Month: June 2009
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Union demands 16 per cent minimum
Universities must agree to a minimum pay rise of 16 per cent over three years if the National Tertiary Education…
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Gillard misinterpreted OECD data, but so did Bishop
Government claims that OECD data showed zero growth in expenditure on tertiary education under the Howard government are wrong. Equally,…
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Universities vulnerable on international education: Vic audit
Universities understand the importance of international education to their operations – and the risks to their bottom line if anything…
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Impact of rankings nuanced according to country
Just what is the impact of rankings systems on different national higher education systems is the question posed by a…
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Against the cultural stereotype
Assertive Indian Students mark a cultural turning point, writes Michael Furtado. Australia’s experience of Indian students has for far too…
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Risk and impact: centres of excellence
Any new centre of excellence will benefit from the combined wisdom of its predecessors after the Australian Research Council released…
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Aussies prejudiced? Maybe – but who isn’t?
While Victorian police say attacks on Indian students are opportunistic crimes by hoodlums on the hunt for laptops and MP3s,…
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National briefs
Laureates replace Federation Fellowships The federal government has replaced Federation Fellowships with the new Australian Laureate Fellowships Scheme. The laureates…
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We’re not racists, but …
Most Australians believe cultural diversity is good for the nation but many worry about the impacts on social cohesion, according…
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RMIT caught in Singaporean scam
RMIT is considering what legal action to take after it became embroiled in a scam which saw dozens of Singaporean…
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Boosting the confidence of the best
Why invest in the professional development of advanced VET practitioners, asks John Mitchell. The provision of recognition of prior learning…
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VET briefs
Public VET on the upper Output from Australia’s publicly funded VET providers continued to grow steadily last year, according to…
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GFC and youth unemployment: OECD recommends “skill-first strategy”
The global financial crisis gives Australia a great opportunity to chip away at chronic youth unemployment and underemployment, according to…
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International briefs
Europe: indirect research costs stay at 60 per cent The European Commission has decided to retain a 60 per cent…
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Research briefs
Climate change didn’t kill the giant kangaroo Neither climate change nor burning of the bush by Aboriginal people caused the…
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Student transfer: it’s no simple step
When tertiary students transfer from one educational sector to another, they’re typically seen as taking straightforward steps to upgrade their…
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More go to uni, but have a gap year in between
This year there are nearly 2 per cent more Victorian school leavers enrolled in university, compared to 2008. But more…
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Lost in the past
Is an education revolution being derailed by archaic ideas and practices, asks Steven Schwartz. Last week I attended a lecture…
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Making the connection
Web 2.0 technologies are rapidly changing how and where education takes place, says Beverley Head. First year students taking the…
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Children of the revolution
Will we all be the children of the ‘Ruddvolution’ (with apologies to Marc Bolan). By Ray Griffiths. All involved in…
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Equity measures will not drop of standards
In 2008, an editorial in the British Medial Journal began with the sentence: “UK medical students tend to come from…
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Protests reflect Indian culture and media – and Australian ignorance
The recent attacks on international students in Melbourne and Sydney have unleashed a global media storm. But the outcry may…
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State budgets head south, but leave something for unis
The NSW and Queensland governments last week managed to find some money for their universities, despite handing down budgets with…
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