Georgina Nicholson
Wurundjeri Elder

• A new policy architecture and future priorities

• The expanding global tertiary education environment
• What does it mean to be a world-class university?
• Paths to transformation: The role of government and strategies at the institutional level
• Innovative models for measuring teaching and learning quality: AHELO, multi-dimensional benchmarking

• Understanding the context of The Academic Ranking of World Universities: Challenges and opportunities
• Broadening the indicators to enable benchmarking in accordance with university goals

• Global competition in research, teaching and university status
• Comparisons and criteria in the international education market
• The challenge of rising East Asia

• What is the role of recruitment processes and institutional strategy?
• The importance of aligning drivers with the measurement system
• Examining desirable characteristics at the institutional level
• What are the implications for staff?

• What would the MyUniversity website mean for students?
• What information do prospective students want to know when deciding where to study?
• What do current students want to know?
• To what extent does social media drive student choice?

Delegates will break into groups to discuss key takeaways from day one

• Examining the role of strategic planning

• The role of consistent regulation of higher education provision
• Examining the determination and application of standards
• Implications of information standards on quality

• Defining standards that ensure quality and enable evolution

• Initial impressions and reactions
• If this is the solution, let’s explore the problem
• Driving institutional behaviours
• What would we suggest as improvements for MyUniversity 2.0?

• Examining different models for defining and reporting learning standards
• Implications for quality in universities

• How will emerging national teaching and learning standards impact on international students?
• Does quality assurance influence international student decision making?
• To what extent do international league tables drive international student choices?

• Does evidence on performance show that international students are faring better or worse than their domestic counterparts in Australian higher education

Chair will summarise and discuss key takeaways from streamed sessions

• Strategies for identifying areas of excellence in your institution and maximising influence on ERA

• Ensuring quality and reputation
• How do we measure quality?

Chair will summarise and discuss key takeaways from streamed sessions