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An increasing imperative: Meeting the ‘diversity challenge’ in the context of globalised higher education. Ann Stewart Director, The Equity Office The University of Queensland Australia
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An increasing imperative: Meeting the ‘diversity challenge’ in the
context of globalised higher education.
Ann StewartDirector, The Equity Office
The University of QueenslandAustralia
Chart 1Index of University Income Sourced from Commonwealth Government 1995 to 2005
(as a Share of GDP and Total Government Payments) 1995 = 100
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Ind
ex 1
995
= 1
00
Share of Total Government Payments
Share of GDP
Former V
ictorian
premier John C
ain, a
vocal crit
ic of
Melbourne U
niversity
Private, s
aid the
venture had been a
fiasco, w
ith culpabilit
y
lying with
the
university council.
Closing time for USQ Dubai
Merger spells end of Melbourne Uni Private
"USQ has been left with no choice but to close its Dubai campus," Professor Lovegrove said in a media release.
“…$5 billion Higher Education Endowment Fund to finance
capital investment. The Government is also stepping up its intervention in the
states' educational sphere.” 1
“…the Commonwealth contribution to Universities went from 60 per cent to 40 per cent over its period in office. Vice Chancellors have become more dependent upon HECS fees and charges and full fees from overseas and domestic students.”2
“private sector, governments,
international organisations…
unprecendented…Partnership
for Education 3
“I can guarantee we're not going to have $100,000 university degree courses."John Howard4
Canada
The quality and performance of New Zealand universities was identified as being at risk, with strong international competition for academic staff being a factor.
(Profile & Trends: New Zealand’s Tertiary Education Sector. 2005. p 204. Ministry of Education Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga)
“[The] linkage between diversity and democratic society challenges higher education to think more deeply about what individuals learn from their experience of campus ethos – and how that learning in turn constrains or enriches the quality and vitality of …communities.”
(Schneider and Humphreys quoted in Chang. 2002. p 135)
Concluding Remarks
