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A new partnership between the University of Sydney and ANU is set to have a major impact on Australia’s higher education landscape.
Collaboration between the universities may include:
• New cooperative research programs, as well as joint bids for new centres and resources
• Joint graduate coursework degrees and honours degree programs
• Joint undergraduate courses (offered by both institutions and co-badged, allowing students to move between different courses with reciprocal credit and guaranteed enrolment)
• Joint international marketing, recruitment and study abroad programs (in 2005 an international recruiting tour will be undertaken by both universities as a prelude to possible further collaborations in 2006)
• Sharing of facilities and major infrastructure for research, teaching and outreach
• Joint benchmarking in teaching and research. |
The agreement, which was signed last month by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney, Professor Gavin Brown, and the Vice-Chancellor of ANU, Professor Ian Chubb, will see the universities cooperating in a wide range of areas covering research and higher education.
It follows a year of discussion and negotiation between the two institutions.
Professor Chubb said:
“This agreement extends the ability of two leading Australian universities to provide major research, educational and international opportunities to the benefit of the nation.
“There are many areas of complementary strength.”
The cooperation agreement will enable senior staff from each institution to work full-time for a period in the other institution to organise and oversee collaborative programs without losing any of their status or rights.
This agreement, while encouraging a preferred partnership in areas of complementarity, may include other partners in joint projects and does not inhibit bilateral ventures with other partners.
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