Major funding changes could be hitting Australian universities, with the biggest review of the sector in decades presented to the public on Sunday.
Everything from altering course fees, to the creation of a $10 billion higher education future fund, to better supporting students in paying off their HECs debt is on the table.
The final report from the Universities Accord, a pre-election promise made by the Labor Party and started by education minister Jason Clare last year, was put forward on Sunday as a blueprint for an improved education sector in Australia. Over 400 pages, the report has 47 recommendations and involved 820 public submissions and 180 meetings with key stakeholders.
The focus, from both the Universities Accord team and the government, is to implement ideas that can last decades.
Changes from the Australian Universities Accord:
- Increasing the amount of university-educated Australians aged 25-34 to 55% by 2050
- More…
