Welcome to the
Council of
Private Higher Education Inc

The Council of Private Higher Education (COPHE) seeks to provide a voice for private institutions, particularly to government, to raise their profile and promote public policy that recognises the contribution made to higher education by the private sector. See SUBMISSIONS.

COPHE also provides a network and a forum, as well as services to members. See MEMBERS RESOURCES and ISSUES.

The COPHE constituency sits unambiguously in the higher education sector, offering courses taught and accredited as being equivalent in level to public sector universities.

COPHE was formally incorporated as an Association in the ACT in mid 2001 after functioning from 1998 as a loose coalition of private institutions. See ABOUT US – BACKGROUND.

COPHE members are very diverse in size, funding base, organisational links and educational focus. They tend to be long established, with several first operating in the 19th century. See MEMBERS INFO.

To understand the key strategic initiatives that COPHE is involved in, read COPHE’s Policy Principles, by clicking here...