Higher education systems across the Commonwealth are under growing financial pressure. Universities are being asked to do more to support national skills, innovation, productivity and social cohesion, often while facing declining public funding, rising costs and widening expectations.

Join the ACU for the launch of our new report, Alternative Higher Education Financing: Global Trends and Commonwealth Policy Insights, which explores how universities across the Commonwealth are responding to funding pressures and what policy conditions are needed to support more sustainable, equitable and resilient approaches to financing.

Drawing on a wide-ranging review of global and Commonwealth evidence, the report examines how institutions are diversifying their income, the models emerging across different contexts, and the role governments continue to play not only as funders, but as enablers through fiscal, regulatory and policy levers.

The webinar will also showcase case studies from ACU member institutions that are leading in this space. Representing a range of geographies and funding models, these examples will explore how universities are pursuing different approaches to income diversification, the practical challenges they face, and the lessons learned from implementation.