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Australia’s universities are self accrediting bodies established by or under Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation. They are responsible for maintaining the quality of their own academic standards. This quality is independently verified every five years by the Australian Universities Quality Agency. You are now leaving the DEST website

Universities assure the quality of their offerings in a number of ways including external academic and industry in-put into courses and peer review of new and ongoing courses. Usually universities formally review their courses on a five-yearly basis. In addition, universities regularly evaluate student feedback.

Universities also voluntarily comply with various codes of practice and guidelines set by Universities Australia   You are now leaving the DEST website to ensure the quality of their offerings.

Australian universities which are recognised by the Ministerial Council on Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs   (MCEETYA) are listed on the registers of the Australian Qualifications Framework http://www.aqf.edu.au/accred.htm#board. You are now leaving the DEST website

You can find more information about Australia’s universities at: Going to Uni Website Higher education providers at a glance

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Universities Australia (UA)

Non-university providers of higher education

Universities Australia (UA)

Universities Australia (UA) You are now leaving the DEST website

the council of Australia’s university presidents, is the peak organisation representing Australian universities nationally and overseas.

By working cooperatively with universities, the Committee seeks to advance higher education in Australia. The UA aims to serve the best interests of the universities and, through them, the community.

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to go to the UA website, which contains information on Australian Universities.

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Non-university providers of higher education

While the public higher education sector accounts for around 95% of students in Australia, nationally there are around 100 private providers of higher education, and the sector is growing. These private colleges and institutes must apply to the relevant Minister for Education for permission to offer higher education awards (that is, bachelor and above), and must have their courses accredited by the appropriate State or Territory Government.

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