Tertiary and Higher Education Conference 2010

The Government is committed to making Australia one of the most educated and highly skilled workforces in the world in order to secure national long term economic prosperity.

In March 2008, the Government initiated a Review of Higher Education to examine the future direction of the higher education sector, its fitness for purpose in meeting the needs of the Australian community and economy, and the options for ongoing reform. The Review was conducted by an independent expert panel, led by Emeritus Professor Denise Bradley AC

As part of the 2009 Budget, on 12 May the Government announced it would provide an additional $5.4 billion to support higher education and research over the next 4 years in a comprehensive response to the Bradley Review, Transforming Australia’s Higher Education System. The quantum leap in resourcing is designed to support high quality teaching and learning, improve access and outcomes for students from low socio economic backgrounds, build new links between universities and disadvantaged schools, reward institutions for meeting agreed quality and equity outcomes, improve resourcing for research and invest in world class tertiary education infrastructure.

This two day conference will cover the key areas outlined in the Government’s funding system
with an additional 2nd day (bookable separately) devoted to University marketing strategies.
Major themes include:

* Ministerial address on transformation in the Australian Higher Education system
* Challenges of applying the Bradley Review recommendations
* Revising academic standards in line with the new funding (“compacts”)
* How research intensive universities should be organized in 21st Century
* Defusing the Indian student’s fear on security
* Recruiting overseas students from China & India vs USA
* Regulating off-short educational agents
* Effect of proposed Government funding on TAFE institutes

Who will be attending:

* Federal Government
* State Government
* Universities
* Higher Education Institutions
* Finance Companies
* Education Companies
* Education Suppliers
* Banking Institutions
* Management Schools
* IT Companies
* Business Schools
* Trainers
* Corporate Business Schools