University funding to be tied to graduate jobs as freeze lifts
Funding for universities would be linked to the number of students who finish their degree and go on to get a job under a new model to be released by the federal government on Wednesday.
University funding will be tied to the number of graduates who get a job and student satisfaction with teaching standards under a new model to be implemented next year.
The government will invest an extra $80 million in bachelor-level courses, ending a two-year freeze on university funding, but tertiary education institutions will have to demonstrate success against four measures to access the money.
