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Obituary Dr Christy Fellows

17 October 1973 – 10 December 2008 Queensland's water research community last month mourned the death of promising young water scientist Dr Christy Fellows. Fellows passed away in hospital aged 35 as a result of a short illness. Based at ...

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We need to look beyond training packages

The notion that redesigning training packages is the answer to VET’s woes is simplistic and unrealistic, says Jeanette Allen. The National Quality Council should tackle the reform of training package (CR, 20.01.09), but too much of the thinking within the ...

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Defining VET’s distinctive role

Why VET’s mission should not be forgotten in the Bradley debate. Despite concerns in some quarters that the Bradley review of higher education would recommend the carve-up of VET in order to rectify student shortages in universities, the final report ...

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Taking flight

Study abroad could be the key to graduate employment in tough times, says Robert Malicki. In the current economic climate, with the labour market significantly loosening, it seems graduates are going to need to differentiate themselves from the pack more ...

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Filling the academic void

It could take years for effects of the global economic meltdown on higher education to become apparent, but regardless of future outcomes, what we can count on right now is that without immediate action, we simply will not have enough ...

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Global economic crisis may affect education exports

The current economic crisis has the potential to slow the growth of international student numbers in Australia, explains **Phillip McKenzie**. Education and training in Australia are becoming increasingly internationalised, but global economic developments have the potential to affect Australia’s educational ...

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AGSM tops MBA rankings

The University of New South Wales’s Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) MBA has once again been ranked highest of Australian MBA programs in the prestigious Financial Times (UK) 2009, rankings released yesterday. AGSM came in at 32 in the ranking of ...

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