…from international programmes. Following the withdrawal by UNSW from its Singapore expedition, others are reining in too according to the Chronicle
The University of Southern Queensland last week confirmed that nearly one-third of its 37 offshore programs had recently been culled, with more cuts likely in the near future.
“I’m not going to tell you that there’s not a general shakeout going on of international operations within the sector at the moment,” Southern Queensland’s international pro vice chancellor, Tim Fowler, said on Thursday, blaming a “very flat” demand expected for admissions and increased scrutiny by the Australian government’s quality-assurance controllers.
“And frankly,” added Mr. Fowler, “that’s not a bad bloody thing — we want to professionalize the international sector of higher education, and part of that is going to mean bringing in more-rigorous systems and processes and models in order to enhance the way we work.”
Helpful plain speaking there.
