CDU London Campus

There has been criticism of Charles Darwin University opening a London campus, but if they can turn a profit in a reasonable time (say 5 years), then good luck to them. An inner city "campus" is a relatively small investment. It is not quads with stone buildings, just a few rooms rented in an office building. 

University College London previously shared the one three story building in Adelaide, with Carnegie Mellon University and Torrens University Australia. Three universities sharing one building is the makings of a TV sitcom. ;-)

CDU is focusing on masters by coursework degrees (which is where the money is), in just two areas: Business Administration & Cyber Security. Their MBA also offers an Educational Leadership stream. CDU is also emphasizing flexibility, as a dual sector institution this is something they know how to do. But it might be the name of the institution which will be its biggest selling point. CDU is named after a famous eminent British scientist, which should go down favorably with British students. Might be best for CDU not to point out the name really comes from a small, insignificant tropical city in northern Australia (Darwin).

Australian Universities Campaign Against International Student Cutbacks Takes to the Airwaves

Universities Australia has ramped up its "Universites Matter" campaign, with  advertisements on broadcast TV.  The advertisement depicts research helping Australian health and industry. There is no direct mention of recent government moves to restrict the numbers of international students, but clearly the campaign is being run in response. 

Half jokingly I had previously suggested dressing students in high visibility vests and medical scrubs and show them building houses and caring for the aged, which is essentially what this campaign is does. Universities have been relatively restrained in response to government restrictions on international students. Campaigns by industries such as mining, when threatened by government action, have been far more direct. Government members and ministers will have made a careful political calculation that votes from being seen to cracking down on foreigners will play well with the electorate. Universites, I suggest, need to remind voters that it is themselves, their friends and families, who will suffer as a result, from loss of jobs, income and services.