Out of town achievers

A NSW Legislative Council report on the future for HE is largely ignored by the HE lobbies – but they like it in the regions

The Country Universities Centre praises last Friday’s report from the Council’s education committee for focusing on achievements in the regions. Perhaps not surprising; “in a NSW education system overloaded with problems and challenges, it is refreshing to find a successful, community-led innovation like CUCs. Their equity role in facilitating mature age and ‘first-in-family’ university access is invaluable. Their targeted attention to student learning needs is a sharp departure from large, impersonal campus education. The more CUCs grow and succeed in NSW, the more our higher education system will flourish,” the committee reported.

The report was less enthusiastic about NSW VC pay, calling for a report from the state auditor general (CMM, Monday).