Day: July 19, 2010
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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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La Trobe awarded chair in European studies
La Trobe has become the third Australian university to be awarded the European Union’s prestigious Jean Monnet Chair for high-level…
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Smith appointed CEO Swinburne College
Andrew Smith, currently CEO of the Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET), has been appointed CEO of Swinburne…
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Palmer to join the CSHE
Nigel Palmer is moving to the University of Melbourne’s Centre for the Study of Higher Education to take up a…
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Beattie links with UQ
Former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie will join the University of Queensland in an honorary capacity at two institutes that he…
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Curtin appoints new physiotherapy head
Professor Maureen Simmonds has been appointed as head of the School of Physiotherapy in the Faculty of Health Sciences at…
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Baby MBAs
Simon Haines hears some disturbing stories about Chinese pre-kindies. If you Google “baby MBA”, you will find many stories about…
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NZ to link uni funding with employability
The New Zealand government is moving ahead with plans to link funding with employment outcomes. In a speech at Victoria…
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UK minister sets out radical plans for academy’s future
Vince Cable, the UK business secretary, has opened the door to radical changes in the structure and funding of UK…
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The price is right?
Demand for skilled IT staff is booming, leaving universities to struggle to compete for qualified staff, writes Beverley Head. University…
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Building a sense of belonging
Attrition in later years is a serious and under-researched area – and the factors at play are rather different from…
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The artist as academic
Artist-academics face difficult choices in reconciling their diverse roles and fulfilling the university’s research expectations, reports Jeremy Gilling. The creative…
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A modern morality play
Universities are shutting down philosophy and history courses at the very time humanity needs them most, writes Andrew Baker. Morality…
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From mass to universal higher education
Quality of education will be put under pressure as the number of students entering public universities continues to escalate in…
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Lessons from the academy
Politics might have doomed Tasmania Tomorrow, but its advocates say the vital signs were promising. Politics might have forced the…
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More women, but still underrepresented
There were twice as many women named laureate fellows this year as in 2009 – but there are still only…
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Tasmanian Polytechnic “isn’t lost”
Tasmania Tomorrow has changed things in the island state, despite its early demise. The Tasmanian polytechnic is “firmly embedded” despite…
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Enlightened engagement
There is an art to using student engagement surveys – focus on the least engaged, writes Megan Robinson. When assessing…
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An Island mentality
Are asylum concerns “killing” international education? A reported “blunder” by immigration minister Chris Evans last week has fuelled concerns that…
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Put surplus windfall into unis: UA
With the coffers looking fuller than expected, the government should finish the Bradley jigsaw, according to the peak universities body.…
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