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The State of Victoria, Australia Higher Higher Education in Regional and City Development Education Higher Education in Regional and City The State of Victoria, Australia. Development The State of Victoria is a knowledge-intensive centre for Australia: Educational in services are Victoria’s strongest export worth more than AUD 5 billion, surpassing Regional The State of Victoria, tourism and automotive sectors. Victoria is a magnet for immigration and the international student enrolment represents over 30% of the total for Australia. Australia and The higher education system in Australia is moving to a more competitive phase with City the decision that the government funding will follow students wherever they choose to enroll. How can Victoria continue to increase participation in higher education and Development widen access to lower socio-economic groups? How can its higher education institutions help transform Victoria into an innovative state with knowledge-intensive industries and jobs? This publication explores a range of helpful policy measures and institutional The State of Victoria, Australia reforms to mobilise higher education for regional development. It is part of the series of the OECD reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City Development. These reviews help mobilise higher education institutions for economic, social and cultural development of cities and regions. They analyse how the higher education system impacts upon regional and local development and bring together universities, other higher education institutions and public and private agencies to identify strategic goals and to work towards them. The full text of this book is available on line via this link: www.sourceoecd.org/education/9789264088979 Those with access to all OECD books on line should use this link: www.sourceoecd.org/9789264088979 SourceOECD is the OECD’s online library of books, periodicals and statistical databases. For more information about this award-winning service and free trials, ask your librarian, or write to us at [email protected]. 89 2010 101 E www.oecd.org/publishing FOREWORD – 3 FOREWORD – 3 Foreword Foreword Universities and other higher education institutions can play a key role Universities and other higher education institutions can play a key role in human capital development and innovation systems in their cities and in human capital development and innovation systems in their cities and regions. Reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City Development regions. Reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City Development are the OECD’s vehicle to mobilise higher education for economic, social are the OECD’s vehicle to mobilise higher education for economic, social and cultural development of cities and regions. They analyse how the higher and cultural development of cities and regions. They analyse how the higher education system impacts local and regional development and help improve education system impacts local and regional development and help improve this impact. They investigate how higher education institutions contribute to this impact. They investigate how higher education institutions contribute to human capital and skills development; technology transfer and business human capital and skills development; technology transfer and business innovation; social, cultural and environmental development; and regional innovation; social, cultural and environmental development; and regional capacity building. The review process facilitates partnership building in capacity building. The review process facilitates partnership building in regions by drawing together higher education institutions and public and regions by drawing together higher education institutions and public and private agencies to identify strategic goals and work together towards them. private agencies to identify strategic goals and work together towards them. To know more about the OECD review process, visit the Higher Education To know more about the OECD review process, visit the Higher Education and Regions website at www.oecd.org/edu/imhe/regionaldevelopment. and Regions website at www.oecd.org/edu/imhe/regionaldevelopment. These reviews are part of a wider multi-annum work of higher education These reviews are part of a wider multi-annum work of higher education in cities and regions co-ordinated by the OECD Programme on Institutional in cities and regions co-ordinated by the OECD Programme on Institutional Management of Higher Education (IMHE). In 2004-07, the OECD/IMHE Management of Higher Education (IMHE). In 2004-07, the OECD/IMHE conducted an extensive study with 14 regional reviews across 12 countries. conducted an extensive study with 14 regional reviews across 12 countries. This resulted in the OECD flagship publication Higher Education and This resulted in the OECD flagship publication Higher Education and Regions: Globally Competitive, Locally Engaged (OECD, 2007) with Regions: Globally Competitive, Locally Engaged (OECD, 2007) with recommendations to benefit both higher education institutions and national recommendations to benefit both higher education institutions and national and regional governments. In 2008, the OECD/IMHE launched a second and regional governments. In 2008, the OECD/IMHE launched a second series of OECD reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City series of OECD reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City Development to address the demand by national, regional and local Development to address the demand by national, regional and local governments for more responsive and active higher education institutions. governments for more responsive and active higher education institutions. As a result, 14 regions in 11 countries have undergone the OECD review As a result, 14 regions in 11 countries have undergone the OECD review process in 2008-10. The reviews have been carried out by the OECD/IMHE process in 2008-10. The reviews have been carried out by the OECD/IMHE in collaboration with international organisations and associations and other in collaboration with international organisations and associations and other OECD programmes and directorates. This work also supports the OECD OECD programmes and directorates. This work also supports the OECD Innovation Strategy and OECD Green Growth Strategy. Innovation Strategy and OECD Green Growth Strategy. This OECD review of the State of Victoria in Australia is part of the This OECD review of the State of Victoria in Australia is part of the second round of OECD reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City second round of OECD reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City Development and the second one of its kind in Australia. Development and the second one of its kind in Australia. HIGHER EDUCATION IN REGIONAL AND CITY DEVELOPMENT – STATE OF VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA - OECD 2010 HIGHER EDUCATION IN REGIONAL AND CITY DEVELOPMENT – STATE OF VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA - OECD 2010 4 – ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4 – ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Acknowledgements Acknowledgements Numerous stakeholders in Victoria and representatives of tertiary Numerous stakeholders in Victoria and representatives of tertiary education institutions − universities and TAFE institutes − provided education institutions − universities and TAFE institutes − provided valuable insights during the review visit and in the form of comments. The valuable insights during the review visit and in the form of comments. The OECD would like to thank in particular Jane Niall, Pin Ng and Tony OECD would like to thank in particular Jane Niall, Pin Ng and Tony Pensabene from the Government of Victoria and Faye Burton, the regional Pensabene from the Government of Victoria and Faye Burton, the regional co-ordinator, as well as other active local counterparts for this review. co-ordinator, as well as other active local counterparts for this review. This publication draws on interviews carried out during a week-long This publication draws on interviews carried out during a week-long review visit on 6-12 December 2009, on the findings of Victoria’s Self- review visit on 6-12 December 2009, on the findings of Victoria’s Self- evaluation Report prepared by John Howard and using additional evaluation Report prepared by John Howard and using additional information provided to the review team. The OECD review team had a full information provided to the review team. The OECD review team had a full and intensive programme and were received openly by a wide range of and intensive programme and were received openly by a wide range of stakeholders. The team were able to rely on a range of other reports, stakeholders. The team were able to rely on a range of other reports, produced for/by the Australian or the Victorian governments and tested their produced for/by the Australian or the Victorian governments and tested their conclusions and recommendations within the tertiary education sector in conclusions and recommendations within the tertiary education sector in Victoria. Victoria. This publication was co-ordinated by Jaana Puukka from the OECD This publication was co-ordinated by Jaana Puukka from the OECD Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE). The Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE). The members of the peer review team – David Charles (Curtin Business School, members of the peer review team – David Charles (Curtin Business School, Australia), Ellen Hazelkorn (Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland), Mario Australia), Ellen Hazelkorn (Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland), Mario Piacentini (OECD/Directorate
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