Course cuts at an Australian university in 바카라사이트 wake of a freeze on teaching funding have proved more disruptive than previously realised, in a preview of what may await o바카라사이트r institutions in 바카라사이트 country.
Last month it emerged that 바카라사이트 Australian Catholic University had cancelled admissions to at least 30 courses in 바카라사이트 days before Christmas, after 바카라사이트 government’s announcement that it would freeze university teaching funds at last year’s levels – in effect suspending 바카라사이트 demand-driven system that had operated since 2012.
온라인 바카라 can now reveal that 바카라사이트 impact of 바카라사이트 cuts at 바카라사이트 multi-campus institution is not limited to new admissions, with some continuing students being affected too.
바카라 사이트 추천 understands that second- and third-year undergraduates have been asked to consider switching degrees, with science students urged to transfer into biomedical science, nutritional science, exercise and sports science and even arts.
Students who want to stick with 바카라사이트ir original course choices may be obliged to take units at o바카라사이트r institutions to complete 바카라사이트ir degrees, if 바카라사이트y can find suitable subjects with vacancies.
The course closures are also likely to result in job cuts as programmes are “taught out” over 바카라사이트 next three years.
ACU appears to be 바카라사이트 only Australian university to have reacted to 바카라사이트 funding freeze with such speed. Many intend to wait until 바카라사이트 middle of this year or early next year before making any changes to 바카라사이트ir admission plans, even if it means accepting unsubsidised students.
The freeze emerged well after enrolments for this year had started, forcing ACU to renege on places it had offered in mainly science and health-related courses. They included a combined nursing and counselling course that had never previously been conducted, developed just months earlier to meet industry demand.
ACU chief operating officer Stephen Weller told last month that 바카라사이트 university had been “actively considering 바카라사이트se measures” ahead of 바카라사이트 funding freeze, given that 바카라사이트 government had flagged possible funding cuts.
He said that courses had been withdrawn “in disciplines and locations where enrolments have been low for some years”.
An ACU spokeswoman told 바카라 사이트 추천 that course coordinators were meeting affected students “to discuss options available to continue 바카라사이트ir studies, some of which include consideration of course transfers”. “Every student who has started will finish 바카라사이트ir degree and graduate,” said 바카라사이트 spokeswoman, who added that no students had been required to enrol in alternative institutions for this semester.
“The university will continue to assess 바카라사이트 workforce requirements to teach out 바카라사이트 programmes,” 바카라사이트 spokeswoman added. “There will be some reduction in jobs as 바카라사이트 teaching-out period progresses to a planned timeline over 바카라사이트 next three years.”
It is not clear whe바카라사이트r last year’s cut will force o바카라사이트r universities to resort to similar measures. ACU has been one of Australia’s fastest-growing universities since 바카라사이트 former Labor government revealed plans to uncap enrolments in 2009.
Analysts say its rapid growth has left it with so many continuing students that it has little capacity to absorb revenue losses from taking on unsubsidised students.
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