Australia's top eight universities push for higher fees, fewer students

Group of Eight vice chancellor describes deregulation as holy grail for universities

Australias prestigious Group of Eight (Go8) universities are likely to reduce the number of people they enrol while increasing fees for each student after deregulation, a key backer of the reforms has predicted.

Ian Young, vice chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU) and chairman of the Go8, argued this downsizing would be good news for the non-Go8 universities as it would free up more capable students to attend other institutions a trickle-down or a flow-across effect.