Australian Universities Accord
We are committed to the Australian Universities Accord which is tasked to improve the quality, accessibility, affordability and sustainability of higher education.
The Vice Chancellor endorses the actions of the Education Minister Jason Clare on launching the Accord, which will build a long-term plan for Australia’s higher education system to ensure it meets the needs of the nation.
Charles Sturt University Vice-Chancellor Professor Renée Leon with the Hon Jason Clare MP, Minister for Education, and the Hon Fiona Nash, Regional Education Commissioner.
Charles Sturt University input to the Accord
In support of continuing and enhancing the University’s education, social, and economic missions, Charles Sturt University's submissions to the Accord Panel and related reviews and inquiries have recommended:
- flexible funding arrangements for teaching and learning that reflect the actual cost of delivery of subjects,
- loading to cover the higher costs of delivery in regional areas and for small student cohorts, especially in industry-critical or national priority courses,
- supplementary funding to support participation and achievement by high-needs students, including those from low-SES, First Nations, and regional and remote areas,
- renewed investment in university infrastructure,
- funding for university research that covers the full cost of undertaking that research, and regardless of whether that funding comes from public or private sources,
- targeted funding to maintain and build research capability in regional areas, to help regional business and communities innovate, adapt, and grow,
- recognition of and support for regional universities’ cultural and economic benefits to and impact on regional communities and industries,
- better coordination of and funding for clinical placements for students in medicine, health, and allied health, and
- direct financial support for students on extended compulsory professional placements, especially in medicine, health, allied health, and education.