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Melton, on the far north-western reaches of outer Melbourne, is the heartland of the federal government’s higher education equity push. The statistics paint the picture: low Year 12 completion rates, low education and training participation rates, by and large low ...

Universities around the world have trumpeted international branch campuses as concrete evidence that their “brands” can compete on the global stage. They are seen as footholds in new markets and ways to tap into otherwise inaccessible research. But two analyses ...

The government has committed $5.1 million to top up the ESOS Assurance Fund – just days before the expected release of the Baird review of the ESOS Act, which may recommend wholesale changes to assurance arrangements for overseas students. The ...

The government has applied the thumbscrews to the Opposition over the stalled student income support reforms, after Australia’s 39 vice-chancellors signed a letter to every senator urging them to pass the bill. Education minister Julia Gillard’s office issued a media ...

The brutal murder of a Malaysian immigrant in inner-western Sydney has illustrated the depth of global feeling over violence against overseas students in Australia – with international education now potentially carrying the can for any atrocity against foreigners. The 43-year-old ...

Have government promises to get their “foot off the throat of universities” actually occurred or is red tape just endemic to government policy, asks Conor King. “Rather than bureaucratic red tape and micromanaging of inputs, the Australian government will work ...

Cash cows or backdoor migrants – what are the realities of international students and skilled migration? By Shanthi Robertson The student-migrants at the centre of the recent skilled migration changes have been cast in contradictory roles by the Australian media. ...

There is a message for vocational training in the recent Toyota crisis, writes Larry Smith. For decades, the name Toyota has been synonymous with quality production, performance and safety in automobiles. In recent weeks, however, that reputation has taken a ...

Can public secondary schools teach VET providers anything about innovation, asks John Mitchell. In the minds of many VET providers, innovation in relation to student engagement is not a top priority at the moment. Providers are preoccupied with several new ...

A culture of continuous improvement is least effective in the most needy, writes Anita Roberts. Who wants to talk about continuous improvement? Within VET, and probably elsewhere, it is difficult to use the term without accompanying grimaces and eye-rolling. It ...