A Fair Chance for All 115, 117
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students 115, 117–18
Aboriginal Participation Program 117
academic appraisals 74, 127–30, 175
academic capitalism 211
academic freedom 135–6, 299–31
Academic Standards Panel 151–2
academic workforce see staff
Academy of the Social Sciences 68
ACCESS—Australian Contribution to the Cost of Education for Students Scheme 74
Accord see Prices and Incomes Accord
Administrative Staff College at Mount Martha 92
Advisory Committee on Advanced Education 16, 25
Affirmative Action (Equal Employment Opportunity for Women) Act 1986 114
Aitkin, Don 59, 63, 79, 134, 186
amalgamations
funds for 110
pattern of 88–95
policies 86
process 85–8
successes and failures 95–105, 164
and White Paper 85–6, 105, 108
Anderson, Don 4, 19, 20, 74, 150–1
Armidale College of Advanced Education 17, 89, 94, 97–8, 99
Association of Regional Colleges of Advanced Education 48
Auchmuty, James 21
Australia Institute 231
Australia Reconstructed 31, 122, 124
The Australian 104
Higher Education supplement 46
Australian Academic Research Network 47
Australian Catholic University
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 216
research enrolments 207
research support 204
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 216
student evaluation of teaching 175
Australian Chamber of Commerce 71
Australian Commission on Advanced Education 25
Australian Committee of Directors and Principals in Advanced Education (ACDP)
credit for prior study 120–1
and universities 106–7
Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission 49, 127
see also Australian Industrial Relations Commission
Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) 31, 50, 59, 68, 71, 75–6, 122, 124, 128
Australian Credit Transfer Agency 121–2
Australian Defence Force Academy 216
Australian Education Centres 155, 156
Australian Higher Education Industrial Association 47, 49, 129
Australian Industrial Relations Commission 122–3, 127–8
see also Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission
Australian Institute of Tertiary Education Administrators 68
Australian International Development Assistance Bureau 155
Australian Labor Party 50–2, 53–4, 75–6
Australian Maritime College 91, 216
Australian Mining Industry Council 50
Australian National Training Authority 123, 124
Australian National University (ANU)
brand 225
Council 131
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 18, 216
fees 158
founded 13
and Green Paper 68
operating grant 146
research enrolments 207
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 18, 216
student evaluation of teaching 175
Australian Qualifications Framework 125, 135
Australian Research Council (ARC)
clawback 77–9, 141, 184, 186–7, 188, 189
competitive allocation 66, 184
evaluations 175
grants 60, 141, 247, 191–3, 202
and NBEET 59
and research training 205–6, 208
support for research 191–3, 195, 202
Australian Research Grants Committee (ARGC) 25, 32, 33, 59, 184
Australian Science and Technology Council (ASTEC) 31, 32, 33, 44, 187
Australian Standards Framework 123, 124
Australian Taxation Office 73
Australian Teachers Federation 68
Australian Technology Network 223
Australian Union of Students 50
Australian Universities Commission (AUC) 15–16, 25
Australian Universities Review 48, 68
Australian University Academic Staff (Conditions of Employment) Award 128
Australian Vice-Chancellors’ Committee (AVCC)
Academic Standards Panel 151–2
and ACDP 48
and amalgamations 86–7
on autonomy 229
on binary divide 32
and business 51
and composite research index 197, 198
and competencies 124–5
credit for prior study 120–1
criteria for universities 105–7
described 46–8
discipline reviews 151–2, 174–5
on equity 113–14
forum 32–3
on institutes of technology 32
international students 156
and media 46
on NBEET 137
over-enrolments 141
recognition of prior learning 125
reorganisation 133–4
and research 187, 190, 197, 198
transformed 133–4
and White Paper 79
autonomy 20–1, 135–6, 160, 229
Avondale College 161
awards (employment) 49, 127–9, 229
bachelor programs 164–5
Baldwin, Peter 112, 121, 124–5, 136–7, 147, 150, 151, 159, 168, 177
Ballarat College of Advanced Education 17, 90, 92
Ballarat University College 90
Bambrick, Susan 99
Barker, Jack 63
Batchelor College 216
Beazley, Kim 5, 7, 137, 150, 152, 156
Bendigo College of Advanced Education 90, 93
Bendigo Institute of Technology 18, 90
Bessant, Bob 229
binary system 16, 19, 32, 48, 65, 109, 249
Bjelke-Petersen, Joh 104
Blake, Cliff 96–7
