Academic Registrars' Council’s Post

Investment in 3rd level education in Ireland has been a significant factor (amongst other factors) in Irelands economic success in attracting and keeping multinationals and FDI. We run the risk of adversely impacting this competitive advantage if underfunding of higher education continues.

SUMS group Managing Director, Joel Arber, is speaking at the Westminster Higher Education Forum today! This conference will focus on key developments and priorities for strengthening the relationship between universities and their local communities. Today's conference presents a timely opportunity for delegates to discuss civic missions in the context of policy ambitions laid out by the new Government. What steps need to be taken to create a secure future for #HigherEducation?

The Australian Financial Review explains the higher education sector’s serious concern with Government plans for the Australian Tertiary Education Commission to operate within the education department rather than be set up as a powerful independent body like the Productivity Commission, as proposed in the Universities Accord. “The proposed commission is being shunted into the department,” University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor and The Group of Eight Chair, Professor Mark Scott said. “We are dealing with really complex, long-term issues and the universities accord set out a great ambition to significantly increase the number of students in the system. It is silent, however, on how that growth will be funded or where the places will come from.” The Go8 says the Government must rethink its approach to the ATEC and ensure that independent, transparent, consultative long-term policy advice to government is a core function. The ATEC – as the designated system steward – must have the capability to provide independent policy advice. It can only do this as an independent body, similar to the Productivity Commission or the Australian Law Reform Commission. The model proposed in the consultation paper, where the ATEC is housed within the Department of Education to take advantage of “organisational efficiencies”, will not have the independence nor the scope to provide this capability. Read the Go8 submission, "Go8 feedback on the Australian Tertiary Education Commission implementation consultation paper", here: https://lnkd.in/gf42RZ3P https://lnkd.in/g8jyTSr5 Matthew Brown Julie Hare Jason Clare MP Australian Government Department of Education #HigherEducation #UniversitiesAccord

Want an opportunity to present a 60-minute session during this year's #NationalForum on Education Policy in Washington, D.C., July 10-12? Be sure to submit your proposal by Friday, March 8 for consideration! Learn more and submit your proposal using this link: https://ow.ly/O9jP50Qy3pe #educationpolicy

How can UK higher education change the narrative and demonstrate its undeniable impact? A new government, open to discussion and aware of the challenges we're facing, offers a real opportunity to change the narrative. Now is the time to push the HE sector to the top of the agenda, rebuild public trust and highlight the impact we deliver. Join our panel of UK higher education experts for a discussion on rapidly changing government policies, funding, questions of value of money and internalisation. Join the debate: https://lnkd.in/d35rqFvS Universities UK | Times Higher Education | University of Leicester | University of Exeter

NEW: we have published an Insight brief examining the rise in subcontractual partnerships in higher education. We examine the current status of these partnerships, the risks and benefits to providers and what providers need to do to ensure effective oversight of management, governance and public funding. Read the Insight brief here: bit.ly/3MwHSvy

New piece by our Head of Development Andy Forbes 🙌 The Association of Colleges goes 100% tertiary 'You can't get better than 100%, and the Association of Colleges have gone for the maximum in their latest policy paper, 100% opportunity: the case for a tertiary education system. It's a bold clarion call for radical change in England's post-16 education system. The AoC, which represents almost all England's further education and sixth form colleges, has been a member of the Lifelong Education Institute since its inception, and we have benefitted greatly from their expertise, which is derived from their ability to distil information and opinion from across a wide and diverse sector. While it's therefore not surprising that their key policy recommendations align closely with ours, it's heartening that they are based on a broad consensus of opinion from college leaders and supported by an impressive evidence base...' Read More on: https://lnkd.in/e7pBHkx9 #associationofcolleges #100percenttertiary #lifelongeducationinstitute #lifelonglearning #eductationpolicy

Hon David Seymour, Associate Minister of Education, has shared goals for reintroducing the charter school model into our education system in the hope of maximising student achievement for all. Our latest insights, 'Implementing charter schools in New Zealand', considers the lessons learned from the past, and internationally, indicating that large-scale structural change in and of itself rarely delivers the promised gains in academic performance. Click below to see the key considerations needed to support the successful delivery of Seymour's intended outcomes. https://lnkd.in/g2TaEZb8 Peter Chew, Julie OToole

EPW Engage | Introduction of the four-year degree with research (FYDR) programme in colleges is one of the major reforms proposed by the National Education Policy, 2020. https://lnkd.in/ghJ9GS9U

EPW Engage | Introduction of the four-year degree with research (FYDR) programme in colleges is one of the major reforms proposed by the National Education Policy, 2020. https://lnkd.in/ghJ9GS9U