Australian university reforms to incentivise Stem degrees over arts have ‘dismally failed’, peak bodies say
by Caitlin Cassidy Higher education reporter from World news | The Guardian on (#6AQ4H)
Leading tertiary voices push for Morrison government policy to be scrapped, saying it hurts both students and universities
Higher education reforms introduced by the Morrison government - which doubled the price of some humanities degrees and lowered fees on some other courses - have not benefited students and should be scrapped, peak university bodies say.
The jobs-ready graduates package was implemented by the former Coalition government in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic to incentive students to study certain degrees, including science and engineering.
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