News & Views item - February 2010

 

 

Federal Ministers for Education and for Research Publish Their Assessment of "Higher Education Revolution on Track". (February 3, 2010)

Below we reproduce the joint media release from the Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, and the Minister For Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr.

 

THE HON JULIA GILLARD MP
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
Minister for Education
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Minister for Social Inclusion
 
SENATOR THE HON KIM CARR
Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE
 
 3 February 2010
 
Higher Education Revolution on track
 
Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, and Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr, today advised the Parliament of the Rudd Government’s progress in Higher Education, just over one year on from the receipt of the Bradley Review into Higher Education and the Cutler Review of the National Innovation System. 
 
The Government has committed $5.7 billion over four years to higher education and innovation reform. This massive injection of funds will help achieve the Government’s aim of increasing by 40 per cent the number of 25-34 year olds to hold a Bachelor-level qualification or above by 2025.
 
The key accomplishments include:
   
This is all in addition to the massive $2.9 billion investment already delivered in higher education infrastructure including:   
The outcome of EIF Round 3 and the Sustainability Round will be announced this year.