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Swinburne University of Technology Pro Vice Chancellor (Research Impact) and member of CEDA's Council for Economic Policy, Professor Beth Webster, argues that many of the recently announced changes to university course funding are counterproductive and ignore crucial evidence established by the 2011 Lomax-Smith Review of Higher Education Prices on which she was a panel member.
Professor Beth Webster is the Director of the Centre for Transformative Innovation and Pro Vice Chancellor (Research and Impact) at Swinburne University of Technology and a member of the CEDA Council on Economic Policy. She has authored over 100 articles on the economics of innovation, intellectual property and firm performance and has been published in RAND Journal of Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, Oxford Economic Papers, Journal of Law and Economics and Cambridge Journal of Economics.
The 2024 NAPLAN results show one in three school students is falling short of benchmarks on numeracy and literacy. While teachers are critical to building these foundational skills, job satisfaction among educators has declined in recent years. This drop may also be contributing to a falling supply of teachers. CEDA Economist Liam Dillon writes that we must highlight and address the challenges our educators face and give them the support they need to succeed. Getting these settings right is essential to help the education sector develop the next generation of talent.
Read more Opinion article June 25, 2024Productivity and innovation are key to Australia’s future economic prosperity; neither are possible without international students. Decisions on migration and enrolment limits that do not consider the complexity of the international education sector could irreparably harm not only a thriving industry, but also the very fabric of our economy, writes the Chief Executive of StudyAdelaide Jane Johnston.
Read more Opinion article April 19, 2018Supporting disadvantaged students is central to the future of Vocational Education and Training in Australia, writes Kristen Osborne.
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