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Avondale University College will fast-track its application for registration as a full-fledged Australian university after the federal Parliament in Australia approved new standards now being implemented by the national regulator, school leaders recently reported.
The standards will enable higher education providers to transition into the categories of “Australian University,” “Overseas University in Australia,” “University College,” or “Institute of Higher Education.” But providers have only five weeks to provide evidence that they qualify.
For the majority, the transition will be “straightforward,” writes Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency (TEQSA) Chief Commissioner Peter Coaldrake in a letter to all 184 providers. “There are, however, a dozen or so providers for whom the situation requires very careful consideration.” This group includes Avondale, the only provider in the existing “Aus