Recent articles by Richard Heller

2 October 2023
International students – where is the strategy?
There are twice as many international students from Singapore than there are from Indonesia studying in Australian universities, although Singapore has a population of 6 million and Indonesia has a population of 277 million. In 2019 (before Covid) more students in Australian universities came from Nepal than from any SE Asian country.

6 March 2023
Seeing university reform through an ethical lens
The current review of Australia’s higher education sector, the Australian Universities Accord (the Accord), aims ‘to drive lasting and transformative reform in Australia’s higher education system’. We propose that this review be undertaken through an ethical lens.

11 December 2022
A chief advisor on higher education?
Australia has a Chief Scientist (as well as a Chief Economist, and Chief Meteorologist), why not something similar for higher education?