Resources

The following is a list of all the resources that are associated with Australian Universities Accord.

Equity Policy Options: Parity Targets

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This report by the Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success (ACSES) outlines policy options in relation to parity targets for four priority equity groups in Australian higher education – students from low SES backgrounds, First Nations students, students with disability, and students from regional and remote Australia.

Equity_Parity_Targets_Report_ACSES.pdf

Accord Report - Benchmarking Cost Efficiency and Productivity in Universities

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This report examines the cost efficiency and productivity in Australian universities, specifically looking at differences related to geography, number of campuses, and specialisation.

Attachment_I_-_University_Cost_Efficiency_Research.pdf.pdf

Accord Report - Future Disruptions for Australian Universities

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This report investigates disruptive influences on Australia's higher education system over the next 10−20 years and what those disruptions mean for the Accord and the future of higher education.

Attachment_B_-_Disruptions_in_the_higher_education_system.pdf.pdf

Accord Report - HECS-HELP: Setting Prices for Student Charges

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This report is the third of three which outlines policy options regarding the setting of student contributions for Commonwealth supported places.

Attachment_L.3_-_Student_contribution_analysis_paper_3.pdf.pdf

Accord Report - Higher Education Teaching and Scholarship – Proposed New Funding Model

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This report outlines the system architecture for a proposed new funding model predominantly for Commonwealth supported places (CSPs) that enables more students to attend university to meet Australia’s future skills needs.

(012424) HE Teaching and Scholarship.pdf

Accord Report - Interim Report Submission Analysis

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This report delivers a quantitative and qualitative analysis on 329 stakeholder submissions to the Accord Interim Report.

Attachment_G_-_Interim_Report_Submission_Analysis.pdf.pdf

Accord Report - International Comparison of Tertiary Education Systems

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This report reviewed high performing tertiary systems from Germany, Norway, United Kingdom, Korea, Singapore and New Zealand and compared these systems to Australia, and investigated tertiary governance structures and considerations as they relate to the interaction between VET and higher education sectors.

Attachment_J_-_International_Comparison_of_Tertiary_Education_Systems.pdf.pdf

Accord Report - Literature review of belonging

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This report provides a look at current literature that speaks to what belonging is, what sense of belonging looks like to university students, and the strategies used to foster a sense of belonging.

Attachment_K_-_Literature_Review_of_Belonging.pdf.pdf

Accord Report - Meeting Australia's Future Skills Needs

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This report provides policy options to facilitate a tertiary education system which is more responsive to the changing future skill needs of the Australian economy. This includes greater harmonisation between the VET and higher education sectors to enhance skills provision and enhance student learning outcomes.

4- Meeting Australia's Future Skills Needs - RMIT.pdf

Accord Report - Stewardship of the Tertiary Education Sector

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This report outlines three options for a tertiary education commission (TEC) and issues relating to the governance and stewardship of Australia’s tertiary education system.

3 - Stewardship of the Tertiary Education Sector .pdf

Accord Report - Teaching quality

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This report explores options for how to enhance learning and teaching outcomes in Australian higher education, with the ultimate focus of strengthening graduate attributes.

Attachment_E_-_Teaching_Quality.pdf.pdf

Accord Report - Total versus Marginal Income Collection of HELP

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This report is the second of three which outlines policy options regarding the setting of student contributions for Commonwealth supported places.

Attachment_L.2_-_Student_contribution_analysis_paper_2.pdf.pdf