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31 July - 1 August 2014, Melbourne

Fee pricing policy will be a key element of longer-term institutional differentiation and strategy. Setting pricing strategy will involve considering institutional status and market power, domestic and international student demand and defining a clear value proposition for students.

This interactive forum focuses on understanding market positioning and the internal cost base of different disciplines and programs and the margins required to optimize cross subsidization and longer term sustainability.

Join sector experts in small workshops to formulate strategies and simulate scenarios using a detailed university predictive model.

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18 August 2014, Melbourne

Although serious cases of research misconduct by members of academic staff are relatively few in Australian universities, where they occur they have the potential to impact not only the career of the particular staff member, but also to negatively impact the university in reputational and financial terms. International reports indicate that the requirement to deal with allegations or actual incidences of research misconduct is increasing.

Participants attending the program will benefit by increasing their understanding of:

• The requirements of the Australian Code for Responsible Conduct of Research and other disciplinary or misconduct provision
• The roles and powers of State and Territory integrity or anti-corruption bodies
• Best practice in the initial handling of concerns about allegations of research misconduct
• Best practice in the conduct of research misconduct allegations

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24 July 6-8pm in Melbourne and via live stream

Speakers: Stephen Parker, Alan Robson and Phil Honeywood. Chair: Gregor Kennedy.

Australia has a fine higher education system, but new generation system policies and institutional strategies can make it excellent. How to further grow key strengths and value-add other priorities?

What can be done to further ensure that higher education in Australia serves our diverse population? What is a sustainable configuration of strategic profiles that will boost system and institutional excellence? What are key implications from online provision and hybrid corporate structures?

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Upcoming Higher Education Policy Seminars:

• Graduate capability  21 August, Melbourne
• University research and innovation 10 September, Canberra
• Tertiary Workforce 30 October, Sydney

Develop practical skills for leading and managing within the tertiary education context.

These 8-week specialised online subjects will give you access to the latest research, academic and professional expertise in Tertiary Education Management. Taught entirely online using webinars, discussion boards, online materials and assessments, they offer pathways into our postgraduate programs awarded by The University of Melbourne.

• Leading and Managing Research, 28 Jul - 19 Sept
• Institutional Research in Tertiary Education, 29 Sept - 21 Nov
• Maintaining Quality within Institutions, 29 Sept - 21 Nov
• Operating an External Quality Agency,  29 Sept - 21 Nov

Please apply for online subjects directly through the LH Martin Institute by contacting Amalie Rozsa an application form and entry requirements.

14-15 August 2014, Brisbane

The Leadership and Ourselves workshop focusses on our own leadership styles and how academic and administrative leaders can develop skills to get the best outcomes for our institutions. The key themes explored are:

• narratives and practices of self-care – why these matter in how we lead and manage?
• ethical dimensions of leading and managing;
• know yourself, and help others know you too;
• competing values in leadership and management;
• approaching our leading and managing from a position of privileged self-care;
• how can personal leadership and management skills help retain the soul of an organisation?
• inconspicuous leadership: leading by influence and without notice.

Led by A/Prof Elaine Stratford guest speakers include Professor Susan Dodds, Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Tasmania; Dean Mundey, Associate Director, Strategic HR, University of Tasmania; John Swinton, Associate Director, Organizational Development, Griffith University; and Professor Andrew Vann, Vice-Chancellor, Charles Sturt University.

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9 - 10 September 2014, Sydney

Given the decrease in funding for the sector, managing budgets within a tertiary education context brings particular challenges and requires a unique understanding of how organisations operate and the financial systems which support their activities.This program provides an opportunity to enhance your understanding of financial systems, tools and processes, and optimise their use to improved management and strategic planning. Key themes explored:

• overview of tertiary education finances;
• key revenue and cost drivers in the education   sector;
• the interaction between strategy and finance;
• cost allocation methods;
• how fixed and variable costs considerations help to cope with uncertainty;
• key financial performance indicators for this sector;
• understanding financial statements.

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We invite our alumni, program participants and collaborative partners to join us for a drink, some canapés and a long overdue catch up alongside two major sector conferences in September:

• Sydney Event - Monday, 1 September 2014, alongside the TDA Conference.
• Cairns Event – Tuesday, 2 September 2014, alongside the Tertiary Education Managers Conference.

RSVP is essesntial by 22 August.

The LH Martin Institute welcomes Natalie McKenna who is Acting Marketing and Communications Coordinator.