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education links e-news on higher education[ background ] [ index ] [ previous issues ] [ subscribe ] Issue 07Profiles 2001What is Profiles?The Commonwealth provides funds to higher education institutions based on an agreed ‘profile’ and the distribution of grants is announced by the Government at the end of each year in the Higher Education Funding Report for the Triennium. Institutions’ educational profiles are the Commonwealth’s major accountability mechanism. When will it take place?DETYA and higher education institutions are gearing up for the 2001 Profiles discussions. As a basis for this year’s discussions, institutions will be submitting profile documentation to DETYA by 15 June (except for research and research training management plans, which are due on 13 July). The documentation requirements have been developed in consultation with the Australian Vice-Chancellors Committee. Profiles meetings with institutions will take place on campuses between August and October this year. The Profiles meetings are an opportunity for dialogue between higher education institutions and the Commonwealth on policy and strategic issues in addition to focusing on resourcing issues. The visits are also a chance for universities to showcase examples of innovative developments in areas such as teaching delivery, research commercialisation, and student administration practices, as well as to draw attention to emerging pressures. Students 2000 – selected higher education statisticsStatistics from the 2000 Higher Education Student collection were released recently by the Minister of Education, Training and Youth Affairs, Dr David Kemp. These tables contain selected statistics compiled from the Higher Education Student Collection gathered in 2000 by the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DETYA). The data were provided by the 42 higher education institutions in receipt of DETYA Operating Grants in 2000; plus the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Open Learning Australia and the Australian Defence Force Academy. Private institutions other than Avondale College and the University of Notre Dame, Australia are not required to report statistical data to the DETYA and are therefore outside the scope of the collection. The tables also contain considerable information about student activity (numbers, load and completions) at Australian higher education institutions. Included are tables on commencing students and all students; overseas and non-overseas students; groups of special interest; and award course completions. Time-series tables are provided for all of the major data items. The student load data includes load for units of study in higher education award courses, enabling courses, non-award courses and ‘cross-institution programs’, and includes load for both ‘major’ and ‘minor’ courses. Production of hard copies and an Internet version (PDF) of the publication are underway. In the meantime, electronic copies of all the tables can be downloaded from: www.dest.gov.au/highered/statpubs.htm Other publications in the Higher Education Selected Statistics series are also available from this site. Aggregated datasets for 1998, 1999 and 2000 are available from: www.dest.gov.au/highered/statdata.htm For printed copies of these publications, further information about the contents or access to additional data please contact: University Statistics Section Phone: 02 6240 9621 Email: university.statistics@dest.gov.au Universities and Regional Development ForumThe launch of an important new planning tool, the Atlas of Higher Education – A Community Focus, and the announcement of a new tertiary education Think Tank were just two of the outcomes of the Universities and Regional Development Forum, held at Parliament House in Canberra on 27 and 28 March 2001. The Forum was hosted jointly by the Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs, Dr David Kemp, who launched the Atlas and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services, John Anderson, who announced the Think Tank. The focus of the Forum was engagement between regional universities and their local areas to promote economic development in regional Australia. Mr Anderson and Dr Kemp commended universities and regional communities for their commitment to regional development. Launching the Atlas of Higher Education – A Community Focus, Dr Kemp said that Australian universities already played a critical role in developing regional economies, but further work was needed to fully develop this potential. The Atlas will be a useful resource to help universities and regions better understand each other. It includes data for each region on its demographic profile, economic characteristics, major industries by employment, education levels, current levels of participation at all levels of education and what students are studying. Universities and regions should be able to use this Atlas as a tool for fostering greater co-operation on regional development initiatives. The Forum was also addressed by Professor John Goddard, Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and Director of the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies in the UK, plus a number of Australian regional university representatives. The Higher Education Community Atlas can be accessed at: www.dest.gov.au/uniatlas and the proceedings of the Universities and
Regional Development Forum will be available within the next week at www.dotrs.gov.au/regional/urdf/ Further information on the Forum proceedings can be obtained from Karen Sandercock at the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (02 6240 7490) or Dianne Dean at the Department of Transport and Regional Services (02 6274 7685). Workplace ReformFunding for ANUAustralian National University is the latest recipient of funding under the Workplace Reform Programme. ANU will receive more than $5 million over 18 months, which will fund an approximate two-per-cent salary increase for staff. Twenty-four institutions have now been successful in receiving a first round grant under the programme, which provides up to $259 million over three years to universities that demonstrate their commitment to improving their workplace relations and management practices. ANU has demonstrated workplace reform in a number of areas, including introducing initiatives to increase productivity and to make cost savings and in developing performance management arrangements. ANU is, like many other institutions, using its certified agreement to assist in achieving its strategic objectives. This indicates that the university is considering people management as an integral part of its overall management strategy. The first round grants are provided for 18 months only and ANU, as with other successful institutions, will have to demonstrate progress in implementing workplace reform to qualify for continued funding. Guidelines for second round applications were released in January 2001. They are available on DETYA’s internet site at: www.dest.gov.au/highered/programmes/workplace_reform/default.htm Intellectual property newsNew IP Australia websiteIP Australia, the Federal Government Agency responsible for the administration of patents, trade marks and designs, has recently launched the IP Professor website. This website is designed to meet a range of needs within the tertiary community relating to intellectual property. It contains:
The IP Professor site can also be accessed by clicking on the IP Professor logo on IP Australia’s homepage or directly through the following link: www.ipaustralia.gov.au/ipprofessor/index_js.htm Intellectual Property Management Training CoursesBiotechnology Australia will be running courses on the management of intellectual property. The courses will be held through out Australia during April and May. The courses cover a range of topics including:
For more information see the Biotechnology Australia website: Publications & Websitesrecently releasedAtlas of Higher Education: A community focus This data atlas provides universities and their local communities with educational, economic and demographic information about their region that can underpin and facilitate strategies for regional development. The Atlas provides data for each region on:
Activity-Based Costing: A study to develop a costing methodology for library and information technology activities for the Australian higher education sector (Internet only) Activity-Based Costing identifies a total of 37 recommendations for consideration by the University of Newcastle’s Information and Education Services Division Executive and Management Team. Some of these relate to future activity-based costing studies, while others identify the need for improved data collection and monitoring within particular activities. A further group of recommendations question some of the underlying assumptions and approaches to the provision of services within the Division, and provide the basis for critical follow up within Programmes. Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Australian Higher Education: A national seminar on future arrangements Quality Assurance and Accrediation is a report of the proceedings of a national seminar on future plans and arrangements for quality assurance and accreditation in Australian higher education. Atlas of Higher Education: A community focus This data atlas provides universities and their local communities with educational, economic and demographic information about their region that can underpin and facilitate strategies for regional development. The Atlas provides data for each region on:
due out soonThe Impact of Educational Research Impact reports five studies that take different perspectives on the impact of educational research in Australia. Each study takes a different approach, so their publication together here offers the reader a study of the nature, breadth, quality, responsiveness, and influence of Australian educational research. favourites
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