‘Principles, not price’ should guide Australian fees: report Accord panellists’ ‘preferred options’ also include ‘equity levy’ on high-fee courses and no change to international education John Ross, June 20, 2024 An Australian report has outlined principles for...
Política australiana para la educación superior por A lex Usher
Are We Out of Ideas? I was prepping yesterday for my podcast interview with Australian higher education expert Andrew Norton on the subject of the Australian Universities’ Accord (watch for it a week tomorrow) and while reading the report—which is a competent one, as...
Australia: Avance de la burocracia universitaria intermedia
Explosion of middle managers ‘ruining university life’ The gulf is growing between self-perpetuating middle management and the people who ‘produce the value’, Australian symposium hears John Ross, September 15, 2023 A Kafkaesque instinct for bureaucratic...
Australia: Ética proyectos de humanidades
Australian scientists join outcry over humanities research veto Leading scholars from Australian universities have joined scientific bodies to demand reversal of pre-election veto of humanities grants Jack Grove, January 10, 2022 Dozens of Australia’s leading...
Australia: Aranceles y elección de carreras
View as Webpage Two New Data Points on the Effects of Tuition Fees April 29th, 2021 - Alex Usher Over the past two decades, tuition rises in Canada have been relatively low: on average, we consistently see rises of about 1-2% above inflation, with almost no sudden...
Universidades australianas: repensarse tras la pandemia
Rethink how you do everything, Australian universities urged Reassessing operations through an institutional mission lens will prove more palatable than business-driven decisions, says ex-Adelaide boss January 14, 2021 John Ross Australian universities have been urged...
Australia: Cambios al esquema de créditos estudiantiles
Australian ministers' radical fee reform creates storm of uncertainty Different scenarios for legislative progress force universities to plan for range of outcomes John Ross, August 20, 20201 The uncertainty facing Australian universities’ planning departments is...
Planificación universitaria frente a la crisis
‘Classic risk management tools’ helped protect the University of Tasmania, says its former management consultant boss May 19, 2020 By John Ross Consultancy contracts have been among the first expenses jettisoned as Australian universities face massive revenue...
Consultas antes de definir políticas: Inglaterra y Australia
How to Make Policy February 12th 2020 - Alex Usher Take a ride with me. First stop, London, England. UK university funding is handled by an intermediate institution known as the Office for Students (OfS). The Government decides on the amount of money it wants to spend...
Reforma al financiamiento de universidades australianas
Piecemeal Australian reforms ‘could cost more than they save’ Lowering of student loan repayment threshold to recoup an extra A$20 million (£11.3 million) but cost A$19 million January 11, 2019 By John Ross Experts have warned that piecemeal reforms to Australian...
El trumpismo como metáfora: reflexión sobre el fin de la democracia liberal
El trumpismo como metáfora: reflexión sobre el fin de la democracia liberal La novedad actual consiste en que, de...
Trump y la ciencia
Trump’s anti-science appointees ‘drive demonisation of scholars’ With vaccine sceptics taking top White House posts,...
Universidades españolas en comparación
Razones para apostar por la Universidad La comparación con los países vecinos nos deja mal parados: España ocupa la...
Premios Nobel de 2024 y visiones de mundo
What do the 2024 Nobel prizes tell us about human society? Philip G Altbach and Tessa DeLaquil , 28 October 2024 The...