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The student experience

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Universities Australia policy and information relating specifically to the student experience - including teaching quality, student services and amenities, and new methods of course delivery.

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Policy & advocacy

  • Student services & amenities Universities Australia strongly supports efforts to resolve the previous impasse in the Senate on the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2010. It is a pity therefore that the consideration of this legislation has now been deferred to the August sittings.¦ Read More
  • Implementation Universities Australia welcomed the decision by Government to accept all the recommendations of the Review led by Michael Knight which sensibly mirrored the views of the higher education sector as articulated in the universities' submission to the Review.¦ Read More
  • Student Engagement Student Safety Universities Australia understands that safety is of upmost importance for international students and is comitted to ensuring that their experience studying abroad is not diminished because of such concerns.¦ Read More
  • Enhancing the Student Experience Awardees Universities Australia was commissioned by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations to "provide selected organisations with small grants to undertake innovative projects on international students' experience".¦ Read More

Submissions & reports

  • Industry Skills Councils July 2010 Universities are well placed to provide input into the National Training Framework, with many universities operating in the dual-sector environment, and many more having established formal relationships with technical, vocational and private training providers as well as strong and ...¦ Read More
  • Performance funding February 2010 General comments The discussion paper specifically, and the entire Performance Funding program more generally, needs to be more clearly connected to university Compacts.¦ Read More
  • HEPPP February 2010 Universities Australia welcomes the development of the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP) and strongly supports the intention behind the allocation of funding to support low Socio-Economic Status (SES) participation and educational partnerships.¦ Read More
  • Academic standards - AUQA August 2009 Universities Australia supports robust national quality assurance and accreditation requirements for all higher education providers, and is supportive of the aims of Recommendations 19 and 23 of the Review of Higher Education, which discuss this issue of standards.¦ Read More
  • Strengthening AQF July 2009 Strengthening the Australian Qualifications Framework discussion paper Universities are supportive of a strong and widely utilised qualifications framework for Australia, and we endorse the aim the Australian Qualifications Framework Council (AQFC) proposals to bring Australian ...¦ Read More
  • Student services & amenities February 2009 Universities Australia wishes to thank the Committee for the invitation to make a submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities, and Other Measures) Bill 2009.¦ Read More
  • Bradley Review submission July 2008 Australia's universities contribute substantially to Australia's national goals. They are central to each of economic progress, social development and ecological sustainability: the nation's triple bottom line.¦ Read More
  • Bradley preliminary statement April 2008 Introduction Universities Australia welcomes the Review of Australian Higher Education and will be pleased to help the Committee in any way that it can. We consider the future of our universities to be critical for the future of Australia.¦ Read More
  • VSU impact February 2008 Universities Australia provided a submission to the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations discussion paper The Impact of Voluntary Student Unionism (VSU) on Services, Amenities and Representation for Australian University Students.¦ Read More
  • Transport concessions for international students A key issue identified in the Universities Australia ten point action plan on student safety was the absence of suitable transport concessions provided to international students, particularly in New South Wales and Victoria.¦ Read More
  • Student safety The student experience is central to the educational purpose and responsibility of Australia's universities. This paper affirms that student welfare and student safety are preconditions for that experience to be a positive and beneficial one for all.¦ Read More
  • National internship scheme Addressing Australia's long-term skill shortages is vital to ensuring Australia's economic growth and international competitiveness.¦ Read More
  • NHHRC submission June 2008 Universities Australia welcomed the opportunity to provide a submission to the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission ('the Commission').¦ Read More
  • Academic freedom August 2008 Universities Australia provided a submission and appeared at the Senate Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations' Inquiry into Academic Freedom.¦ Read More

Media centre

  • Federal election statement Australia's ability to prosper as a productive, healthy and sustainable society depends crucially on its capacity to make the most of its people's potential. The future is one of rapid change, with enormous social and environmental challenges, and economic restructuring.¦ Read More
  • International Student Safety Universities Australia is proud to support Think Before, an initiative to ensure that international students know how to make themselves safer when travelling late at night. Leaving home to study overseas often brings great rewards and new life challenges.¦ Read More
  • Implementing Bradley Review Universities Australia expressed strong support for the announcements made today by the Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon. Julia Gillard MP as she opened the inaugural Universities Australia Higher Education Conference in Canberra.¦ Read More
  • International education quality Universities Australia welcomes the Deputy Prime Minister's announcement in Parliament yesterday to assure quality across all providers of tertiary education, and to enhance the experience for international students studying in Australia.¦ Read More
  • Student safety prioritised Australia's universities today condemned the recent attacks on Indian students in Melbourne and re-stated their commitment to ensuring that staff and students of all backgrounds continue to enjoy a safe environment.¦ Read More
  • Action Plan for Student Safety Universities Australia has adopted a ten point action plan for student safety from recommendations developed by the Deputy and Pro Vice-Chancellors (International) from Australian universities, as part of a meeting convened by Universities Australia in Canberra on June 4 and 5.¦ Read More
  • Principles for enhancing the student experience Universities Australia welcomes the International Student Strategy agreed by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) today.¦ Read More
  • French-Australian agreement An agreement has been signed between French and Australian universities in Canberra today that allows for mutual recognition of each country's educational qualifications and periods of prior study.¦ Read More
  • Benefits of international education Universities Australia today released a commissioned study by Strategic Policy and Research in Education (SPRE) Ltd, an Australian-owned company with headquarters in Hong Kong, as a contribution to the public debate on international education and its wide benefits.¦ Read More
  • Senate report on international student welfare Universities Australia welcomes the recommendations arising from the report from the Senate Inquiry into International Student Welfare released yesterday.¦ Read More