The big four interest-groups all want an independent HE advisory agency

The ATN universities want an “independent authority” and Universities Australia proposes “a mechanism” to help with government (CMM yesterday).

There’s no such weasel wordery from the Group of Eight in its submission to the O’Kane Accord team (scroll-down). The Eight recommends, “a tertiary education commission that would be structured as an independent body to sit between government and the tertiary education sector.”

Plus it wants a whole of government research agency, charged with implementing a national strategy.

The Independent Research Universities group also want “a dedicated body to provide leadership and oversight and provide independent advice to government.”