Blandy, Richard 38, 40, 71, 206
Bond University 30, 63, 90, 161, 214
Boston Consulting Group 133, 219
Brennan, Max 59, 187, 193, 222
Brisbane College of Advanced Education 18, 90, 93, 94, 104
buildings 225–7
Bulletin magazine 37
Burke, Gerald 73
Bush, Vannevar 185–6
Business Council of Australia (BCA) 47, 50–1, 68, 71, 122
Business/Higher Education Round Table 173
business schools 158
Button, John 53
Cain, John 75
Campbell, Colin 87
Canberra College of Advanced Education 14, 18, 86–7, 91, 94
Canberra Institute of the Arts 91
Cape Byron International Academy 30, 97
capital works 19, 87, 110, 139, 141, 143
Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education 18, 90, 94, 104
Catholic College of Education Sydney 17, 91
Catholic institutions 94
Central Queensland University
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 216
operating grant 146
research enrolments 207
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 216
Centre for Independent Studies 51
Centres of Excellence 184, 195
Challenge for Higher Education in Australia 61–4
Chamberlain, Joseph 1
Charles Sturt University
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 215
research enrolments 207
research support 204
salaries and related costs 160
staff 109
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 215
staff–student ratios 160
student evaluation of teaching 175
Charlesworth, Max 242
Cheney, Lynne 240
chief executive officers 81–2, 95, 96, 120, 122
Chifley University 99
Chisholm Institute of Technology 17, 90, 92
Clarke, Adrienne 187
Clarke, Graeme 211
Cochlear Limited 211
colleges of advanced education
in 1987 17–18
becoming universities 106–7
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 17–18
numbers of 94
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 17–18
and Unified National System 78
Committee for Economic Development of Australia 44
Committee for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (CQAHE) 151, 152–4, 175, 176–7
Committee for the Advancement of University Teaching 177–8
Committee to Review Higher Education Research Policy 187–8
Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) 156
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 25, 210
Commonwealth Staff Development Fund 207
Commonwealth Tertiary Education Commission (CTEC)
chairs 26–7
discipline reviews 174
distance education 170
efficiency and effectiveness review 31, 32, 40, 120, 170, 179
established 16
standing of 32
submissions to 40
Confederation of Australian Industry 50
Cooperative Research Centres 196, 203, 210
Corden, Max 162
Council for Educational Standards 36
Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations 50, 70–1
Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) 176
courses
accreditation 163–4
changes in 164–9
cost of 74
progress of students through 178–9
quotas on first-year 14
student choice of 167–8, 179–80
TAFE 80–1
Court, Sir Charles 103
Cowan, Hendy 103
Crean, Simon 76, 131, 137, 152, 153
credit for prior study 120–2, 125–6, 171
Cumberland College of Health Sciences 17, 89
Curtin University of Technology
amalgamations 90, 91, 102, 103
Council 131
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 18, 216
founded 32
international students 157
research enrolments 207
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 216
student evaluation of teaching 175
Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education 18, 90, 94, 104, 169
Darwin Institute of Technology 91
Dawkins, John
on advanced education 108
on amalgamations 85–7, 102–3, 108
and ANU 131
and ARC 33
assault on higher education 1–3, 63, 242
Challenge for Higher Education in Australia 61–4, 72
charter of academic freedom 135
credit for prior study 120–1
and DEET 55–7
described 8, 10, 56, 71, 136, 252
early years 6–7
international students 154
lecture at RMIT 62–3
Minister for Trade 9
and OECD 43
over-enrolments 141
political career 5, 7–10, 55–6, 136
on privatisation 41
relative funding model 146
on research 184
at Roseworthy Agricultural College 6
as shadow minister 5
and staff 127
at University of Western Australia 6
and vice-chancellors 61, 79–80, 83
Deakin University
brand 227
distance education 169
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 17, 215
founded 15
research enrolments 207
research support 204
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 17, 215
deans 231–3
degree programs 164–5
department heads 232–3
Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET)
and courses 165
formation 55–6
funding system 144–5
