University funding to be ‘frozen’ in time by federal cuts
Geoff Maslen, University World News
Planned federal cuts of more than AU$2 billion (US$1.6 billion) would mean university funding was ‘frozen in time’ and would force severe reductions in student numbers, according to Universities Australia.
The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations, or CAPA, said its members were disturbed by the government’s proposal to adopt an “institutional outcomes and industry needs” approach in approving postgraduate numbers.
CAPA President Peter Derbyshire said giving industry too much input into available postgraduate places in different courses was “pernicious” because industry needs and economic circumstances were prone to rapid changes.
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