Higher education at a turning point

Charles Sturt University (CSU) Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ian Goulter, welcomed the preliminary response today by the Deputy Prime Minister, The Hon. Julia Gillard, MP, to the Bradley Review of the Australian Higher Education System.“Higher education is no longer at a crossroads, but at a turning point,” said Professor Goulter.“The historic expansion of higher education participation has not only made a massive impact on national wealth, but also given hundreds of thousands more Australians the opportunity to realise their full potential through advanced study.“Given the great success of higher education expansion on national social and economic well-being over the last 20 years, it was inconceivable that a government would turn its back on the opportunity to further extend participation to underrepresented groups and others in the future.”The Vice-Chancellor welcomed the decision to embrace a student demand-driven higher education system.“Charles Sturt University has always been driven by student demand in meeting the needs and aspirations of its inland and regional communities. Charles Sturt University has consistently been over-enrolled in order to meet inland and regional demand for our on campus courses, as well as national demand for our extensive range of distance and digital courses