Almost two thirds of international students from countries other than India have changed their perception of Australia as a study destination following media reports about attacks on international students, according to a recent survey by IDP Education. The ‘temperature check’ ...
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Further education hindered by poor work-life balance: report
Paid study leave or the integration of education and training into work time should be given serious consideration by employers if they are to ensure their workforce continues to upskill. A major report by University of South Australia researcher Professor ...
More »It’s time for self-accrediting VET: TDA
Vocational education and training should operate under similar accreditation arrangements as higher education, according to TAFE Directors Australia, which wants the country’s 4885 VET providers to be divvied into hierarchical groupings, with those in the top echelon granted self-accrediting rights. ...
More »SCU, CSU quit merger talks
A coherent policy framework similar to that governing the health sector is necessary is Australia is to address rural and regional provision of higher education. Professor Paul Johnson, vice-chancellor of La Trobe University, recently told the AUCEA conference that there ...
More »Advising international students of risk
Do Australian universities provide enough relevant and timely information to potential international students about living in Australia? Paul Rodan investigates. One of the key issues in the current international student debate concerns the accuracy and quality of information provided to ...
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Immigration rule changes shock students Thousands of foreign students who enrolled in VET courses in order to get permanent residency in Australia are now unlikely to qualify due to changes in migration rules, a new report from Monash University research ...
More »UQ leaders in teaching and learning: AUQA
The University of Queensland has successfully introduced teaching-focused positions, with academic staff throughout the institution “very positive” about the development and its contribution to the quality of the educational experience. However, there are inconsistent views on the nature of the ...
More »Student mobility on the move: AEI
The number of students receiving government loans to undertake study stints overseas is expected to reach 3205 in 2009, up from 2620 in 2008 and 860 in 2005, when the loans, known as OS-HELP, were introduced in 2005. And the ...
More »Doctoral education: standardisation now, diversity later
The brain drain ends up costing everybody, and the world needs a diverse community of top-level scholars if it’s going to tackle tricky global problems. But to achieve diversity, the global community first needs to develop a common classification system ...
More »Report urges caution on skills and migration
Australia should not be turning the skilled migration tap off and on, despite the global financial crisis, a visiting expert on migration policy has warned. Dr Khalid Koser, director of the new threats and security program at the Geneva Centre ...
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