Month: July 2010
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Industry & Research
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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…
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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 –…
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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…
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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…
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Is that it?
Joseph Gora’s son is a first-year undergraduate and he’s already disenchanted with uni life. You know the song ‘Glory Days’…
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Pay for performance
Performance-based funding is appealing to governments, but Peter Ewell argues there are three reasons why it’s not an effective mechanism…
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The story continues ‘
Which story exactly? The one about the increase in the number of university graduates that the western world lusts after,…
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Change underpins academic dissatisfaction
Australian academics are an unhappy lot, particularly when it comes to their attitudes to senior management, a new paper has…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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Bonus question for new apprenticeships panel
The new expert panel on apprenticeships will grapple with some thorny issues, including accelerated training, employer bonuses – and just…
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Resources sector squibs training
Skill shortages don’t matter if you can simply outbid other industries. Skill shortages are unlikely to hamper the resources sector…
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Regional TAFE fight back
26 Jul 10 | Print this story | Send this story to a friend Will regional TAFE institutes survive the…
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Greens target struggling students
The Greens are targeting the youth vote by promising an increase in Youth Allowance and more affordable student housing. The…
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Come together
The appointments of Denise Bradley and Kaye Schofield as interim chairs of the fledgling higher education and national VET regulators…
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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.…
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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…
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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.…
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Coalition policy still sketchy
A Coalition government would not radically alter the current higher education policy agenda, says Senator Brett Mason. The federal Coalition…
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