university funding

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Australia's higher education sector needs significant reform to remove the perverse incentives that have made universities dependent on revenue from international students.

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Governments and taxpayers asked universities to generate their own funds – and they did – but now the music has stopped.

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UNSW's President and Vice-Chancellor Ian Jacobs argues the government’s plans for the university sector are not in the long-term interests of Australia or its economy.

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The publicity surrounding the Sherman gift to COFA has focused attention on the role of philanthropy in funding universities, writes Jennifer Bott, Chief Executive of the UNSW Foundation.