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Universities Australia: the voice of
Australia’s universities
Belinda Robinson
Chief Executive
June 2015
Venue
City/State
1 January 2007
The voice of Australia’s universities
• Purpose: to work with policy makers to ensure the
policy, regulatory and fiscal framework supports a
strong, vibrant and internationally competitive university
sector
Universities Australia represents the
whole sector ....
• 37 public universities
• 2 privately funded not-for-profit universities
• Our members are autonomous, self-accrediting institutions with
discretion over:
– Academic profile
– Teaching methods and delivery of programs
– Student profile
– Extent and nature of internationalisation
– Staffing
– Research and development activities
Australia’s university capability
• Ranked 10th globally (Universitas 21)
• 23 of 39 universities ranked in the top
500 QS World University Rankings and
19 in the Top 500 Jiao Tong
• Once normalised for GDP, Australia has
the fourth highest proportion of the
world’s top universities (ARWU)
• A strong system with excellence found
throughout
World-leading research and
innovation
• Australia has produced 15 Nobel Laureates
• Every day millions of people around the world
rely on Australian discoveries:
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Bionic Ear
Gardasil Cervical Cancer Vaccine
Influenza Vaccine
High-efficiency photovoltaic
solar cell
– Black box flight recorder
– WiFi
– IVF and ultrasound
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UA Keep it Clever campaign
• The Keep it Clever campaign aims to raise
awareness of the sector and its contribution to
our national wellbeing.
• Includes highlighting the breadth and depth of
current Australian research is highlighted by UA
as part of Keep it Clever
– https://keepitclever.com.au
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International students in Australia
Universities Australia
strategic engagement
• UA role in facilitating improved Higher Education
engagement and internationalisation
• Current priorities countries and regions include
Latin America, China, Japan, Indonesia
• Encouraging Australian students to study
offshore: www.world-class.com.au
Higher education cooperation
between Brazil and Australia
As at January 2014
there were 85 formal
agreements:
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33 include student
exchange
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44 include staff exchange
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65 include
academic/research
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13 include Study Abroad
Why are we here?
• To explore opportunities to deepen academic
and research collaboration
• To facilitate new links between institutions
• To nurture existing links between institutions to
encourage more comprehensive engagement
• To build on the success of the SWB program to
develop more meaningful and long lasting
relationships
• To encourage more active engagement between
peak bodies
Obrigada!
For further information please contact:
Universities Australia
www.universitiesaustralia.edu.au
+61 2 6285 8100