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Australian universities are committed to playing their part to 'close the gap' in Indigenous disadvantage in Australia. This page outlines some of the work Universities Australia has undertaken in this area.

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Policy & advocacy

  • Pilot activity - teaching & learning framework An Indigenous Cultural Competency Pilot Activity University: Edith Cowan University Project Leader: Mr Graeme Gower, Centre for Indigenous Australian Education & Research Project Summary: This project will continue Edith Cowan University's commitment to cultural competency ...¦ Read More
  • Pilot activity - cultural competency model An Indigenous Cultural Competency Pilot Activity University: The University of Newcastle Project Leader: Ms Leanne Holt, The Wollotuka Institute Project Summary: Building on the University of Newcastle's long history of cultural competency initiatives in health and other fields, ...¦ Read More
  • Cultural competency Background The Indigenous Cultural Competency (ICC) in Australian Universities Project has been completed by Universities Australia and the Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council (IHEAC), with funding support from the Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace ...¦ Read More
  • Pilot activity - indigenous dialogues An Indigenous Cultural Competency Pilot Activity University: The University of Western Australia Project Leader: Professor Jill Milroy, School of Indigenous Studies Project Summary: The University of Western Australia has identified cultural competency, with a strong emphasis on ...¦ Read More
  • Pilot activity - storytelling with animation An Indigenous Cultural Competency Pilot Activity University: University of Wollongong Project Leader: Associate Professor Garry Hoban, Faculty of Education Project Summary: This project will use an innovative approach to storytelling, which has been called a 'Relational Knowledge ...¦ Read More
  • International Cooperation and Agreements International Activities Australian universities are involved in a wide range of international activities with the support of Universities Australia.¦ Read More
  • Enhancing the Student Experience Awardees Universities Australia has been commissioned by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations to "provide selected organisations with small grants to undertake innovative projects on international students' experience".¦ Read More

Submissions & reports

  • Resources Sector Employment April 2010 Executive summary and recommendations Realising the enormous potential of future resources projects in Australia will require access to appropriate university educated professional and managerial staff, as much as to skilled employees in the traditional trades.¦ Read More
  • Energy white paper June 2009 As the discussion paper acknowledges, Australia's future energy security in a low-carbon world depends as much on a highly skilled and adaptable workforce and upon innovation as it does on appropriate investment in infrastructure.¦ Read More
  • Participation and equity Universities Australia commissioned the Centre for the Study of Higher Education at The University of Melbourne to review available literature and data relating to the participation and success of people from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds and Indigenous people in Australian higher ...¦ Read More
  • Student finances survey The Australian University Student Finances Survey has been undertaken since the mid-1970s on approximately a five yearly basis.¦ Read More
  • Rural & regional access October 2009 Universities Australia made a submission to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee's inquiry into Rural and Regional access to Secondary and Tertiary Education Opportunities.¦ Read More

Media centre

  • Apology to Indigenous Australians Universities Australia welcomes the apology to Indigenous Australians for past injustices, made by the Federal Parliament on Wednesday 13 February 2008.¦ Read More
  • Equity and participation in higher education Universities Australia today released its action plan to address participation and equity levels in higher education of people from low socio-economic backgrounds and Indigenous people.¦ Read More
  • Low completion rates for indigenous students The Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee (AVCC) has today welcomed the report Completing University: Characteristics and Outcomes of Completing and Non-Completing Students by The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).¦ Read More
  • 40th Anniversary of referendum Australia's universities today recognise the 40th anniversary of the 1967 referendum relating to Indigenous Australians, allowing the Commonwealth Government to make laws to benefit Indigenous Australians, and record Indigenous Australians in Census data.¦ Read More
  • Indigenous Knowledge to be recognised Recognition of Indigenous knowledge was a key talking point at the 3rd annual conference of the Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council (IHEAC), a meeting of Vice-Chancellors, Indigenous academics and government representatives held in Adelaide last week.¦ Read More
  • Indigenous Higher Education - a priority for the university sector The Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee (AVCC) has today released the AVCC Response on Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council (IHEAC) Conference Report at the Second Annual IHEAC Conference in Perth, Western Australia.¦ Read More
  • Equity and access to university Universities Australia is delighted by the announcement today of the establishment of a National Centre for Student Equity In Higher Education by the Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop.¦ Read More
  • AVCC welcomes focus on Indigenous higher education The Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee (AVCC) has today welcomed the release of the Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council's (IHEAC) report Improving Indigenous Outcomes and Enhancing Indigenous Culture and Knowledge in Australian Higher Education by the Minister for Education, Science ...¦ Read More
  • Indigenous pilot projectsUniversities Australia today announces that grants worth $300,000 have been awarded to four universities for pilot projects aiming to give graduates the skills and cultural competency to work effectively within Indigenous communities; and to create better work and study environments for Indigenous ...¦ Read More