limited capacity 135, 201, 244
and NBEET 58
over-enrolments 142
policy discussion paper 62, 64–71
and research 175
and research plans 201–2
Department of Finance 31, 67–8, 73, 76, 78, 188
Department of Health 167
Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet 67–8, 78
Derham, David 132
Deveson, Ivan 123
diploma programs 164–5
Directors of Central Institutes of Technology (DOCIT) 48, 223
disciplines
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 166–7
and funding system 145–6, 147–8
and research 192, 200–1, 203–4, 212–13
reviews 174–5
Disney, Julian 59
distance education 169–73
Distance Education Centres 170, 172
Dowding, Peter 75
D’Souza, Dinesh 240
economic conditions 22–4, 50–4, 206, 249
Economic Planning Advisory Council 31, 44, 50, 52
Edith Cowan University
amalgamations 91
brand 226–7
Council 131
credit for prior study 122
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 216
rankings 153
research support 204
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 216
education 122
see also higher education
education standards 36–7
Edwards, Meredith 73
efficiency and effectiveness 31, 33–4, 43–4
Employment and Skills Formation Council 58, 59, 122, 123–4
English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) 156
equity plans 66, 115, 117, 118–19
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 17–18, 140, 142, 214, 215–16
benchmark numbers 65–6, 78, 84, 88
disciplines 166
distance education 170
and universities 105–6
Expenditure Review Committee 8, 29, 31, 53, 72
Fabian Society 6
A Fair Chance for All 115–16, 117
Federated Brick, Tile and Pottery Industrial Union 5
Federated Council of Academics (FCA) 49, 50, 68, 70, 128
Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies (FASTS) 166
Federation of Australian University Staff Associations (FAUSA) 48, 59, 68, 70, 87, 128, 229
fees
administration charge 9, 29, 50, 72
for domestic undergraduates 159, 246
and inequality 19
for international students 72
overseas student charges 29, 154–7, 245–6
for postgraduates 72, 158–9, 245
reintroduced 29
repayments 74
user pays 71–7
see also Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS)
Finn, Brian 123
Fitzgerald, Ross 243
Flinders University of South Australia
courses 15
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 18, 84, 216
founded 14
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 18, 216
Flint, David 148
flipped classroom 183
Footscray Institute of Technology 17, 90, 94
Fraser government 7–8, 11–12, 16, 22, 29, 46, 50, 51, 251
Free, Ross 190
funding arrangements
for colleges of advanced education 143–4
grants per student 141, 142, 160, 245
Green Paper 71–2
performance-based 148–54
relative funding model 144–6
for research 66, 140, 145–6, 184–5, 187, 188, 189–95, 199, 212
Unified National System 66–7, 81, 110, 139–40
universities 143, 144–5, 146–8
user pays 71–7
see also government funding
Gaita, Rai 242–3
Geiger, Roger 39
Gibson, Denis 187
Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education 18, 90, 92, 169
Gittins, Ross 52
Gold Coast College of Advanced Education 18, 90, 93, 104–5
Good Universities Guide 167, 180
governing bodies 130–4
government funding 123, 139, 160, 185, 245–6
Graduate Careers Council 46–7, 176
Graduate Destinations Survey 176
graduates
attributes of 169
projected increase 140
Grafton, Anthony 240
distance education 170
funding system 71–2
launches of 68
research 184, 2-4–5
task force 64
and technical and further education (TAFE) 120
Gregory, Bob 73
Griffith University
brand 225
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 18, 84, 216
founded 14
research enrolments 207
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 18, 216
Vice-Chancellors 105
Group of Eight 223
Hambly, Frank 47, 57, 63, 121, 134, 136
Harman, Grant 98–9, 100, 108, 236–7
Hawke government 22–3, 28, 51, 53–4, 55–6
Hawkesbury Agricultural College 17, 89, 99–100
Hawthorn Institute of Education 18, 90
Hay, Andrew 52
higher education
critics of 240–4
growth 110–11
inquiries 247
as positional good 220–1
role 65
strains on 239–40
visibility of 46
see also binary system
Higher Education: A Policy Discussion Paper see Green Paper
Higher Education: A Policy Statement see White Paper
Higher Education Administration Charge 9, 29, 50, 72
Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS)
design 71–6
exemption scholarships 77, 206–7
income from 142
open learning 171
Higher Education Council (HEC)
dismantled 244
funding system 144–5
and Green Paper 70
and NBEET 59
over-enrolments 142
