Submission on Higher Education Support Amendment (Cost Recovery) Bill 2018 and Higher Education Support (Charges) Bill 2018
5 November 2018
Submission
Read COPHE’s submission to the Senate Employment and Education Legislation Committee.
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Read COPHE’s submission to the Senate Employment and Education Legislation Committee.
Alan Manly, founder and CEO of Group Colleges Australia, has penned a piece in October’s edition of Campus Review, explaining that the levels of student satisfaction are higher at independent providers than in government or publicly owned providers.
Click below to read articles published by The Australian and Campus Morning Mail regarding Torrens University chief joining the COPHE board.
The Council of Private Higher Education (COPHE) has appointed Professor Justin Beilby, Vice Chancellor of Torrens University, to its Board.
Please read the letter COPHE sent to Minister Tehan congratulating him on his appointment as the Australian Minister for Education. COPHE used the opportunity to highlight two key issues for independent higher education providers.
COPHE welcomed the opportunity to respond to the The Senate, Red Tape Committee’s enquiry into the effect of red tape on private education. For many of our members, red tape and a high regulatory burden has become the new reality of operating in higher education in Australia.
Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) welcomes the partial abolition of the HELP scheme Loan Fee for students enrolled with Australia’s high quality independent universities.
“COPHE membership is, quite rightly, a badge of quality. New membership admissions, processes that you’ve applied ensure a very high entry bar.”
The COPHE submission outlines the disproportionate impacts of the proposed publication changes on private providers and the shortcomings of the proposal in the protection of students.
COPHE Submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee Inquiry: Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (A More Sustainable, Responsive and Transparent Higher Education System) Bill 2017.