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| CTEC | Commonwealth Tertiary Education Commission |
| DEST | Department of Education, Science and Training |
| FASTS | Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies |
| Go8 | Group of Eight |
| HEE | higher education exports |
| HEIMS | Higher Education Information Management System |
| IRU | Innovation Research Universities |
| KBE | knowledge knowledge-based economy |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PA | policy actor |
| PCO | Parliamentary Counsel Office (New Zealand) |
| R&D | research and development |
| SES | Senior Executive Service |
| UA | Universities Australia |
| UGC | University Grants Commission |
| US | United States |
| VC | vice-chancellor |