Recently Professor Glyn Davis, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne, reflected on his institution’s outstanding success in raising more than $500m thanks to the generosity of 20,000 donors the majority of whom were alumni. The money will be well spent: 24 new professorships, $150m in...
A recent article in the Guardian posed the question: Are universities doing enough to help students start businesses? It seems reasonable to ask given that, according to recent research, more than a quarter of students have started, or plan to start, a small venture while...
After years of fragmented and low-level approaches it is now action stations in higher education as the sector comes to grips with the challenges and opportunities inherent in Work Integrated Learning. Most, if not all, universities have WIL programs, ranging from case studies to fully-paid...
In a celebrated TED talk (which is now nudging north towards 38 million views) Sir Ken Robinson persuasively argued that schools were killing creativity. Sir Ken never saw teachers as the problem, but rather the system in which they worked which, because of a combination of...
By David Wright Many of you would have seen the recent article in The Australian Higher Education section titled Regional universities a rich and exciting resource at our doorstep by National's Senator Bridget McKenzie. I totally agree with her argument. HECG acts for both regional and city...
A refreshing frankness was on display in a recent discussion on the future of higher education. It emanated from one of the sector’s leading expert analysts and it came in the form of his answer to several questions concerning the outlook for universities. It was -...
[caption id="attachment_415" align="aligncenter" width="662"] In our previous post we asked if traditional universities would be able to navigate the coming ‘Millennial storm’ in which a new generation of students with fresh hopes, dreams and perspectives would demand a higher education more suited to their changed...
It’s a given that we are in the midst of extraordinary social and technological change. The problem for universities in adjusting to the consequent disruptions is that they suffer from “giant oil tanker syndrome” – they are so big they take a heck of a long...
After a successful redesign of international practice for customers in Sydney, Tasmania and Chicago, HECG continues to successfully revamp international education with other clients. We can’t claim all of this success as our own - that is not true or how we work. Our model...
The Higher Education Consulting Group (HECG) is looking forward to delivering success and new opportunities in 2016 for all its present and future clients, bolstered by an expanded team of expert consultants who possess deep knowledge of the higher education and vocational sectors. Mr David Wright,...