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Reports on the negative effects of the plan of the government of Australia to increase the fees foreign students pay for their visas and their university courses which would be implemented on July 1, 2003. Percentage of the increase in the visa application fee; Extent of the increase of the registration fees; Effect of the plan on the Australian economy.

This article reports that Australia is encouraging private sectors to finance government schools. This policy is already adopted in New South Wales. Here the schools are built by private sectors and then leased to the education department. The principals of various schools also backed the move since it provides amenities like libraries, computer rooms and gyms. Many experts find the conditions of schools in Victoria deplorable. There is a need for major investment in infrastructure according to Brian Caldwell, former Dean of education at Melbourne University.

The article reports on the decline of indigenous college students in Australia. The percentage of indigenous students who are enrolled at the university is cited. The impact of the change in the Abstudy funding scheme on the college enrollment indigenous college students is highlighted. The reason behind the change in the Abstudy funding scheme is mentioned.

Reports on the concerns of Australian universities over the potential reduction to their federal grants if foreign institutions demand government funding under the General Agreements on Trade in Services (Gats). Provisions of Gats that could force the government to give subsidies to foreign universities offering courses to Australian students; Effects of financial aid received by foreign institutions on the funding for local universities; Amount of loan that can be borrowed by students through the federal loans scheme.

The article informs that the number of Australian private higher education institutions is increasing rapidly as the federal Government extends its deferred loan system to cover their students. Universities can offer students subsidised tuition fees and deferred loans through the Higher Education Contribution Scheme but, until this year, private institutions were unable to provide anything similar. In January, the Government introduced a scheme of loans for students willing to pay full fees to enrol in the public and the private sector. There are 33 private colleges approved to offer students loans and 60 more have applied to take part.

Reports that the Australian Government is to allocate almost A$250 million to universities rated for their teaching strengths rather than research. Learning and Teaching Performance Fund; Need to score highly on a range of seven indicators.

Reports on the radical agreement between federal, state and territory governments to adopt uniform values for primary and secondary schools in Australia. Requirement of pupil to participate in at least two hours of physical education; Improvement of the funding system; Introduction of the national testing standards.

Reports on the closing of Melbourne University Private (MUP), Australia's first private university established by the public institution, University of Melbourne. Total losses of the university; Merging of MUP with University of Melbourne; Comments of Glyn Davis of MUP, on the reason for closing the university.

Reports on the opening of an English-language school at Australia's European study center, Monash University in Prato, Italy. Establishment of the English school to create extra income for the university; Costs of establishing and maintaining the center; Operations of the center.

Reports that universities in Great Britain, the United States, Australia and New Zealand that rely on tuition fees paid by Chinese students face a fall in their incomes. Fall in the number of Chinese students prepared to pay full fees to study at overseas universities; State of the export education market in 2004; Impact of efforts made by China to establish more of its own universities; Permission given by the Beijing Ministry for Hong Kong's universities to use the national universities admission system to attract students.

Reports on the results of a survey in indicating the ranks of universities in Australia. Enumeration of research-intensive institutions; International standing of staff; Quality of graduate programs; Academic standard of undergraduates; University resources.

Reports on the decline in the number of applications to Australian universities for 2005. Decline in the number of applications in public universities in Western Australia; Increase in student applications in the private Notre Dame University in Perth; Expected increase in tuition fees in the country.

Reports on the living and study expense of foreign students at higher learning institutions in Great Britain. Need for British universities to capitalize on the global demands for international education; Range of options for high-quality education; Competition among study destinations at postgraduate level.

Reports on the increase in tuition costs after the election in Australia. Total number of universities with tuition fee increases; Increment in the number of full-fee places for students; Growth in the annual income threshold.

Reports on the appreciation of elite research-intensive universities for Chancellor Gordon Brown's commitment to increase science spending in Great Britain. Reaction of Brendan Nelson, Federal Education Minister to the state spending on research; Impact of research and development on economic growth.

Reports on the tuition fee for medical students in Australia. University income generated from international student fees; Cost of academic courses; Crisis in the supply of medical professionals.

