| AAA |
Affirmative Action Agency |
| AAPPA |
Australasian Association of
Higher Education Facilities Officers |
| AAUT |
Australian Awards for University
Teaching |
| ABS |
Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| AQC |
Australian Quality Council |
| AQF |
Australian Qualifications
Framework |
| ARC |
Australian Research Council |
| ASEAN |
Association of South East Asian
Nations |
| ATN |
Australian Technology Network |
| AVCC |
Australian Vice-Chancellors
Committee |
| BHERT |
Business Higher Education
Round Table |
| CAUT |
Committee for the Advancement of
University Teaching |
| CBD |
Central business district |
| CEQ |
Course Experience Questionnaire |
| CHEMS |
Commonwealth Higher Education
Management Services |
| CQAHE |
Committee for Quality Assurance
in Higher Education |
| CRC |
Cooperative Research Centre |
| CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and
Industrial Research Organisation |
| CUTSD |
Committee for University Teaching
and Staff Development |
| DETYA |
Department of Education, Training
and Youth Affairs |
| DISR |
Department of Industry, Science
and Resources |
| EEO |
Equal employment opportunity |
| EFTSU |
Equivalent full-time student
units |
| ELICOS |
English language courses for
overseas students |
| ENTER |
Equivalent national tertiary
education rank |
| ETYA |
Education, training and youth
affairs |
| FPOS |
Fee-paying overseas load |
| FTE |
Full-time equivalent |
| FTE |
Full-time employment |
| FTFFT |
Full-time and fractional
full-time |
| FTS |
Full-time study |
| GATS |
General Agreement on Trade in
Services |
| GCCA |
Graduate Careers Council of
Australia |
| GDS |
Graduate Destinations Survey |
| HE |
Higher education |
| HEC |
Higher Education Council |
| HECS |
Higher Education Contribution
Scheme |
| HEIP |
Higher Education Innovation
Programme |
| HEO |
Higher education officer |
| HEW |
Higher education worker |
| HRD |
Human resource development |
| HRM |
Human resource management |
| HSC |
Higher School Certificate |
| IE Aust |
Institutions of Engineers,
Australia |
| ISO |
International Organisation for
Standardization |
| IT |
Information technology |
| KC |
Key centre |
| KPI |
Key performance indicator |
| MCEETYA |
Ministerial Council on Education,
Employment, Training and Youth Affairs |
| NACUBO |
National Association of College
and University Business Officers |
| NAFTA |
North America Free Trade
Agreement |
| NESB |
Non-English-speaking background |
| NH&MRC |
National Health and Medical
Research Council |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic
Cooperation and Development |
| OH&S |
Occupational health and safety |
| PG |
Postgraduate |
| PREQ |
Postgraduate Research Experience
Questionnaire |
| QA |
Quality assurance |
| QI |
Quality improvement |
| R&D |
Research and development |
| RIBG |
Research infrastructure block
grant |
| RQ |
Research quantum |
| SES |
Socio-economic status |
| SPIRTS |
Strategic Partnerships with
Industry Research and Training Scheme |
| SRC |
Special research centre |
| TAFE |
Technical and further education |
| T&L |
Teaching and learning |
| TER |
Tertiary education rank |
| TQS |
Total quality service |
| UAC |
University Admissions Centre |
| UG |
Undergraduate |
| VET |
Vocational education and training |
| VTAC |
Victorian Tertiary Admissions
Centre |