and research 188
tasks 135
and teaching 169
Higher Education Funding Bill 77
higher education funding committee 73–6
higher education institutions
in 1988 89–91
in 1992 89–91
amalgamation year 89–94
groupings 220–3
term used 65
Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) 246
Higher Education Management Review 131–2
Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australia (HERDSA) 173
Higher Education Round Table 74
higher education specialists 3–4
Hil, Richard 243–4
Hirsch, Fred 220
Hoare, David 131
Howard government 245–7
Hudson, Hugh 27, 31, 33, 57–8, 63, 64, 68, 188
Hughes, Helen 63
Hunter Institute of Higher Education 89, 93
Improving Australia’s Training System 123
Indigenous education centres 118
initials, use of 224
innovation 209–10, 212–13, 247
Innovative Research Universities 223
Institute of Catholic Education (Victoria) 18, 91
Institute of Public Affairs 37, 51
institutes of technology
amalgamations 89–94
becoming universities 32
courses 32
funding 145
intellectual property 211
International Development Program (IDP) 47, 155, 156
international students 151, 154–7
and rankings 153
Jacobson, Howard 243–4
James Cook University of North Queensland 93
amalgamations 90
brand 225
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 18, 216
founded 14
rankings 152
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 18, 216
Joint Planning Committees 80, 86, 110
on changed circumstances of higher education 54
decries uniformity 220
described 26–7
on education standards 37
efficiency and effectiveness 31, 33–4, 40
fees 73
funding system 41, 143, 144, 153
and Green Paper 69–70
on higher education 40–1
and La Trobe University 133
management of universities 135, 137
on NBEET 244
on quality assurance 153
on research 199
on the ‘steady state’ 12
and teaching qualifications 173
on UK universities 15
Keating government 142
Keating, Paul 8, 10, 23, 52, 73, 76
Kerr, Clark 239–40
Key Centres of Teaching and Research 184–5, 195
Kimball, Roger 240
Kipling, Rudyard 1
Knight, Stephen 243–4
KPMG 198
Kramer, Leonie 36–7
Kuring-Gai College of Advanced Education 17, 89
La Trobe University
brand 225
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 17, 84, 215
founded 15
management of 133
salaries and related costs 160
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 17, 215
staff–student ratios 160
Large Grants (ARC) 192, 193, 202
Larkins, Frank 201–2
learning distinguished from teaching 183
Leslie, Larry 211–12
Liberal Party 41, 52–3, 59, 244
libraries 190–1
lifelong learning 168–9
Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences 18, 85
Linke, Russell 87, 149, 176, 197
Littleproud, Brian 104
living allowances 74
Lowe, Ian 242
Macarthur Institute of Higher Education 17, 89, 99–100
McAuley College 91
McCloskey, Ian 187
McCulloch, Graeme 145
McInnis, Craig 178, 179–82, 235, 236
McLachlan, Ian 52
McNicol, Don 98
Macquarie University
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 17, 84, 215
fees 158
founded 14
motto 183
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 17, 215
Vice-Chancellor 227
management of universities 12, 21–2, 130–4
administration 217–18
changes to 231–7
critics of 227–30
efficiency and effectiveness 31, 43–4
new model of 218–19
and research plans 201–2
self-management 137–8
structure 20–2
in Unified National System 81–2
Marcus Oldham Farm Management College 161
Marginson, Simon 4, 124–5, 161, 220–2, 228–9, 248
Marshall, Neil 45–6
Martin, Ray 187
Massaro, Vin 47, 82–3, 133, 148–9, 153–4
Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) 172–3
Masters of Business Administration (MBA) 158, 174
Mathews, Russell 73
Mawer, Allan 73
Mayer, Eric 124
Melbourne College of Advanced Education 17, 85, 90, 92
Menzies, Robert 15
Metherell, Terry 86
Meyers, Donald 243
Mitchell College of Advanced Education 17, 89, 94, 95–6, 169
Monash University 13–14
academic freedom 229
brand 224
Council 131
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 17, 214–15
rankings 152
research enrolments 207
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 17, 215
Morgan, Hugh 52
mottos 183
Mullarvey, John 133
Murdoch University
amalgamations 91, 92, 93, 102–4
courses 15
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 18, 84, 216
founded 14
operating grant 146
rankings 152
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 18, 216
National Board of Employment, Education and Training (NBEET)
credit for prior study 121, 122, 125–6
dismantled 244–5
early years 60
founded 58–9
and funding system 150
