Changes to Victoria's Federation University amid drop in forecast enrolments

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Federation University announces major changes to its regional campuses in Ballarat, Ararat and the Wimmera in a bid to secure its future as student numbers tipped to fall.

Federation University has announced major changes to its campuses in Ballarat, Ararat and the Wimmera in a bid to secure its future.The university says the campus changes will allow it to better connect students and industryThe new campus vision comes after the university announced a restructure last November.

Vice-Chancellor Professor Duncan Bentley said the university would consult with the government agencies who own the land to decide how the Camp Street Campus could be used. Federation University SMB campus in central Ballarat will be the hub for arts and classroom learning. Some surplus land at the Mount Helen Campus may be sold, but Professor Bentley would not say which areas.

He said a number of staff and students were concerned about a lack of consultation through the planning process, and how increased industry collaboration and work placements would affect the curriculum., as part of a restructure from six to three academic schools, in a year when the university suffered a loss of revenue from international students.

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