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Monthly Archives: November 2011

Crisis of confidence in universities

Universities are wonderful places to be employed and to do really worthwhile work, whether directly in educating students, or doing research and engagement. Why then does research conducted by universities, by the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) and by independent investigators, ...

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Racism continues on campuses

Despite unambiguous university policies to the contrary, indigenous academic and professional staff continue to experience direct discrimination and racist attitudes. In fact, more than 70 per cent do. That’s the main finding from a recent survey by the National Tertiary Education ...

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National Charter for TAFE a ‘must’

TAFE Directors Australia wants the federal government’s vocational education and training funding reform to be backed by a national charter for TAFE. The TDA has circulated a discussion paper proposing the charter be part of the framework that will mean states ...

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Torrens registers university title

Plans are on track for the establishment of Australia’s first private university since 1989 with the granting of permission by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations for the use of the word “university” in the institution’s company name. The ...

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Job losses loom at more unis

The University of Sydney is not the only institution announcing redundancies and budget cuts. Victoria University, La Trobe, Macquarie and the University of NSW have all announced or are expected to announce cuts. Greens education spokeswoman Senator Lee Rhiannon said the ...

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International education tells its story

The industry can no longer be criticised for failing to convey its value and relevance. From the Colombo Plan to the Knight review, the story of international education is now documented, illustrated and bound in a 450-page book. Launched by ...

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MP attacks UNSW over Barach dismissal

The following is the statement by Dr John Kaye MP to the Parliament of NSW:   In June 2009 University of NSW senior management closed ranks around vice-chancellor Fred Hilmer and dismissed world-leading safety science expert Dr Paul Barach on ...

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The Blog Rankings -students recruit students

As anyone who has ever attended university knows, the difference between the world presented in the glossy publicity material and the one where you actually attend lectures can be stark. Students with older siblings or friends who have been to uni ...

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Communities of practice growing

A learning and teaching leadership project is a step closer to giving the higher education sector the resources it needs for communities of practice (CoPs). Funded by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC), the two-year project has released the results ...

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TAFE central says Evans

Some new and important voices are questioning Victoria’s experiments with VET market reform and their impacts on TAFE institutes. The new voices include the NSW Education Minister, Adrian Piccoli, (Campus Review, October 17), who said in relation to Victoria that “leaving ...

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