{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6614bcbc7105ec00166342d5/6ae43434d925811fc206723f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The graduate premium – Is a university degree still worth the price tag? ","description":"<p>Are you better off with university degree anymore? Who should pay for it, and what happens now that AI is in the picture? These are the questions Andrew Norton has been grappling with as a higher education commentator, and Professor of Education Policy at Monash Business School. </p><p><br></p><p>Australian universities are facing a squeeze. Financial and political pressure is mounting from every angle as international funding drops, government rules tighten, and universities manage the integration of AI. </p><p><br></p><p>Andrew has advised governments and university Vice Chancellors since the 1990s, and believes higher education might be in their most difficult era yet. </p><p><br></p><p>+++ </p><p><br></p><p><u><a href=\"https://andrewnorton.id.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Norton</a></u> is Professor of higher education policy at Monash Business School. </p><p><br></p><p>To hear more on higher education, listen to our episodes with higher-ed journalist <u><a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/time-for-trust/episodes/degrees-or-dysfunction-julie-hare-on-the-multiple-crises-fac\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Julie Hare,</a></u> and co-founder of HEDx, <u><a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/time-for-trust/episodes/thrive-or-expire-martin-betts-on-why-ai-will-make-or-break-u\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Martin Betts</a></u>. </p>","author_name":"Prof Terry Flew"}