Higher Education in Regional an -

Foreword......Page 4
Acknowledgements......Page 5
Table of contents......Page 6
List of acronyms......Page 9
Assessment and recommendations......Page 13
Tertiary education and regional innovation in Victoria......Page 36
Introduction......Page 37
National policy framework and the role of the Victorian Government......Page 38
Responding to regional needs and demands - achievements......Page 53
Conclusions and recommendations......Page 69
References......Page 74
Tertiary education and human capital development......Page 78
Introduction......Page 79
Widening access to tertiary education......Page 81
Demand for skills......Page 95
Governance and financing framework......Page 101
Strategic co-ordination of the regional human capital system......Page 103
Conclusions and recommendations......Page 119
References......Page 122
Tertiary education and climate change in Victoria......Page 128
Introduction......Page 129
The research & innovation agenda for climate change......Page 132
Skill creation for green jobs......Page 147
Conclusions and recommendations......Page 154
References......Page 158
Capacity building for regional co-operation......Page 162
Introduction......Page 163
Collaboration between the Victorian Government and tertiary education......Page 165
Regional strategic planning in Victoria......Page 167
Role of tertiary education in regional development......Page 171
Addressing the needs of regional Victoria......Page 174
Institutional commitment to regional engagement......Page 179
Incentivising regional engagement......Page 181
Reducing the overregulation of the tertiary education system......Page 185
Conclusions and recommendations......Page 186
References......Page 191
Annex I: Review team members......Page 193
Annex II: Programme of the review visit......Page 197