The chair of the review asks for submission on, “what the system should look like in 30 years and how we get there”

The discussion paper for the Australian Universities Accord is released today, inviting “input” on “actions and solutions” for the HE system needed in 30 years, plus, “to address immediate challenges.”

“Whatever form your submission takes, be bold. Think big and think beyond the immediate challenges, Professor O’Kane urges.

New advice to the Accord will follow 180 submissions and 190 survey responses to its terms of reference.

The Accord Panel will file an interim report in June, which will be an “opportunity to test the possible direction  of … final recommendations” in December.

The discussion paper released today asks 49 questions, addressing over-the-horizon possibilities, how to meet the biggest of big intermediate funding and workforce needs, through to issues that many want addressed immediately, notably the previous government’s Job Ready Graduates Package. Thus the last question is, “which aspects of the JRG package should be altered and which should be retained?” What are the odds on a majority of one-word responses –“none. ”