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The OECD review report For Victoria is available here

The executive summary is available here

The State of Victoria is a knowledge-intensive centre for Australia: Educational services are Victoria’s strongest export worth more than AUD 5 billion, surpassing tourism and automotive sectors. Victoria is a magnet for immigration and the international student enrolment represents over 30% of the total for Australia. The higher education system in Australia is moving to a more competitive phase with the decision that the government funding will follow students wherever they choose to enroll. This report will explore how Victoria can continue to increase participation in higher education and widen access to lower socio-economic groups and how it can help higher education institutions transform Victoria into an innovative state with knowledge-intensive industries and jobs. This publication explores a range of helpful policy measures and institutional reforms to mobilise higher education for regional development.

By participating in the OECD Review, the State of Victoria hopes to:

• Gain knowledge on how HEIs can better connect with local communities
• Advance economic and other aspects of development, especially parts of provincial Victoria at a distance from metropolitan Melbourne
• Inform higher education delivery in provincial Victoria by best models in other OECD countries

Key issues in Victoria

• Provision of economic and community infrastructure
• Impacts of climate change on local and regional economies
• Ageing population
• Growth in larger regional centres and along the coast at the expense of smaller towns and rural areas.
• Workforce related issues, including the demand and supply of employment

More information about the State of Victoria, its higher education institutions, and the HEIs' role in regional development

• The State of Victoria in brief
• Higher education and research in the State of Victoria
• Further reading and useful links

Regional Co-ordinator in the State of Victoria

HE and regions start page