The Group of Eight Universities (Go8) is pleased the Government has “hit the reset button” of Higher Education reforms with its Budget Options Paper “Driving Innovation Fairness and Excellence in Australian Higher Education”. More...
Go8 and University Funding
The storm of media and political niggling over the past few weeks about Universities, their quality, their cost, their entry transparency and their funding is to be expected. More...
French Go8 business dialogue
The Group of Eight (Go8) is today progressing its International innovation and industry collaboration agenda, hosting a high-level French business delegation at Melbourne University. More...
Group of Eight Universities a "top 30 company"
If the Group of Eight (Go8) was a company it would be in Australia’s top 30. The Go8 has set out its business strengths at a reception at Parliament House Canberra. More...
Go8 Response to the Review of the R&D Tax Incentive Program
The Group of Eight (Go8) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the R&D Tax Incentive Review Issues Paper and in particular its focus on improving the effectiveness and integrity of the R&D Tax incentive. More...
Simon McKeon AO to chair Group of Eight “Industry and Innovation” Board
The Group of Eight (Go8) is pleased to announce the appointment of distinguished businessman and social entrepreneur Simon McKeon as Chair of its “Industry and Innovation Board.” More...
Australian research makes a strong contribution to the discovery of gravitational waves
Today 60 Australian researchers from across five Group of Eight (Go8) universities are joining with around 1000 colleagues globally in celebrating their contribution to the discovery of gravitational waves – a key prediction of Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity. More...
Group of Eight welcomes Government's response to the "Watt Review"
The Group of Eight (Go8), Australia’s group of leading research intensive universities welcomes the Government’s positive response to “The Review of Research Policy and Funding Arrangements” carried out by Dr Ian Watt.
“The Watt Review has made pertinent suggestions regarding the future of research funding and it is a positive step that the Government has been willing to endorse them,” says Vicki Thomson, Chief Executive of the Go8. More...
Cooperation is key to assurance of cross-border higher education
A two-year project on the Quality Assurance of Cross-Border Higher Education (QACHE) has just culminated in a final report (opens in new window). Its findings and recommendations point to the value of international cooperation among quality assurance agencies so that institutions can offer students the benefits of transnational education opportunities without undue administrative burden.
QAA played a key role in the project, which was led by the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) and supported by Erasmus Mundus funding. More...
European Women Rectors Association - EWORA
The European Women Rectors Association (EWORA) is pleased to announce its inauguration ceremony which will take place in Brussels at the University Foundation on 20th of June 2016 between 2pm – 6pm.
This inaugural meeting will bring together EU representatives, women university leaders, representatives of major networks of higher education and gender experts in order to assess the opportunities and challenges for empowering women to participate fully in academic leadership positions. More...