Vice-Chancellor’s RoadshowMarch - 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%

Target to restrain real spending growth to 2% vs 9% for last two years

Target to return Budget to surplus by 2015-16

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

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

Political environment

My University website

Student Experience

TAFE degrees

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)

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

Current Government Programs

Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP)

Student Income Support

Low SES definition

Baird Report (international students)

ESOS Act changes

Regional Loading Review

Scope

Scale

Reach

Preparing for the University Strategy

L.E.K. Report

Goal-oriented framework [see handout]

Student Central

Challenging to start up in the time-frame, but a success

Student Experience

Pathways

Transition Year

Final Year

Refinement of Student Central

Load

CSU

2009: 8% over-enrolled 2010: 6% (+/- 2%) over-enrolled

Sector

7.5% over-enrolled (45,000 students)

Load

Where are these students coming from?

2010 applicants (compared to 2009)o 9.8 % increase in low SES applicantso 8.2 % increase in medium SES applicantso 5.4 % increase in high SES applicants

Budget

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

Distribution of over-enrolment funding

2009 funding

50% of funding to the Facultieso 25% immediatelyo 25% mid-year, subject to no unforeseen financial

difficulties

50% allocated by Division of Finance for surplus and capital works

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

 

Climate Survey

To be conducted during May 2010 to allow for significant demands on staff earlier this year

Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence

Please consider a nomination

Guidelines and forms on the Division of Human Resources website