{"id":66118,"date":"2022-11-30T23:03:55","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T04:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=66118"},"modified":"2022-11-30T23:03:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T04:03:55","slug":"have-your-say-in-australias-university-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/have-your-say-in-australias-university-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Have your say in Australia\u2019s university review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe title says it all: Australia\u2019s university system is under review. The review will lead to what is being called the \u201cUniversities Accord\u201d.<\/p>\n

First, let\u2019s make sure we\u2019re all on the same page. Most universities in Australia are publicly funded by the federal government. That\u2019s 36 public universities\u2014plus four local private unis, and three international private unis (according to Wikipedia). Australian citizens pay tuition fees to attend public universities but PhD program tuition for citizens is covered by the government.<\/p>\n

The system of publicly funded universities means that decisions by the Australian federal government have a direct impact on universities, academics, students, and staff.<\/p>\n

Now, I\u2019m not getting all party-political here. You can relax. But it is fair to say that when the review is finished in 12 months\u2019 time, there could be big changes at universities.<\/p>\n

So, what does this mean for you?<\/p>\n

I\u2019m guessing that you\u2019re part of the Research Whisperer community because you care about universities. I\u2019m also guessing that you have insights into how Australian unis could be improved on many levels.\u00a0You can have your say.<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the review process, there will be several calls for submission from the public. You can submit in many capacities: including as an individual academic\/researcher, staff member, parent, current student or research candidate, or more formally representing a research team or organisation. You can also submit as an interested member of the public in a broad sense.<\/p>\n

The first call for submissions closes on\u00a019 December 2022<\/strong><\/em>. This first call is designed to collect views and further clarify priorities among seven key priority areas. You can share your views through an Accord submission (basically preparing a letter and submitting it online), or the Accord stakeholder survey (the survey took me about 5 minutes).<\/p>\n