Key Takeaways:
- The Australian federal government has adopted a set of new “category standards” for its universities.
- The Australian federal government’s reforms to the national higher education regulatory framework may also mean that colleges can become universities in the future.
With the Australian federal government’s adoption of new “category standards” for its universities, a new university was created, and three other institutions were reclassified as “university colleges.”
Avondale University College in New South Wales was reclassified as Australia’s first new university in almost a decade. Meanwhile, the three institutions, the National Institute of Dramatic Arts, the Australian Film, Television, and Radio School, and the Moore Theological College in Sydney, became university colleges under a newly established category.
The Australian federal government’s reforms to the national higher education regulatory framework could also mean that colleges can be renamed universities in time.
According to Federal Education Minister Alan Tudge, the reforms would be critical in solidifying regulation and supporting diversity within the higher education sector, especially in regional areas and specialized fields.
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