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Vice-Chancellor’s Roadshow March - April 2010

Vice-Chancellor’s Roadshow March - April 2010. Political environment Funding Glenn Withers, CEO of Universities Australia, briefed a recent conference on the coming ‘Battle of the Budget’ Target to reduce Commonwealth tax as share of GDP to 24% from current 28%

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Vice-Chancellor’s Roadshow March - April 2010

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  1. Vice-Chancellor’s Roadshow March - April 2010

  2. Political environment • Funding • Glenn Withers, CEO of Universities Australia, briefed a recent conference on the coming ‘Battle of the Budget’ • Target to reduce Commonwealth tax as share of GDP to 24% from current 28% • Target to restrain real spending growth to 2% vs 9% for last two years • Target to return Budget to surplus by 2015-16

  3. Political environment • Funding • Defence funding guarantee of 3% real annually until 2017-18 • Health outlays have risen annually by 5% real in recent years and will increase with population ageing • Defence and health situation alone means that other spending can grow only by 1.3% real under the 2% cap

  4. Political environment • Compacts • Transitioning to student centred funding model • Meeting the attainment target • Access and Equity • International • Quality and Student Engagement • Research and Research Training

  5. Political environment • My University website • Student Experience • TAFE degrees

  6. Current Government Programs • Sustainable Research Excellence (SRE) • Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) • Collaborative Research Network (CRN) • Structural Adjustment Fund (SAF) • Education Investment Fund (EIF)

  7. Current Government Programs • Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) • Teaching and Research included: • Definition of a University • Definition of a University [of specialisation] • Definition of a University College

  8. Current Government Programs • Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP) • Student Income Support • Low SES definition • Baird Report (international students) • ESOS Act changes

  9. Regional Loading Review • Scope • Scale • Reach

  10. Preparing for the University Strategy • L.E.K. Report • Goal-oriented framework [see handout]

  11. Student Central • Challenging to start up in the time-frame, but a success

  12. Student Experience • Pathways • Transition Year • Final Year • Refinement of Student Central

  13. Load • CSU • 2009: 8% over-enrolled • 2010: 6% (+/- 2%) over-enrolled • Sector • 7.5% over-enrolled (45,000 students)

  14. Load • Where are these students coming from? • 2010 applicants (compared to 2009) • 9.8 % increase in low SES applicants • 8.2 % increase in medium SES applicants • 5.4 % increase in high SES applicants

  15. Budget • 2009: Underlying surplus $11.3million (3.7 per cent) • Reported surplus, including abnormals, $19.5million

  16. Distribution of over-enrolment funding • 2009 funding • 50% of funding to the Faculties • 25% immediately • 25% mid-year, subject to no unforeseen financial difficulties • 50% allocated by Division of Finance for surplus and capital works

  17. Distribution of over-enrolment funding • 2010 funding • 50% to Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) to support Faculty research • 50% allocated by Division of Finance for refurbishment of teaching and student spaces

  18. Climate Survey • To be conducted during May 2010 to allow for significant demands on staff earlier this year

  19. Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence • Please consider a nomination • Guidelines and forms on the Division of • Human Resources website

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