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Handbook Terminology:

Institution purpose

A higher education institution may have purposes of the following types:

1) Those associated with the general teaching and teaching-and-research purposes of an institution in connection with higher education courses provided at the institution (including preparatory work in connection with proposed higher education courses to be provided at the institution).

2) Those associated with the specific research purposes of the institution.

3) The provision by the institution of courses of continuing education.

4) Other purposes for which recurrent grants are provided for higher education through the Higher Education Funding Act 1988.

5) Provision of Technical and Further Education (TAFE) courses.

6) Provision of teaching services and facilities to external bodies.

Source: Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST), Analysis and Planning Unit

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