News & Views item

News & Views item - August 2005

Australian Government Approves $3.9 million for 10 Projects Under the Collaboration and Structural Reform Fund to Support the Development of Partnerships Between Universities and the Broader Community. (August 15, 2005).

According to the Department of Education Science and Training, the objective of the Collaboration and Structural Reform Fund (CASR) is to achieve better higher education outcomes in teaching, learning, research and innovation by promoting structural reform in the sector and/or collaboration between universities and

other universities and education and training providers;
business and industry; and
communities, particularly, but not exclusively, regional communities, and other organisations.

The initial priorities for collaborative projects are:

between two or more higher education institutions in course provision;
between higher education institutions and vocational education and training provider/s, in course provision or in areas related to teaching and learning;
between universities and their communities, particularly regional communities; and
between higher education institutions and business/employers or professional associations.

The table below list the successful projects in the first round of funding. Awards in a second round of funding will be made toward the end of the year.

Additional details concerning the successful grant proposals beyond the titles given in the table while currently unavailable on the internet are to be published on the DEST website within the next few days.

Collaboration and Structural Reform Fund - 2005 Funding Round

List of Successful Projects

Lead Organisation	Project
Australian Council of the Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (DASSH)	Innovative approaches to the provision of languages other than English in Australian Higher Education – will identify a range of models for language delivery and collaboration across the sector.
Australian Technology Network	ATeNergy – the piloting of a national coordinated approach to the provision of energy education and energy R&D.
Queensland University of Technology (2 Projects)	e-Grad School (AUSTRALIA) – virtual graduate school services.
	Indigenous Pathways @ Caboolture – a collaborative project to extend educational opportunities for the indigenous community.
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University	International Partnership for the Collaborative Development and Delivery of a Post-Graduate Program in Automotive Engineering – development and delivery of an International Masters course in automotive engineering.
The University of Queensland	Advanced Engineering Capability Network – new patterns of collaboration between industry and universities in higher education engineering education, training and innovation.
University of Canberra	Cross-Sectoral Collaboration: Beyond Articulation - the establishment of an Office of Cross Sectoral Collaboration at the University of Canberra to facilitate resource sharing and flexible pathways with the Canberra Institute of Technology.
University of Southern Queensland	Joint degree in Wine Science – to fill a niche in Queensland and northern NSW to be developed and delivered in collaboration with Charles Sturt University.
University of Tasmania	Renewing the Region – the establishment of a collaborative Institute for Enterprise and Regional Development in north-west Tasmania (Cradle Coast) to drive the transformation of the region.
Victoria University of Technology	Re-engineering Engineering – a new, industry-led approach to new courses and pathways in Victoria by 2007.

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