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The Ramsay Centre has finally found a suitor for its controversial western civilisation degree, announcing a $50m deal with the University of Wollongong.

Wollongong managed to avoid the same consternation by keeping the impending deal a secret until it was formally signed at the end of last week.

The first 30 Ramsay-funded students will begin the three-year degree in early 2020 and receive a scholarship of at least $27,000. Students will need an Atar score of 95 to be admitted.

The University of Wollongong’s announcement did not include similar detail about the role of the Ramsay Centre’s role in the appointment of staff.

The deal with UoW – not a members of the group of eight elite Australian universities – means it will still have funding to establish the degree with at least two other universities.

via Ramsay Centre finds home for western civilisation degree in Wollongong | Australia news | The Guardian