Month: July 2010

VSU back on the agenda, post-election

Student services might get their own funding stream, with a more sympathetic Senate appearing likely after the election. A re-elected…

A Pretty solution to the politics of VCAM

Melbourne University last week released its response into a review of the Victorian College of the Arts and Music –…

International enrolment slump a South Asian phenomenon

The slump in visa grants has been limited to a few markets – but it’s early days yet. The crash…

Deakin keeps the lines open for gap year students

Deakin will let its new undergraduates defer for two years, but it wants them to stay in touch. Deakin University…

Change underpins academic dissatisfaction

Australian academics are an unhappy lot, particularly when it comes to their attitudes to senior management, a new paper has…

The caravan rolls on: 18 months after Bradley

Are the Bradley reforms on track? Depends on which ones you’re talking about. While several of the key policy reform…

Making hubs from spokes

Regional hubs could emerge from the government’s new collaborative research program. The federal government’s Collaborative Research Networks scheme offers enough…

Cadetships would rescue VET in schools: Gillard

Having adopted Victoria’s approach to vocational training, federal Labor now plans to do something similar in the school space. A…

NIDA’s almost flawless performance

There was little criticism to be had when AUQA took its audit team to NIDA Each year 1600 hopefuls apply…

Qualification payoff escalates as GFC bites

University qualifications just got more valuable than ever, with the annual payoff rising about $3000, while overall salaries stood still.…

Professor Punt

Greens target struggling students

The Greens are targeting the youth vote by promising an increase in Youth Allowance and more affordable student housing. The…

Come together

The appointments of Denise Bradley and Kaye Schofield as interim chairs of the fledgling higher education and national VET regulators…

Ballarat’s ambitious plan for regional domination

If things go according to plan, Ballarat could soon be delivering tertiary education programs in every town in regional Victoria.…

12 out of 38 meet equity targets 10 years ahead of schedule

All unis weren’t created equal – and the initial allocations from the Commonwealth’s new equity program prove it. The University…

Tertiary sector: it’s game on, as states follow Victoria’s lead

At least four state governments have started work on creating their own versions of Denise Bradley’s integrated tertiary education sector.…

Coalition policy still sketchy

A Coalition government would not radically alter the current higher education policy agenda, says Senator Brett Mason. The federal Coalition…