Higher education reform
Research Summary
When the bloat began: non-academic staffing at New Zealand universities, 1961-1997
This research note reveals the year in which non-academic employees started to outnumber academics at New Zealand's universities.
Report
Australian Universities Accord: final report
The Australian Universities Accord final report contains 47 recommendations for the federal government's consideration, and aims to create a long-term reform plan for the higher education sector to meet Australia’s future skills needs.
Report
Connecting the dots: the need for an effective skills system in England
To meet England’s ever more pressing skills needs and realise the country’s potential, the author of this report argues that the country needs to support the development of a range of appropriately-funded specialist educational institutions.
Report
Job-ready Graduates 2.0: the Universities Accord and centralised control of universities and courses
This report’s primary focus is on the practical - about which policies can most effectively coordinate the supply of student places with two demand forces, those of students for courses and employers for graduates.
Working paper
How are OECD governments navigating the digital higher education landscape?
This paper contains an overview of the key findings of Module A of the OECD Higher Education Policy Survey (HEPS) 2022, which had a thematic focus on digitalisation policy in OECD member and accession countries’ higher education systems.