Reports on the move of vice-chancellors in calling for a massive increase in federal funding of public universities and the creation of student places in Australia. Move of Prime Minister John Howard to initiate a federal election; Improvement of investment in the higher education; Classification of grants for teaching and research to student access and financial support.

Reports that Australian Prime Minister John Howard and his education minister Brendan Nelson have announced that legislation will be introduced to force schools to meet key requirements before they can receive their share of school grants. Requirement for schools to fly the national flag, publish academic results, inform parents about results and give their pupils at least two hours a week of physical education; Criticism of the plan by the teachers' union.

Reports on the statement of Bruce Chapman, director of the Centre for Economic Policy Research at the Australian National University, regarding the tendency for Australian universities to overprice their services. Consideration for poor college students seeking access to universities; Introduction of a loan system similar to the Higher Education Contribution Scheme.

Focuses on the increasing number of Australian university students turning to free food services from universities and charitable organizations to survive. Request for food vouchers and parcels; Impact of higher tuition fees and low financial support for students; Decline in new students enrolling at university.

Reports on the attack of education minister Brendan Nelson against the Queensland University of Technology for considering top-up fees in Australia. Increase in the Higher Education Contribution Scheme charges; Improvement in the quality of the higher education; Low-price option of colleges.

Reports on the possible tuition fee hike in Australian colleges. Use of imminent freedom towards charges set forth by the Higher Education Contribution Scheme; Inclusion of scholarship schemes and equity measures; State of minority education.

Reports on the five-year study limits for students admitted to a government-subsidized institution in Australia. Introduction of an interest-bearing loan system for students; Degree category eligible for five-year entitlement extension; Concept of learning entitlements.

Reports on the plans to make the student-finance program a market-based system in Australia. Details on the Higher Education Contribution Scheme; Benefits of the program for students; Impact on the education system in Australia.

Reports on the debt of Australians for the differed university tuition payments to the federal government of the state. Amount owed by the students with a three-year bachelors degree; Manner of paying the debt.

Reports that students and educators in Australia are calling for whichever party wins the 2001 federal elections to make education its priority. Similar calls made by media magnate Rupert Murdoch and the Business Council of Australia; Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) spent on education; Report on the education financing crisis released by the Australian Council of Deans of Education.

Reports on the opposition against a proposal to increase funding for private schools in Australia. Claims by the Australian Education Union that the move will have a negative impact on public education; Range of financial incentives that private schools will receive according to officials.

Focuses on the efforts of the British government in increasing federal investment in education and research to keep pace with the world's leading economies. Doubling of the number of research fellowships and the creation of a new category of elite fellowships; Plans of removing inequities in the country's Higher Education Contribution System.

Discusses the need for Australian government to double spending on education. Highlights of the summit on innovation sponsored by the Commonwealth and the Australian Business Council; List of recommendations that were passed at the summit; Comments from Australian Prime Minister John Howard.

Looks at how Catholic schools in Australia stand to profit by the re-election of John Howard's conservative government. Benefits received by Catholic schools under the enrollment benchmark adjustment (EBA); Protests against the EBA from state schools; Reduction in funding for state schools; Growth of private schools; Efforts of Sharan Burrow, president of the Australian Education Union to have funds to state schools increased.

Reports on a growing reliance on voluntary funding that is creating a rich-poor divide among state schools in Australia. Availability of private sources in the well-off suburbs; Reduction by state governments of their grants to schools; Fees forced on parents; Call of principals for government increased spending to reduce the growing gap between rich and poor.

Reports that the New South Wales Labour government has been accused of diverting funds for education to pay for preparations for the Olympic games to be held in Sydney in 2000. Cuts on spending on refurbishing and building of schools.

Reports on the budget cuts in government schools in Australia. Elimination of teaching jobs; Demands for salary increase; Experience of the teaching staff.

Presents information as it relates to proposals published by the Australian government regarding funding for government funded education institutions, while highlighting methods which can be used by universities to recover revenue. Effects of proposals on the status of tuition fees of colleges and universities; Reference to ways being proposed to acquire public funding.

Reports that technical and further education in Australia faces widespread staff job cuts and possible mergers between many colleges as a result of sweeping changes imposed by federal and state governments. Funding cuts for labor market programs; Introduction of competition from private training providers; Transformation in vocational education and training.