Vice-Chancellor’s Briefing
Vice-Chancellor's Forum held September 2009
Click here to view the V-C's Communications document.
Click here to view the presentation by Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Sue Thomas
2008 - A year of opportunity and growth
Welcome:
2008 proved to be a dynamic year of opportunity and growth for Charles Sturt University (CSU) and an extremely important year for Australia's University sector with the much anticipated ‘Bradley Review’ of higher education released in December.
The Bradley Review was part of the Rudd Labor Government’s promised ‘Education Revolution’ and examined and reported on the future direction of the higher education sector, its fitness for purpose in meeting the needs of the Australian community and economy and the options for ongoing reform.
In a nutshell, it aimed to ensure there is a vision for Australian universities for the next 15 to 20 years.
For CSU, The Bradley Review, chaired by Emeritus Professor Denise Bradley AC, was also crucial in determining how funding would be delivered to universities. It also defined the substance of compact funding arrangements, how they would be delivered and how diversity in higher education would be driven.
The CSU Strategy and Plans and the Government’s vision for higher education are closely aligned.
CSU has already committed to the quality provision of flexible delivery of learning and teaching, which in essence, ensures an ability of all Australians to be able to aspire to go to university and have a fair chance of doing so. The University, indeed is conducting strategic and applied research that makes a difference to our lives and provides distinctive education programs, giving Australians the skills they need for the professions that will continue to enhance our communities throughout this century.
CSU will continue to support the aspirations and needs of regional and inland communities, and make a positive contribution to the evolution of higher education in Australia.
You can view the Bradley Report here.
CSU and AUQA Round Two
AUQA is an independent, not-for-profit national agency that promotes, audits, and reports on quality assurance in Australian higher education. It is the principal national quality assurance agency in higher education with the responsibility of providing public assurance of the quality of Australia’s universities and other institutions of higher education, and assisting in enhancing the academic quality of these institutions.
CSU's Performance Portfolio was sent to AUQA in July 2009. To view the report, click here.