Collaborations
A major part of the Institute’s approach to ensuring that its courses are based on best practice in the field will be to attract the best available expertise to lead and contribute to its activities. This will ensure that its courses remain relevant, through the regular regeneration that occurs with new teaching and research staff coming together with different perspectives.
Local
In Australia, the Institute will work with other academic entities with an interest and expertise in leadership, management and governance. These include:
- the Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE)
- the University of New England’s Centre for Higher Education Management and Policy (CHEMP)
- Victoria University
- the Melbourne Institute for Applied Economic and Social Research
- the Melbourne Business School
- the Australian and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)
- the Association of Tertiary Education Management (ATEM)
To ensure that its activities are meeting current needs within higher education and VET institutions, the Institute will work closely with its major stakeholders:
- universities
- state TAFE systems
- private providers of VET and higher education
- federal and state government education agencies
International
Because institutions operate in an international context, the Institute will have strong international links to ensure that its thinking is well informed and to provide students and leadership trainees with exposure to different environments and policy options.
A strong relationship has been established with the University of London Institute of Education and the UK Leadership Foundation for Higher Education for the delivery of courses. These links also provide the potential for joint degrees as part of a European MBA in Higher Education Management and Research.
The Institute will also collaborate with related bodies in Europe, the United States and Asia, including:
- the OECD’s Institutional Management in Higher Education programme and its Centre for Educational Research and Innovation
- the Netherlands-based Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS) at the University of Twente
- the European Centre for Strategic Management of Universities (ESMU)
- the University of California system