meetings with 135
members 59
reports 135
review of 137
structure 58
National Centre for Teaching Excellence 178
National Economic Summit 22, 50
National Farmers Federation 50
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) 25, 33, 184, 188, 193–4
National Office of Overseas Skill Recognition 124
National Science Foundation 186
National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) 128, 143
National Training Board 123
National Union of Students (NUS) 50, 59, 70–1, 158
Nelson, Brendan 244–5
Nepean College of Advanced Education 17, 89, 99–100
New South Wales Conservatorium of Music 17, 89, 92
New South Wales Institute of Technology 17, 90, 226
New South Wales Institute of the Arts 89
Newcastle College of Advanced Education 17
Newman, Maurice 51
Nichol, Laurie 98
non-English-speaking background students 115, 116
Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education 17, 89, 94, 97–8, 146
Northern Territory University 91, 215, 216
Notre Dame University 91, 161, 214
Nutting, Anthony 1
O’Neill, Arthur 108
open learning 170–73
Open Learning Agency of Australia (OLA) 171
Open University in England 170–1
Orange Agricultural College 17, 89, 94, 95–6, 98
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 42–3, 44, 185, 210
overseas student charges 29, 154–7
overseas students see international students
Parish, Ross 38
Participation and Equity Program 114–15
Partington, Geoffrey 37
Penington, David 79–80, 85, 124, 129, 157, 187, 188, 223
performance-based funding 148–54
Phillip Institute of Technology 17, 90, 93, 94
Porter, Michael 30, 38, 40, 41
postgraduate coursework 164, 165,
load targets 142
postgraduate research 204–9
completion rates 208–9
scholarships 205–7
Price Waterhouse 68
Prices and Incomes Accord 22–3
Priorities Reserve Fund 66, 70, 79, 110, 141
private degree-granting institutions 161
private universities 30–1, 161, 214
publications and research 197–8
Quality of Education in Australia 37
Queensland Agricultural College 18, 90, 92, 95, 104
Queensland College of Art 90, 93, 104–5
Queensland Conservatorium of Music 18, 90, 93, 104–5
Queensland Institute of Technology 18, 90, 94, 104
Queensland University of Technology
brand 224
Council 131
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 216
rankings 152
research enrolments 207
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 216
Ralph, John 174
Ramsey, Gregor 58–9, 60, 64, 65, 68, 87, 88, 100, 103, 135, 187
rankings 152–3
Rann, Mike 153
Ray, John 64
Rayson, Hannie 243
Readings, Bill 240
Regional Universities Network 223
research
assessment 198–9
changes in 184
commercialisation 210–12
competition 204
composite research index 197–8
and development 212
and disciplines 192, 200–1, 203–4, 212–13
and equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 65–6
esteem accorded 177
ethics committees 194–5
funding system 66, 140, 145–6, 184–5, 187, 188, 189–95, 196–8, 199, 212
management of 201–2
measuring value 196–8
and National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) 24, 33, 184, 188, 194–5
and publications 197–8
reviews of 187–91
staff experience 199–200
support services 208–9
and university status 107
and women 192
see also Australian Research Council (ARC)
Research Assessment Exercise 198
Research Infrastructure Block Grant 247
research plans 201–2
Research Quantum 146, 150, 151, 189–90, 196, 197, 208, 222, 247
research training 204–9
Research Training Scheme 247
Richardson, Graham 76
Riverina-Murray Institute of Higher Education 17, 89, 94, 95–6, 169
Roseworthy Agricultural College 6, 18, 91, 92, 95, 100, 101
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
Dawkins at 62–3
directors 63
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 17, 215
international students 157
rankings 152
research enrolments 207
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 215
critics of 9
on equity 114
on international students 30
on private universities 31
on women 113
Ryckmans, Pierre 241
Sandstone universities 221–2, 223
scholarship 201
school retention rates 28, 114, 142
Schools Council 58
Schrecker, Ellen 240
Schumpeter, Joseph 208–9
Segall, Robert 100
Shack, Peter 52
Sheridan, Greg 37
Signadou College 91
Slatyer, Ralph 195–6
Slaughter, Sheila 211–12
slogans 225
Small Grants (ARC) 192, 202, 247
Smelser, Neil 238–9
Smith, Adam 162
Smith, Bob 59, 60, 63, 98, 102, 187
Smith, Brian 63
socioeconomically disadvantaged students 115–17
South Australian College of Advanced Education 18, 91, 92, 93, 94, 100–2
South Australian Institute of Technology 18, 91, 94, 100–2
