Universities Australia: the voice of Australia’s universities Venue City/State 1 January 2007 Belinda Robinson Chief Executive June 2015

The voice of Australia’s universities Purpose: to work with policy makers to ensure the policy, regulatory and fiscal framework supports a strong, vibrant and internationally competitive university sector

Universities Australia represents the whole sector public universities 2 privately funded not-for-profit universities Our members are autonomous, self-accrediting institutions with discretion over: –Academic profile –Teaching methods and delivery of programs –Student profile –Extent and nature of internationalisation –Staffing –Research and development activities

Australia’s university capability Ranked 10th globally (Universitas 21) 23 of 39 universities ranked in the top 500 QS World University Rankings and 19 in the Top 500 Jiao Tong Once normalised for GDP, Australia has the fourth highest proportion of the world’s top universities (ARWU) A strong system with excellence found throughout

World-leading research and innovation Australia has produced 15 Nobel Laureates Every day millions of people around the world rely on Australian discoveries: –Bionic Ear –Gardasil Cervical Cancer Vaccine –Influenza Vaccine –High-efficiency photovoltaic solar cell –Black box flight recorder –WiFi –IVF and ultrasound 5

UA Keep it Clever campaign The Keep it Clever campaign aims to raise awareness of the sector and its contribution to our national wellbeing. Includes highlighting the breadth and depth of current Australian research is highlighted by UA as part of Keep it Clever – 6

International students in Australia

Universities Australia strategic engagement UA role in facilitating improved Higher Education engagement and internationalisation Current priorities countries and regions include Latin America, China, Japan, Indonesia Encouraging Australian students to study offshore:

As at January 2014 there were 85 formal agreements: 33 include student exchange 44 include staff exchange 65 include academic/research 13 include Study Abroad Higher education cooperation between Brazil and Australia

Why are we here? To explore opportunities to deepen academic and research collaboration To facilitate new links between institutions To nurture existing links between institutions to encourage more comprehensive engagement To build on the success of the SWB program to develop more meaningful and long lasting relationships To encourage more active engagement between peak bodies

Obrigada! For further information please contact: Universities Australia