An international public policy congress will engage academic delegates from South Africa and Australia alongside government and industry representatives in developing research proposals on issues related to national productivity. The congress is the second of its type held in Cape ...

Talented but unsuspecting VET is being dazzled by the promises of a brighter future, only to be let down by unrealistic expectations, writes Stuart Middleton. It is becoming a recurring theme - the magnetic pull of VET into the all-embracing ...

Universities must remain vigilant or risk losing the momentum gained by a slew of new policies impacting higher education, says outgoing Universities Australia (UA) chief executive Dr Glenn Withers. In an interview with Campus Review, Withers predicted universities could return to ...

It was with some pride that the University of Western Sydney celebrated its first group of graduates from its school of medicine, which opened in 2007. Ninety-two students – 86 Bachelors of Medicine and Bachelors of Surgery, two Bachelors of Medical ...

We are used to seeing our sportspeople achieve overseas – every Olympics miles of newsprint is dedicated to the success of the Australian swimming team, who are usually weighed down by far more gold than much larger countries. But there’s ...

Five Sydney-based universities are set to work together to increase the numbers of students from low socio-economic backgrounds in higher education. The five will receive $21.2 million funding from a $150 million Bridges to Higher Education federal initiative aimed at getting ...

The tertiary education sector has paid tribute to outgoing Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Minister Kim Carr, one of several ministers moved in the cabinet reshuffle. Carr will leave his current post as minister for innovation, industry, science and research ...

The much awaited Higher Education Base Funding Review has been released by the government but with 145 pages to get through, the sector is holding fire on a final judegment. Among proposals likely to get most attention are: the application ...

Professor Paul Greenfield will step down from his role as chair of the Group of Eight as well as his position as vice-chancellor of the University of Queensland. The Group of Eight announced the change early Friday evening, shortly after ...

In a comprehensive policy briefing to the Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI), David Williams, executive director of the Victorian TAFE Association (VTA), pulled no punches when he told how the state’s vocational education change agenda was perceived ...