Southern Cross University
amalgamations 89
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 215
founded 98
research support 204
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 215
Special Research Centres 195, 203
specialisation 20
Spurling, Graham 51
staff
academic careers 126–7
academic shortfall 206
administration 119, 133, 217–18
on amalgamations 108–9
casualisation 217–18
dissatisfaction among 48–9, 108, 198, 218, 231
full-time equivalent (FTE) 17–18, 215–16
induction 177
part-time 217
performance appraisals 127–30
with PhD 107
research experience 199–201
surveys of academics 108–9, 177, 233–7
‘teaching only’ 217
and teaching qualifications 163
White Paper 126
work patterns 235–6
see also teaching
staff–student ratios 143, 160, 177, 246
Standing Committee on External Studies 170
Story, John 21
Strategic Research Centres 188, 189
student numbers 11, 12, 17–18, 215–17, 245
mature age 28
and quotas 14
see also equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU)
choice of course 167–8, 179–80
choice of university 161–2, 179–80
disadvantaged 115–19
engagement 179
evaluation of teaching 175–7
experiences of 178–83
financial aspects 117
and Green Paper 66
income 181
living arrangements 181
load targets 142
progress through courses 178–9
see also equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU); graduates; international students
students with disabilities 115, 116
superannuation 47
Swinburne Institute of Technology
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 17
Swinburne University of Technology
credit for prior study 122
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 216
fees 158
research support 204
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 216
Sydney College of Advanced Education 17, 89, 92
Sydney College of the Arts 17, 89, 92
Task Force on Amalgamations 87–8, 106
Tasman Institute 30
Tasmanian State Institute of Technology 18, 91, 93
Taylor, Michael 149
teacher training colleges 16–17, 30
teaching
approaches to 163–4
excellence 177
generic skills 169
grants for 177–8
and learning 183
modular design of courses 168
qualifications of staff 163
student evaluation of 175–7
technical and further education (TAFE)
and Green Paper 120
transfers to higher education 66, 120–2, 125–6
and Unified National System 119–20, 123
Thomas, Laurie 243
Trade Development Council 31, 122
training 122–5
training system 123–5
Treyvaud, Rod 97
Trinca, Helen 47
Unified National System
benchmark numbers 65–6, 78, 84, 88, 112
comments on 2–3, 82–4, 138, 241–2, 248–52
durability 244–8
educational profiles 78, 113, 142, 201
funding system 66–7, 81, 110, 139–40
how unified? 105–11, 219–24, 249
joining 77–80
management of institutions 81–2
membership 66, 78–80, 94–5, 112–13, 201, 215–16
and staff 127–8
see also amalgamations; Green Paper; White Paper
Union of Australian College Academics (UACA) 49
see also Federated Council of Academics
UniSuper 47
United Kingdom 14–15, 34, 82, 198–9, 251
United States 240–1
universities 17–18
in 1987 17–18
academic freedom 135–6, 229–31
amalgamations 89–94
architecture 225–6
becoming a university 105–7
brands 224–5
collegiality 20–1, 40, 126–7, 137–8, 229
diversity 109–10
enrolment patterns 164–5, 166–7, 248–9
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 17–18, 140, 142, 215–16
foundation of 13–15
funding system 143, 144–5, 146–8
governing bodies 130–2
growth 214–19
institutional size 214–15
management 21–2, 132–5, 218–19, 227–9, 231–2, 249–50
in OECD countries 35
rankings 152–3
response to Dawkins 63–4
self-management 137–8
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 17–18, 215–16
student choice of 161–2, 179–80
and Unified National System 78–9
see also management of universities
University College of the Northern Territory 91
University Grants Committee 34
University of Adelaide
amalgamations 91, 92, 95, 100–1
credit for prior study 121
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 18, 216
founded 13
international students 157
quotas 14
research enrolments 207
salaries and related costs 160
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 18, 216
staff–student ratios 160
University of Ballarat 204, 215, 216
University of Canberra 91, 94, 216
University of Melbourne
academic freedom 230
appraisal 129–30
Council 131
credit for prior study 121, 122
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 17, 215
founded 13
Graduate School of Management 30, 174
international students 157
research enrolments 207
research support 192, 194, 204
