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'Big does not mean better': ECU makes its submission to the WA Government University Sector Review

Universities are more than the sum of global rankings, research metrics and league tables. At their best, our universities realise human potential. But meeting the challenges currently facing the sector does not require a merger of WA universities.

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Western Australia's universities are more than the sum of global rankings, research metrics and league tables. At their best, our universities realise human potential.

They equip students with the skills to shape a career and open the door to global opportunities. They are inclusive and accessible. They change lives.

To succeed, universities must reflect the diverse nature of the student populations and the communities they serve.

They must strike the right balance between achieving research excellence, driving innovation and economic prosperity, and delivering an exceptional teaching and learning experience which values, enhances and nurtures creativity.

For the past 30 years, Edith Cowan University has forged a path to achieve this balance.

ECU shares the WA Government's ambition to ensure our sector is well placed to meet the current and future needs of the state and to improve the performance of our four public universities. There is always room for improvement.

But meeting the challenges currently facing the sector does not require a merger of WA universities.

You can download and read the Submission from Edith Cowan University, May 2023 (pdf).

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