The Covid-19 virus has created a unique and challenging time for all Australian organisations and certainly with the effect on international students, Australian Universities have been one of the most impacted sectors in society.
With staff that have worked both within the sector and within universities over the last 25 years, we are extremely aware of the challenges and concerns within the sector. With that knowledge, just as the sector has supported VIP-Research over the years, we would like to provide assistance where we can, to our clients.
The financial challenges for universities with the expected decline in international student funding means that institutions now must actively pursue other income sources. Utilising both the technology in various VIPR-Connect products as well as the expertise that VIP-Research staff have in identifying/locating potential income sources as well as understanding some of the different approaches that can be employed, will increase the opportunities to fill some of the shortfall from the other university income areas.
Recently the VIPR Connect IPS had over 1000 new organisations added which included charities, not for profits, local councils, state government departments and private businesses that have shown a commitment to RnD funding. If you or any of your staff would like to receive a free refresher course on the Industry Profiling System or would like to discuss some of the approaches that can be used to identify and gain industry income, please contact your project manager or info@vip-research.com.au to coordinate an online demonstration.
In terms of VIP-Research Pty Ltd services, as our technology products are all fully cloud-based, we expect any measures imposed by the authorities to have no major impact on the delivery of our services to you. We know that many of our client’s staff will be working remotely and we hope and expect that having access to the cloud-based VIPR-Connect platform will assist in that work approach.
All of our staff have the ability to work from home indeed, many of our staff already work remotely. Our personnel are also following all government guidelines regarding social distancing and effective hygiene management.
Rest assured, you will continue to receive full accessibility to the VIPR-Connect technology platform as well as our support and online training services from our Support team. Our infrastructure is monitored and closely watched by our expert technical team and based on what has been experienced so far, we expect no major issues.
In line with government recommendations, we have cancelled all work-related travel and are offering client training and services online as needed.
Over the coming months, VIP-Research will be releasing a series of articles to assist university staff in finding income in these challenging times.
On behalf of our entire team, I would reaffirm that we are here if you need our help and please let us know where we can be of assistance.
Regards
Greg Sadler