Higher Education Review Process

Meeting the Challenges: the Governance and Management of Universities

© Commonwealth of Australia 2002
ISBN 0 642 77273 8
ISBN 0 642 77279 7 (Electronic version)
DEST No. 6892.HERC02A

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contents

foreword 

purpose of issues papers 

submissions 

executive summary 

1. introduction 

a. defining governance 

b. the changing environment for university governance 

2. legal and accountability frameworks 

a. State and Territory regulation of public universities 

b. the Commonwealth accountability framework 

c. the Australian Universities Quality Agency 

d. intermediary entities and rationalising requirements 

3. university governing bodies 

a. the role of governing bodies 

b. duties of members of governing bodies 

c. remuneration 

d. size of governing bodies 

e. composition and appointment methods 

4. university management issues 

a. efficiency and effectiveness in general 

b. development of management capacity 

c. cost saving/revenue raising 

d. inter-institutional cooperation 

5. workplace relations 

a. pattern bargaining 

b. negotiations under the Workplace Relations Act 

c. options to improve flexibility 

appendix 1 examples of the objects and functions of universities 

appendix 2 analysis of australian university council membership 

references

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