The initial slow regulatory process by TEQSA and ASQA has put private providers at disadvantage compared with public institutions. By John Wood.  There is considerable dialogue at present around the impact of the new regulatory regimes in higher education and ...

One university has outlined its strategic response to making sure their learning and teaching standards stay high. By Jonathan Holmes, Susan Jones and Brian Yates.  The previous two articles in this series considered how learning and teaching networks were assisting ...

While controversies rage in Victoria about shonky providers, ASQA is closing in wherever it can. By John Mitchell. Just a few years back shonky providers were viewed as a temporary aberration in the VET sector, located within and then hopefully ...

Associate deans and other faculty leaders are important in the disciplined approach to implementing and assessing academic programs. By Jonathan Holmes and Mark Freeman. No one would seriously argue that disciplines shouldn’t be the main driver of learning standards used ...

The University of Queensland says it will make public a report on ethical reforms it is undertaking to redeem its credibility in the wake of last year’s nepotism scandal. Acting vice-chancellor Professor Deborah Terry told Campus Review the report, to ...

The new standards framework may make student charters an important means to protect an individual’s rights to quality higher education. By Lenore Cooper. Student charters have been widely adopted by Australian universities as a mechanism for setting out the mutual ...

In the UK ministers have introduced a system of “due diligence checks” for private higher education providers, it has emerged, as new figures show that the number of their students accessing state-funded loans has nearly doubled in a year. The ...

Southern Cross University (SCU) has defended its international programs in light of admissions irregularities uncovered at courses in Singapore and Hong Kong.  The university has admitted procedures were not followed at the Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management (SIPMM), ...

The University of Queensland has announced the appointment of a new vice-chancellor, Professor Peter Hoj, VC at the University of South Australia, but the scandal that led to his predecessor’s downfall remains unsettled. Documents obtained by Campus Review under freedom ...

In light of the advent of the new regulatory and quality regime that TEQSA heralds, Campus Review is running a series of eight articles by members of the Discipline Scholars Network under the banner Being TEQSA Ready. The Discipline Scholars’ Network was ...