Day: June 14, 2011
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Data-shy providers
Reluctant private providers are skewing the nation’s VET data and their participation in data collection should be mandated, according to…
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Poor funding equals poor lawyering
Tomorrow’s lawyers will be poorly trained and unable to meet Australia’s economic and social needs if the nation’s law schools…
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Demise of the sage on the stage
Louise Williams asks whether universities will still matter in the future The way Bill Gates sees it, the university, as…
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Private VET providers reluctant to supply data
Online Intro a comprehensive data collection is needed for public policy and quality assurance, writes Tom Karmel who wants provision…
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Third wave of VET reform bodes well but…
If TAFE Institutes are to prosper under demand-driven conditions, then they need to be given more power to control their…
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Long-term solution to VET research
The fostering of novice researchers in VET is critical, says John Mitchell. A lack of quality research bedevils VET, leaving…
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Bennett joins CR
Campus Review is delighted to welcome on board Jennifer Bennett our newest reporter. Jennifer Bennett has strong experience both in…
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The governor
Dragging a university into the 21st century is a tough enterprise, Annette Blackwell finds when she talks with UNSW vice-chancellor…
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Australia leads on higher ed quality assurance
NASFA hears Australia leads in quality assurance and degree recognition, THE reports A wide-ranging analysis that attempts to measure and…
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Assaults on female students high and go unreported
A survey of women university students has uncovered a disturbing trend in their experience of sexual violence and harassment. Sexual…
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Threats can deter early-career climate scientists from going public
Threats and abuse are not rare in climate change circles across the globe. While it is the death threats to…
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NZ emerging for skilled migrants
The first study comparing Australian and New Zealand skilled migration policies gives Kiwis the advantage. New Zealand intends to capitalise…
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Canada’s higher education potlatch
Many academic colleagues may be unaware but Vancouver, Canada, has just played host to the largest gathering of higher education…
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IPad program increases textbook use
University of Adelaide science needed a device for seamless access and the exchange of information so students could learn to…
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Study suggests WA unis may have no demand to meet when cap lifted
When universities move to an upcapped system in 2012 there may be one state that has no demand to meet,…
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Finding information on dual providers makes you murderous
How many educational institutions in Australia are registered to offer both higher education and vocational education and training programs? Ninety.…
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Quality agencies prepare to rise and fall
TEQSA looms large and AUQA diminishes as the government’s deadline for bringing a new national regulator into being approaches. Federal…
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Bowen says student visa program unsustainable
Not much scope for reform, a rebalancing of student program needed Australia’s student visa system is “unsustainable” and needs to…
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