Higher Education Summit
Tomorrow's Universities—
The Need for Change in Australia
This one-day summit held in Melbourne on the 7th June 2006, invited participants to consider what the higher education sector may look like in the not too distant future.
view brochure (564KB pdf)
The invited address was delivered by Jenny Macklin, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Education, Training, Science & Research.
Topics Discussed
Key concepts of the day included:
- quality, does it reflect the institution's mission and purpose?;
- diversity (research or teaching) of providers versus specialisation and differentiation of providers;
- regulations - diversity should be accompanied by a dimunition of regulation supported by a diverse set of evaluative metrics;
- research - a national research agenda rolled out across all universities would usher forth creative control and assured diversity.
Consideration was also given to matters such as:
- the brand equity of the term 'university' and the accreditation issues it brings;
- the Bologna model;
- e-education and research;
- what it means to be an actual international university.
Presentations
Professor Simon Marginson, Monash University - Australian Universities in a Global Context (264KB pdf)
Professor Peter McPhee, University of Melbourne - The Melbourne Model (184KB pdf)
Professor Ian Young, Swinburne University - Differentiating Australia's Universities (228KB pdf)
Professor James Dalziel, Macquarie University - Transforming University Education & Research with IT (820KB pdf)
Grahame Cook, Dept of Education, Science & Training - The Need for Change in Australia (144KB pdf)
Ann Johns, CPA Australia - Australian Universities & The Professions (124KB pdf)
Dr Maurice Allen, Engineers Australia - Australian Universities & The Professions (152KB pdf)
Professor Richard Larkins, Monash University - What does it mean to be an International University? (508KB pdf)
Dr Elizabeth McDonald, Carrick Institute for Learning & Teaching in Higher Education - Incentives to Change (136KB pdf)
Professor Ian O'Connor, Griffith University - Dynamism in Higher Education (188KB pdf)
Catherin Gale, Law Institute of Victoria - Australian universities and the law profession (104KB pdf)
Mark Skinner, Campus Group Holdings - Partnerships: universities and private providers (84KB pdf)
