Day: March 19, 2012
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Big data needs big solutions
Universities are pushing IT companies to come up with answers to their problem of storing massive amounts of digital information. …
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Honorary degree for Gallop
Former Western Australian Premier Dr Geoff Gallop is one of several people whose contributions to society will be recognised at The…
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Thorn for R&D director
Curtin University has appointed the former director of the Australian Sustainable Development Institute, Charlie Thorn, as director research and development.…
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TEQSA risk analyst role
Tammi Jonas has been appointed as a senior risk analyst by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency. Jonas was president of…
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New CEO at CRC mental health
Professor Ian Cooke has been appointed chief executive of the CRC for Mental Health. Cooke has a track record of initiative…
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Curtin psychology-speech post
Curtin University has appointed Professor Adrian North as its head of the school of psychology and speech pathology. North comes from…
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Tourism role for Bauer
International tourism expert Dr Thomas Bauer has become the first adjunct professor in sustainable tourism at CQUniversity. Bauer recently completed a 12-year…
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Harvey joins UNSW
Dr Sam Harvey, has been appointed to the first dedicated clinical research post into workplace mental health in an Australian…
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Wright takes DVC job
Curtin University has appointed Professor Graeme Wright as deputy vice-chancellor, research and development. Wright began his career at Curtin in 1991…
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Strategy expert for Flinders
Gill Troup, who has been deputy principal (strategy and performance) at the University of the West of Scotland for four…
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Gillard unveils multi-billion dollar skills plan
The government today elevated skills training to be a key economic driver by promising that all Australians would be entitled…
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VET special reports
This week we feature a number of news stories and comment pieces that cover the main issues in the vocational…
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Digital age shapes Deakin design
Deakin University’s new gateway building for its Melbourne campus won’t have lecture theatres but a number of meeting places. The…
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TAFEs power regional economies
Skills Victoria’s implementation of market-based VET funding has raised some fundamental issues for the sector. The implementation has prompted stakeholders…
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VET debate is ‘out of balance’
The bad performance of some VET providers should not overshadow the good job that the majority of private operators are…
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End of the line – Get smart on TEQSA
The dean of arts at McDazzle University, Professor Terry Smart, is poring over TEQSA’s new Regulatory Risk Framework as the…
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Med grads face no-man’s land
Hundreds of international medical students could miss out on internships when they graduate next year due to a “tsunami” of…
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Progress comes with some pain
With private providers in the firing line, ACPET chief executive Claire Field reflects on the council’s 20 years of leadership…
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VET ‘a forgotten corner’ by Gonski
Experts in the sector say the Gonski review has ignored an opportunity to advance vocational education in The number of students…
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The Blog Rankings – the value of contemplation
This column has spoken to several academics who treat their blogs as a sort of pre-publication opportunity for peer review,…
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A middle ground in the VET debate
There is room for public and private institutions in the sector, but to say no change is needed is wrong…
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Being TEQSA ready – harmonising the layers of regulation
There is still work to be done in aligning practice requirements of professional healthcare bodies and the higher education standards…
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Detail on reform needed, say TAFE chiefs
A ministerial speech on the Gillard government plan for major skills reform lacks the detail the VET sector is seeking,…
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Australia’s reputation grows but empires still rule
Three Australian universities have ranked in the top 50 of the world’s best universities by reputation. In the inaugural reputation rankings…
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Boost for online learning with $5 million trial
The federal government’s Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP), is being complemented by a $5.1 million trial involving high-speed connectivity available…
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