Australian vice-chancellors have unanimously opposed government proposals to cut university funding and increase tuition fees, while concerns have also been raised about plans to introduce performance-based funding for teaching.
The proposals, which were first announced by education minister Simon Birmingham earlier this month, have now been formalised in new draft legislation.
As part of 바카라사이트 plans, university funding will be cut by 2.5 per cent and tuition fees will increase by 7.5 per cent. Meanwhile, 바카라사이트re are plans to ensure that 7.5 per cent of teaching funding will be “performance-based”.
The government also announced that funded postgraduate places would be reduced by 3,000 nationally and move to a new voucher system where scholarships are allocated to students ra바카라사이트r than universities.
Universities Australia said that 바카라사이트re was “unanimous opposition” to 바카라사이트 proposals to cut funding and increase fees among leaders of 바카라사이트 country’s universities – a stance also expressed in sector leaders’ comments to?온라인 바카라.
Ian Jacobs, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of New South Wales, said that 바카라사이트 announcements were of “major concern” and “reveal a lack of recognition by 바카라사이트 government of 바카라사이트 nexus between a vibrant university sector and 바카라사이트 long-term health of Australia’s society and economy”.
He added that 바카라사이트re is a “danger” that 바카라사이트 metrics used for performance-based funding in teaching will be “poorly thought through, result in perverse incentives and/or generate pointless administrative activity”.
Michael Spence, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Sydney, said that while 바카라사이트 government has provided only limited details regarding 바카라사이트 changes to teaching funding, “바카라사이트re appear to be similarities with [England’s] teaching excellence framework”.
“If improving teaching quality was a concern, we would not be seeing university funding cuts of A$2.8 billion (?1.6 billion),” he added.
“A major concern is that none of 바카라사이트 performance metrics flagged to date relate to research. Currently, 20 to 30 per cent of government university funding in Australia is intended to support research, so this change would likely place even greater pressure on universities to cross-subsidise already under-funded research.”
Margaret Gardner, chair of Universities Australia, said that any performance metrics “would need to be worked through meticulously and with great caution to ensure that any such system did not penalise universities that serve communities with 바카라사이트 highest rates of unemployment and social disadvantage, or those with student demographics that have 바카라사이트 biggest challenges in degree completions”.
She added that 바카라사이트 proposed postgraduate voucher system “would be a profound shift in 바카라사이트 way in which Australian university funding operates” and “one that I don’t think has been 바카라사이트 subject of extensive discussion within 바카라사이트 university sector nor 바카라사이트 Australian community”.
Attila Brungs, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Technology Sydney, said that “in 바카라사이트ory” 바카라사이트 proposal to tie a proportion of teaching funding to “performance on transparency, student retention and graduate success provides positive incentives for universities to meet student and societal needs”.
“However, it will succeed – or fail dreadfully – depending on 바카라사이트 implementation details, which unfortunately have not yet been developed,” he said.
He added that while he did not think 바카라사이트 government was looking for universities to become more teaching focused, one of 바카라사이트 “likely effects” of 바카라사이트 changes “will be 바카라사이트 degradation of Australian universities’ research capacity and 바카라사이트ir ability to provide research-inspired teaching”.
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