Another story in the IHEA Member Success Series Alphacrucis College has been registered by the national tertiary accrediting body, TEQSA, as a University College. This decision makes Alphacrucis College only the fourth University College in Australia, …

Season’s greetings to all IHEA members, friends and supporters. Thank you all for your valued support of IHEA this year. We look forward to working with you in 2022 to continue growing the respect and recognition of Australian independent higher educat …

IHEA notes the measures in the 2021-22 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) that relate to Australia’s independent higher education sector. The MYEFO statement confirmed the recent announcements of the Federal Government and address member’s su …

Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) welcomes the return of international students, with the first plane of students landing in Sydney today. “Today’s arrival of international students is fantastic news for the students and Australia’s higher …

Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) is delighted that the Australian, State and Territory government Education and Skills Ministers have agreed to extend availability of the Undergraduate Certificate as a qualification in the Australian Quali …

Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) welcomes the federal government announcement that the FEE-HELP Loan Fee exemption will be extended until 31 December 2022. “The announcement that the FEE-HELP Loan Fee will be removed for all of 2022 is goo …

Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) welcomes today’s federal government announcement that international student visa holders who are vaccinated with a Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recognised vaccine will be able to enter Austra …

The pace of IHEA’s advocacy and sector collaboration continues as we head towards the end of 2021. The end of the year is always busy in higher education with governments seeking to complete their legislative program and prepare the Mid-Year Economic a …

Below is a copy of IHEA’s submission to TEQSA (10 November 2021) in response to ‘Review of Revised Compliance Guides’. SubmissionDownload

Opinion Piece by IHEA CEO Simon Finn Published in The Australian Newspaper 13 October 2021 Small fiscal measures will help nurture the green shoots of recovery. The ‘green shoots’ of economy recovery are emerging with the announcement of the pilot prog …