salaries and related costs 160
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 17, 215
staff–student ratios 160
University of New England
amalgamations 89, 93, 95, 97–9
brand 225
distance education 169
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 17, 215
founded 14
and Green Paper 68
rankings 152
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 17, 215
Vice-Chancellors 98
University of New South Wales
amalgamations 14, 89, 92, 95–6
brand 224–5
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 17, 215
founded 13
international students 157
research 210
research enrolments 207
research support 192
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 17, 215
student numbers 117
Vice-Chancellor 227
University of Newcastle
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 17, 215
founded 14
rand 152
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 17, 215
University of Queensland
amalgamations 90, 92, 93, 95, 104
Council 131
credit for prior study 121
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 18, 216
founded 13
international students 157
research enrolments 207
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 18, 215, 216
University of South Australia
Council 131
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 216
Faculty of Aboriginal and Islander Studies 118
salaries and related costs 160
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 216
staff–student ratios 160
student numbers 117
University of Southern Queensland
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 216
international students 157
operating grant 146
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 216
University of the Sunshine Coast 111
University of Sydney
credit for prior study 122
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 17, 214, 215
founded 13
Graduate School of Management 174
international students 157
quotas 14
rankings 152
research enrolments 207
revenues 215
salaries and related costs 160
staff 108–9
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 17, 215
staff–student ratios 160
student numbers 117
University of Tasmania
brand 225
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 18, 216
founded 13
operating grant 146
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 18, 216
University of Technology, Sydney
brand 224
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 215
fees 158–9
founded 13–14
rankings 152–3
research enrolments 207
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 215
Tower 226
Vice-Chancellor 227
University of Western Australia
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 18, 216
founded 13
and Green Paper 69
international students 157
quotas 14
research enrolments 207
research support 192
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 18, 216
University of Western Sydney
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 215
staff 109
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 215
University of Wollongong
equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) 17, 215
founded 14
international students 157
rankings 152
staff, full-time equivalent (FTE) 17, 215
Veliz, Claudio 241
vice-chancellors
actions of 229–30
on fees 29
protests against 227
see also Australian Vice-Chancellors’ Committee (AVCC)
Victoria University of Technology 90, 94, 117, 216, 229
Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture 90, 92, 95
Victorian College of Pharmacy 18, 85, 90, 92
Victorian College of the Arts 18, 90, 92
Victorian Post-Secondary Education Commission 59, 205
vocational orientation 20, 125
Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education 18, 90, 93
Waste Watch Committee 33
Watson, Don 239
Webb, Roy 105
Western Australian College of Advanced Education 18, 91, 92, 93, 94, 102, 103
Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT) 48, 174
White Paper
and amalgamations 85–6, 105, 108
comments on 78–9
and courses 165
credit for prior study 120–1
distance education 170
governing bodies 131
preparation 77–8
projections 140–1
staff 126
and TAFE 80–1
Whitlam, Gough 75
Whitlam government 8, 27, 45, 51, 139, 238
Wilding, Michael 243–4
William E. Simon University 161
Williams, Bruce 64, 81, 132, 174, 210, 211
Williams, Ross 140
Wilson, Brian 51, 61, 63, 79, 92, 135, 151, 153
Withers, Glenn 227
Wodonga Institute of Tertiary Education 90
women
deans 231
and research 192
and scholarships 205
staff 20, 21, 113–14, 119, 218
Woolf, Virginia 214
workforce skills 31–2
Yanchep Sun City 30
Yerbury, Di 227