This document presents the data gathered by the author when he made an international study tour in 1970. The purpose of the tour was the investigation of planning and management in tertiary education, with particular reference to the cost effectiveness of colleges of higher education in Australia. The tour began with visits to the cities of Singapore and Hong Kong, followed by visits to the U.S.S.R., Switzerland and France, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the U.S.A. The subject areas investigated are: corporate management structures and procedures; financial control and policies; buildings and grounds programs and planning; research and planning; and staffing and personnel. Other general topics were also studied including student affairs and government, organization of the academic year, applied research for industry, relationships among institutions, governments and communities, coordination of tertiary education, and the open university. (HS)