Glossary of terms and abbreviations

Definitions

ACT Flinders University Act 1966.
COURSE a degree or other academic award at Flinders.
CREDIT TRANSFER is the granting of status or credit by the university to students for modules or topics completed at another institution or training organisation or towards the requirements of another course at Flinders.
COLLEGE the basic administrative structure for academic and support staff responsible for teaching and research. Each College may offer more than one course and can contain a number of disciplines.
MAJOR a structured cluster of topics leading to a specialisation within a course (also known as a "program")
PROGRAM a structured cluster of topics leading to a specialisation within a course (also known as a "major"); a course; or an articulated cluster of courses.
TOPIC one of the subjects that comprise a course.
VICE PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DEAN each College has a Vice-President & Executive Dean, responsible for providing academic leadership and management.

University Colleges

BGL (College of) Business, Government and Law
EPSW (College of) Education, Psychology and Social Work
HASS (College of) Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
MPH (College of) Medicine and Public Health
NHS (College of) Nursing and Health Sciences
SE (College of) Science and Engineering

Abbreviations

AARNet Pty Ltd Australian Academic and Research Network
ACCC Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
AHPRA Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
AMC Australian Medical Council
ANZSOG Australian and New Zealand School of Government
APA Australian Postgraduate Awards
API Academic Partnerships International (provider of services to universities who offer online educational courses)
AQF Australian Qualifications Framework
ARC Australian Research Council
ASMS Australian Science and Mathematics School
ATAR Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank
ATSI Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
BA Bachelor of Arts
BSc Bachelor of Science
CDU Charles Darwin University
CEQ Course Experience Questionnaire (survey of recent graduates)
CGS Commonwealth Government Supported (students able to defer fees through tax system)
CIP Capital Infrastructure Plan
COAG Education Council forum for co-ordination of policy on school education, early childhood and higher education
CRC Cooperative Research Centre
CRICOS Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students
CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
CSL Commonwealth Supported Load
CSP Commonwealth Supported Places
CTEC Clinical Training and Education Centre
CTF Clinical Training Fund
Department of Education and Training (Comm)
Department of Employment (Comm)
Department of Health (Comm)
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (Comm)
Department of State Development (SA)
DECD Department of Education and Child Development (SA)
DFAT Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Comm)
Domestic students Students with all forms of Australian residency and New Zealand citizens
DVCR Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
DVCS Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students)
EFTSL Equivalent Full-Time Student Loads (eg 0.5eftsl = exactly half time study load)
EIF Education Investment Fund
EPA Environmental Protection Authority (environmental regulator, responsible for the protection of air and water quality, and the control of pollution, waste, noise and radiation)
ERA Excellence in Research for Australia
ESIA Employment Strategy for Indigenous Australians
ESOS Education Services for Overseas Students Act (Comm)
FCCS Flinders Campus Community Services
FCD Health Joint venture between Flinders University and Charles Darwin University to operate the Palmerston GP Super clinic
FCIC Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer
FEE-HELP Higher Education Loan Program (for student enrolled in postgraduate courses)
FFT Fractional Full Time
FISC Flinders International Study Centre
FP Flinders Partners (commercialisation agent for Flinders University) (subsidiary of Flinders University)
FMC Flinders Medical Centre
FT/FTE Full Time/Full Time Equivalent
GCA Graduate Careers Australia
MD Doctor of Medicine
HESA Higher Education Support Act (Commonwealth)
HDR Higher Degree by Research
HECS-HELP Higher Education Contribution Scheme – Higher Education Loan Program (for students enrolled in undergraduate courses)
HEPPP Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program
HWA Health Workforce Australia
IAF Institutional Assessment Framework
IDP Education [International Development Program] Education (placement services for international students)
IDS Information and Digital Services
IELTS International English Language Testing System
IEN International Education Network Pty Ltd
INU International Network of Universities (consists of eleven universities that promote internationalisation in higher education to students, faculty, and staff across the network – Europa-Universitat Viadrina, Flinders, Hiroshima, Kingston University, James Madison, Malmö, Ritsumeikan, and Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific, Nelson Mandela, Università Cattolica del Sacro Curore, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan, Universtat Rovira i Virgili), Universidad Nacional del Litoral
IRU Innovative Research Universities (grouping of 7 universities, including Flinders, Charles Darwin, James Cook, Griffith, La Trobe, Murdoch, Western Sydney)
ISP Indigenous Support Program
ISP International Student Program
JRE Joint Research Engagement
KAMs Key Accountability Measures (a component of the process of quality assurance)
KPIs Key Performance Indicators
LTP Long Term [investment] Pool
NATESE National Advisory for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment (secretariat to SCOTESE, see below)
NBN National Broadband Network
NCGRT National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training
NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council
NILS National Institute of Labour Studies (specialises in research and consulting in the fields of work and labour markets)
NTEU National Tertiary Education Union
NTMP Northern Territory Medical Program
NTRCS Northern Territory Remote Clinical School
NVI New Venture Institute (established by Flinders to strengthen its enterprise culture and support business and community collaborations)
OLT Office of Learning & Teaching (component of the Department of Education) (promotes and supports change in higher education institutions for the enhancement of learning and teaching.)
PhD Doctor of Philosophy
PPE Property, Plant and Equipment
PREQ Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire (survey of recent research higher degree graduates)
PVCI Pro Vice-Chancellor (International)
Renewal SA Urban Renewal Authority of SA – urban residential and industrial development
RGH Repatriation General Hospital
RIBG Research Infrastructure Block Grants
RTS Research Training Scheme
SACE South Australian Certificate of Education
SAEDB Southern Adelaide Economic Development Board
SAHMRI South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
SATAC South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre
SCOTESE Standing Council on Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
SENSES Institute Proposed colocation of Flinders University specialities involved in the treatment and rehabilitation of sensory disorders in the aged
SIEC Sustainable Industries Education Centre (part of TAFE, located at Tonsley Park)
SME Small and Medium Enterprises
SPR Student Progress Rate
SRE Sustainable Research Australia
SSAF Student Services and Amenities Fee
STP Short Term [investment] Pool
Student Load See EFTSL
TAFE Technical and Further Education
TEQSA Tertiary Education Quality & Standards Agency
UA Universities Australia (the peak body representing the university sector)
UCC University Chancellors’ Committee
UES University Experience Questionnaire (survey of currently enrolled students)
URB University Research Budget
VC Vice-Chancellor
VET Vocational Education and Training
ViTA ViTA (a state of the art aged care, rehabilitation, teaching and research facility at Daw Park)
VP (CS) Vice-President (Corporate Services)
VPED Vice-President & Executive Dean
WGEA Workplace Gender Equity Agency