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Consultation summaries on the Draft Action Plan Addressing Gender-based Violence in Higher Education
Consultations on the Draft Action Plan Addressing Gender-based Violence in Higher Education were held between November 2023 – February 2024.
Consultation summaries from student accommodation peak bodies and providers
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Consultation summaries from higher education providers and peak bodies
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Consultation summaries from staff and student services
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Consultation summaries from student representatives and victim-survivor advocates
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Australian Universities Accord Final Report Document
On 25 February 2024, the Hon Jason Clare MP, Minister for Education, released the Australian Universities Accord Final Report.
The Australian Universities Accord Final Report contains 47 recommendations for Government consideration and aims to create a long-term reform plan for the higher education sector to meet Australia’s future skills needs.
Australian Universities Accord Panel – Chair update – 31 December 2023
The Australian Universities Accord Panel Chair, Professor Mary O’Kane, provides a final update on the higher education review.
Higher Education Qualification Demand
To inform the development of the Accord Interim Report the Australian Universities Accord Taskforce engaged Oxford Economics Australia to forecast demand for higher education qualifications. The report estimates future supply and demand for higher education qualifications in Australia.
Australian Universities Accord Panel – Chair update – 3 December 2023
The Australian Universities Accord Panel Chair, Professor Mary O’Kane, provides updates on the higher education review.
Draft Action Plan addressing gender-based violence in higher education publication
Education Ministers have released the Draft Action Plan addressing gender-based violence in higher education for further consultation.
Australian Universities Accord Panel – Chair update – October 2023
The Australian Universities Accord Panel Chair, Professor Mary O’Kane, provides updates on the higher education review.
Australian Universities Accord Discussion Paper submission analysis
The Department of Education engaged Nous Group to undertake thematic analysis of the submissions received.
Australian Universities Accord Interim Report
The Accord Interim Report outlines a vision for the future of Australia’s higher education system. The Report reflects high-quality, thoughtful submissions and extensive engagement with a wide range of stakeholders. It contains five recommendations for priority action and raises issues for further discussion to inform the Review’s Final Report.
The Accord Panel invited interested stakeholders to provide a submission.
Australian Universities Accord Panel – Chair update – July 2023
The Australian Universities Accord Panel Chair, Professor Mary O’Kane, provides updates on the higher education review.
Think Change Resolve Tertiary Education Innovation Report
The Department of Education commissioned Think Change Resolve to undertake research on two case studies in relation to the tertiary education sector.
Australian Universities Accord Panel – Chair update – June 2023
The Australian Universities Accord Panel Chair, Professor Mary O’Kane, provides updates on the higher education review.
Op-ed written by Accord Panel Chair Mary O’Kane and Professor Martin Betts – March 2023
An opinion piece in the Campus Review, published 6 March 2023, written by Mary O’Kane, Chair of the Australian Universities Accord Panel, and Professor Martin Betts, co-founder of HEDx, on the higher education review
Australian Universities Accord Panel – Chair update – February 2023
The Australian Universities Accord Panel Chair, Professor Mary O’Kane, provides updates on the higher education review.
Australian Universities Accord Panel Discussion Paper
The Discussion Paper aimed to stimulate discussion about how Government, the sector and other relevant stakeholders can work together to deliver a higher education system that meets the current and future needs of the nation. The Paper outlined the fundamental challenges and opportunities facing the Australian higher education sector.
The accord Panel invited interested stakeholders to provide a submission.
Accord Panel Chair’s OpEd in The Australian
The Australian Universities Accord Panel Chair, Professor Mary O’Kane, provided an opinion piece in The Australian on the higher education review.
Australian Universities Accord Panel – Chair update – December 2022
The Australian Universities Accord Panel Chair, Professor Mary O’Kane, provides an update on the higher education review.