1. www.Doctortee.net1 Overview of The Australian University System This slide show is animated - wait for the green arrow to appear and click your mouse to advance to the next slide. Scrolling the thumbwheel on your mouse will speed up the animation www.Doctortee.net

2. 2 Australia’s earliest universities were founded before Australia became a federation in 1901 Four of Australia’s oldest universities (Universities of Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Tasmania) were the product of their colonial governments The remaining two establishment universities (Universities of Queensland and Western Australia) were formed shortly after federation – under state legislation In 1911 there were only 3,000 students enrolled in Australian universities – approximately 0.1% of the population Early Australian Universities

3. www.Doctortee.net3 University of Sydney - 1851 University of Melbourne - 1853 University of Adelaide - 1874 University of Tasmania - 1890 University of Queensland - 1909 University of Western Australia - 1911 Early Australian Universities

4. www.Doctortee.net4 In the late 1940s, Australia’s university student numbers had grown to 32,000 By the late 1950s, the student numbers had reached 50,000 As a result of a review that exposed chronic under-funding, the Federal Government had to step in and provide additional funding to universities from the late 1950s By the late 1960s, the Federal Government rationalised tertiary education into a two-tier (binary) system composed of: –Universities –Colleges of Advanced Education including Institutes of Technology Post-War Expansion

5. www.Doctortee.net5 In the early 1970s, the Federal Government abolished all fees for universities and CAEs and took over full funding control of Australia’s universities Most Australian universities were enacted under state legislation but subsequently funded by the Federal Government - leading to confusing lines of accountability The only post-war exception to this anomaly was the Australian National University, enacted under federal legislation in 1946 The post-war expansion of the Australian tertiary sector led to the establishment of 14 new universities Post-War Expansion

6. www.Doctortee.net6 University of NSW - 1949 Monash University - 1958 University of Newcastle - 1965 La Trobe University - 1965 Australian National University - 1946 Flinders University - 1966 Post-War Expansion of System University of New England - 1954 Macquarie University - 1964 James Cook Univeristy - 1970 Griffith University - 1971 Murdoch University - 1973 Deakin University - 1974 University of Wollongong - 1975 Curtin University - 1986

7. www.Doctortee.net7 In the late 1980s the Federal Education Minister (John Dawkins) abolished the binary system of universities and colleges of advanced education The binary system was replaced with a unified national system, and former colleges of advanced education and institutes of technology were relabelled as universities This led to a near doubling of the number of institutions in Australia that were labelled as universities Dawkins Reforms

8. www.Doctortee.net8 University of Western Sydney - 1989 Australian Catholic University - 1990 Queensland University of Technology - 1988 RMIT University - 1992 University of Canberra - 1990 University of South Australia - 1991 Dawkins Universities Charles Sturt University - 1990 University of Technology Sydney - 1988 Charles Darwin (NT) Univeristy - 1988 Bond University - 1989 University of Notre Dame - 1990 Swinburne University of Technology - 1992 Central Queensland University - 1992 Edith Cowan University - 1991 University of Southern Queensland - 1992 Victoria University - 1992 Southern Cross University - 1994 Ballarat University - 1994 University of the Sunshine Coast - 1994

9. www.Doctortee.net9 University of Western Australia - 1911 University of Tasmania - 1890 University of Queensland - 1909 University of Sydney - 1851 University of Melbourne - 1853 Post-Dawkins University Landscape Charles Darwin (NT) Univeristy - 1988 University of NSW - 1949 Monash University - 1958 University of Newcastle - 1965 La Trobe University - 1965 Australian National University - 1946 University of New England - 1954 Macquarie University - 1964 Griffith University - 1971 Deakin University - 1974 Murdoch University - 1973 University of Wollongong - 1975 Curtin University - 1986 Charles Sturt University - 1990 Central Queensland University - 1992 University of Notre Dame - 1990 Edith Cowan University - 1991 Southern Cross University - 1994 Victoria University - 1992 Swinburne University of Technology - 1992 Ballarat University - 1994 Australian Catholic University - 1990 RMIT University - 1992 University of Canberra - 1990 University of Western Sydney - 1989 University of Technology Sydney - 1988 Queensland University of Technology - 1988 Bond University - 1989 James Cook Univeristy - 1970 University of Southern Queensland - 1992 University of the Sunshine Coast - 1994 University of Adelaide - 1874 Flinders University - 1966 University of South Australia - 1991

10. www.Doctortee.net10 Approximately 39 institutions classified as universities 38,965 EFT Academic/research staff in 2009 51,334 EFT Administrative/technical staff in 2009 1,002,003 Total students (714,696 EFT) in 2008 – 5% of Population 258,802 Graduations in 2008 (approximately 1/3 international) $17.3 Billion Turnover (2007) $9.3 Billion Australian Federal Government funding (2007) $2.6 Billion International student fee income (2007) – 15% $691 Million state and local government funding (2007) The Current Australian University System

11. www.Doctortee.net11 Academic Staffing by Institution Big 5 Universities

12. www.Doctortee.net12 Total Income by Institution Big 5 Universities

13. www.Doctortee.net13 Total Non-Current Assets by Institution

14. www.Doctortee.net14 Research in Australian universities is a relatively recent phenomenon Australia’s first PhD was only awarded in 1948 by the University of Melbourne Currently Australia has some 30,000 students enrolled in PhD programs In 2008, Australian universities received a total of $2.8 Billion in research income All Australian universities claim to be involved in both learning and research - however, 70% of all research funding is awarded to the eight largest universities (the Group of 8) The five largest universities (Monash University + Universities of Melbourne, New South Wales, Queensland and Sydney) dominate the national research landscape Research in the Australian University System

15. www.Doctortee.net15 Research Degrees in the Australian University System 1 Completion in 1948 7 Completions in 1950 4,498 Completions in 2008 3,018 Completions in 1998

16. www.Doctortee.net16 Total Research Funding by Institution Big 5 Universities Group of 8 Universities (Go8) Post- Dawkins Universities

17. www.Doctortee.net17 Increasing Dominance of Large Universities 2004-2008 Average research Income in Australia’s big 5 Universities Average research income in Group of 8 Average research Income for all other universities

18. www.Doctortee.net18 International Ranking of Australia’s Universities InstitutionShanghai Jiao Tong Ranking 2010 Times Higher Education Ranking 2010 Leiden University Green Ranking University of Melbourne6236154 University of Sydney9271175 University of Queensland 10881159 University of NSW159152163 Monash University171178192 University of WA112Not Ranked187 Australian National University 5943120 University of Adelaide21473214

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