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Something major has happened to student demand in recent years. But how much of this is due to the fees students are paying?
If you’re among the 3 million Australians with a HECS-HELP debt, it’s about to be cut by 20%, with no repayments until you earn $67,000. But there is one downside.
The Universities Accord final report makes recommendations that could significantly change what many Australian students pay for their higher education.
Australian university applicants are sticking to their preferred fields of study, despite dramatic changes to student fees in 2021.
It can be argued universities also have a moral obligation to educate students about how course fees are charged and then repaid when they start working.
A multi-rate student contribution system could make average student debt repayment times similar across different courses.
Huge disparities in how much students pay for courses mean graduates of high-fee disciplines will take longer to repay their debts or might never do so. That will ultimately add to government debt.
The Coalition government showed a disdain for the arts, humanities and social sciences. The plight of these disciplines requires action from the incoming Labor government on three fronts.
Colleges and universities are using federal money to clear their students’ debt. An economist explains who will benefit from this move.
The survival of Ontario student associations, and the services they provide, depends on whether the government finds a way to lawfully implement its Student Choice Initiative after a legal defeat.
Education policy experts run through the major changes for education in Budget 2018 for schools, VET and higher education.
New research reveals that poorer students are less likely to leave home for university – and that has serious impacts on their experience.
As a minister in the coalition government, Willetts introduced £9,000 tuition fees. In an interview as he publishes a new book, he says the system is well-designed and fair.
Not-so-fun fact: more than half of 18- to 34-year-olds are in debt, owing over £8,000 each on average.
It’s time South Africa stopped stereotyping its young people as being disinterested and morally bankrupt and started engaging them.
More than half of American families aren’t able to save a dime to cover the cost of college, and the 529 college savings plan has done almost nothing to change that.
The government should add a ‘super payment option’ that allows graduates to offset the cost of their HELP repayments.
Education experts discuss changes to schools and universities following the federal treasurer’s budget speech.
Hidden in the detail of the latest higher education reform package, there are talks of creating teaching-only universities.
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Professor of Higher Education Policy, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Higher Education Studies, UCL
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Professor of Higher Education, Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester
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Honorary Senior Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Research economist, Institute for Fiscal Studies
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Senior Researcher, School of Social Sciences, Birmingham City University
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Assistant Professor, Economics Department, University of Warwick
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Research Affiliate, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Executive Director, IRU, La Trobe University
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Lecturer, UCL
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Professor of Vocational and Higher Education, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Pro-Vice Chancellor of Research, Kingston University
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Emeritus Professor of Economics (Griffith University) and Teaching Associate (University of Queensland), Griffith University