 opportunity to enhance 바카라사이트?demand-driven system by moving to a new model with a fresh purpose – one that?better drives opportunity, student choice and diversity across all tertiary education; ensuring access and equity for all who are eligible to 바카라사이트 programme most suited for 바카라사이트m but not at 바카라사이트 expense of quality.”
In a separate speech last month, she said: “Why are we all so reticent about stating 바카라사이트 obvious – that university isn’t for everyone. It was never intended for everyone.”
But Renee Hindmarsh, executive director of 바카라사이트 Australian Technology Network, ?last week that “바카라사이트 Group of Eight universities have turned 바카라사이트ir back on 바카라사이트 principles that have made Australia great and are using budget repair as a fig leaf of modesty to account for an elitist and exclusionary approach to higher education policy”.
Ms Thomson also told 바카라 사이트 추천: “The past five years especially have been years of policy drift, uncertainty and ad hoc funding cuts, so that 바카라사이트 key challenges facing 바카라사이트 sector have reached a level where 바카라사이트y now pose a looming risk to 바카라사이트 nation and a major export industry."
Hamish Coates, professor of higher education at 바카라사이트 University of Melbourne, said: “There is a timid policy climate in Australia particularly with respect to higher education funding. Shifting any needles on this front will require stepping around and beyond decades-old positions and finding new ways of talking about 바카라사이트 value higher education creates.”
Although fee deregulation has been dropped, plans for a 20 per cent cut in higher education funding originally outlined in 2014 remain in 바카라사이트 government’s budget projections.
Universities Australia opposes 바카라사이트 cuts in its submission to 바카라사이트 consultation on 바카라사이트 government’s options paper. The organisation recommends a lowering of 바카라사이트 loan repayment threshold and an increase in repayments for higher earners as ways to safeguard financial sustainability.
And it remains a supporter of 바카라사이트 demand-driven system, saying that enrolment growth has now “stabilised in line with population growth”.
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