A central feature of the Bradley review was its emphasis on quality. The third seminar in the 2009 Tertiary Education Policy Seminar Series will examine the role of the new agency, the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA), in monitoring
quality and institutional performance in the context of compact
negotiation, target-setting and performance funding.  How will
standards be defined and monitored? What new performance indicators
ought to be established? What new data need be collected? What role
might future quality audits play in evaluation and regulation?

Professor Alan Robson AM
is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Western Australia and Chair of
the Group of Eight.  He was recently named 2009 WA Citizen of the
Year.  Alan has made significant contributions to national policy in
the areas of research, quality and equity. (slides)

Dr Hamish Coates
is a Principal Research Fellow at the Australian Council for
Educational Research where he is leading an influential research
program on the measurement and evaluation of higher education
processes, contexts and outcomes.

The seminar will be Chaired by Dr Stephen Weller, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Victoria University.