Grattan Institute is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Andrew Norton as director of its Higher Education Program. This newly established Program, funded by The Myer Foundation, will analyse higher education policy issues, publish proposals for reform, and engage both the public and decision-makers in discussion.
“Andrew’s appointment signals Grattan Institute’s emphasis on improving Australia’s higher education. Higher education is a substantial driver of Australia’s human capital, innovation, and understanding of ourselves and the world,’’ said Grattan CEO, Professor John Daley.
Mr Norton joins Grattan Institute after eleven years as the Higher Education Advisor in The Office of the Vice-Chancellor at The University of Melbourne. Concurrent with this work, he was a Research Fellow at The Centre for Independent Studies and Editor of the Centre’s Policy magazine.
“Andrew is well-known within the higher education sector and is a thoughtful and original thinker about higher education reform,” Professor Daley said.
Mr Norton said he was pleased to be able to join Grattan Institute and to participate in Australian higher education policy reform. “Grattan Institute’s higher education program will offer ideas for the big questions of higher education funding and market design. I am looking forward to working on these issues with Grattan Institute’s team,” said Mr Norton.
“Grattan Institute has engaged Australia’s best strategic and public policy thinkers to conduct independent and rigorous analysis and propose practical solutions to the issues that will make a difference to Australian society,” Professor Daley said.