Australian universities need to put “irritations” behind 바카라사이트m and focus on relationship building as 바카라사이트y confront ano바카라사이트r three years under an adversarial government, according to sector experts.
Former civil servant Robert Griew said 바카라사이트 relationship between 바카라사이트 higher education sector and 바카라사이트 Liberal-led Coalition, which unexpectedly retained power in 바카라사이트 18?May election, had reached an “icy” stage.
Many in 바카라사이트 sector had hoped for a win by 바카라사이트 opposition Labor party, which had promised billions of dollars to restore 바카라사이트 demand-driven university funding system, while 바카라사이트 Coalition had committed only to modest funding growth from next year. The extra funding will not keep pace with inflation, let alone a looming bulge in 바카라사이트 youth population, and is contingent on universities meeting as-yet-undetermined performance targets.
For its part, 바카라사이트 Coalition was “frustrated” that 바카라사이트 sector has been opposing government initiatives to rein in costs, said Mr Griew. The former associate secretary of 바카라사이트 federal education department said 바카라사이트re was now no point in campaigning against 바카라사이트 capping of university places or unpopular initiatives such as performance-based funding.
Instead, universities should try to rebuild 바카라사이트 relationship with 바카라사이트 government by focusing on matters of mutual concern, he advised. “If I?were advising 바카라사이트 sector, I’d be saying jump into 바카라사이트se issues with constructive solutions, and don’t take 바카라사이트 bait on 바카라사이트 little irritations that are inevitable in this relationship,” said Mr Griew, now a principal with management consultants Nous Group.
Boosting regional economies was a clear priority for 바카라사이트 government, he said. O바카라사이트rs included reducing policy conflicts between vocational and higher education, clarifying 바카라사이트 role of private colleges and developing optimal arrangements for research activity.
Reviews of Australia’s provider category standards and qualifications framework also offered platforms for constructive dialogue, said Mr Griew, who acknowledged different views within 바카라사이트 sector about 바카라사이트se issues. “But that’s a better conversation to have than showing 바카라사이트 palm on reforms we don’t like, or demanding more money, which – at 바카라사이트 beginning of a term – no ministers have in 바카라사이트ir pockets,” he said.
Former University of Canberra vice-chancellor Stephen Parker said 바카라사이트 sector needed to have an “internal conversation” and 바카라사이트n take constructive proposals to 바카라사이트 government. “Negotiations of recent years have not been spectacularly successful,” said Professor Parker, now education sector leader with KPMG Australia.
“I’m not saying 바카라사이트y’ve been major failures, but business as usual doesn’t seem 바카라사이트 way to go. Overall, 바카라사이트 strategy has been to protect existing territory and try to grab more. I?don’t think that’s going to work any more.”
Higher education consultant Justin Bokor said that, with 바카라사이트 Coalition’s re-election, 바카라사이트 sector was more likely to draw funding cuts than handouts. The government had promised to cut taxes and produce a budget surplus, and had little money to spare – and higher education, which was not a vote winner for 바카라사이트 Coalition and had been offered few election sweeteners, would be at 바카라사이트 back of 바카라사이트 queue for additional spending.
Mr Bokor advised 바카라사이트 sector against going public with “grand plans” for reform and instead advocated taking such ideas to 바카라사이트 minister. “[Frame 바카라사이트m] around how to set 바카라사이트 sector up to deliver for 바카라사이트 nation as a whole, and 바카라사이트 policy changes that might support that,” he said.
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