As higher education matures as an industry the future looks bright writes Annette Blackwell Revenue in the Australian higher education industry has been forecast to grow at a rate of 3.2 per cent per annum over five years to 2015. ...

UK observers give little hope to a student-backed proposal for tuition fees to be deferred writes John Ross A report from the UK’s independent review of higher education funding and student finance, which has been spearheaded by former BP boss ...

A passion for diversity drives winners of teaching and learning awards writes Susan Woodward Internationalisation might not be the easiest term to define but Dr Peter Woods and Dr Jaya Earnest know it when it’s in front of them. It’s ...

Associate Professor Betty Leask talks of the difficulties faced by academics seeking to internationalise the curriculum. We did all of that in the 1970s, you know”. The “that” was internationalisation of the curriculum and the comment was from a colleague ...

Key statistics IBISWorld estimates industry revenue will grow to $22.4 billion in 2010-11. More than 35 universities receive commonwealth funding under the Higher Education Funding Act (1988) on a triennial basis. Two other institutions receive commonwealth funding on a contract ...

Impact on regional Victoria has not been assessed says vice-channcellor A review into Victoria’s skills reforms has been attacked for its failure to assess the program’s impact in regional Victoria. University of Ballarat vice-chancellor David Battersby says the review provides ...

Paying businesses to provide for their own future isn’t doing anybody any favours. Employers have become welfare-dependent, with many no longer prepared to conduct on-the-job training unless they get handouts from the state, an industrial relations expert told last month’s ...

UWA aspirations to include SES children paying off Susan Woodword writes New efforts by the University of Western Australia (UWA) to spark higher education interest in children living in the remote Pilbara seem to be paying early dividends. Known as ...

Overseas student numbers will continue to grow In 2009, IBISWorld estimates 309,806 overseas students enrolled at Australian higher education institutions, up 5.3 per cent on the previous year, continuing the strong growth in international students over the past decade. Overseas ...

IbisWorld found that of the 500 industries in the Australian economy, 79 have medium exports – but only 35 of those are keeping pace with higher education Over the five years to 2010-11 the higher education industry value added is ...