vice-chancellor’s roadshow march - april 2010
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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% - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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