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The Application Process

An organisation seeking to operate as a university in Western Australia should write formally to the Minister for Education explaining its interest and then contact the Higher Education Regulation Branch to discuss the development of an application and the approval process.  An application must be made in writing and should be submitted to the Minister through the Regulation Branch.  The submission must be accompanied by the application fee of $10,000 in full.

Until the implementation of the new national guidelines for approval processes, expected at the end of 2007, each application will be addressed against the Department’s draft Higher Education Guidelines for Recognition of Australian University Standards in Western Australia.