Day: August 16, 2010
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Sceptical response to youth allowance pledge
University and student groups have put better income support at the top of their election wish-lists. But they haven’t warmed…
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Assessing a world of learning?
We don’t know if Shanghai-style rankings for learning are really feasible. But an ACER-led project for the OECD might just…
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Testing times, as DIAC sits on its selections
Federal government policy promotes competition in most services, including education. But the immigration department has maintained a monopoly in one…
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ALP handballs PPP funds straight to apprentices
More than $300 million from the government’s controversial $2.1 billion PPP – most of which has gone to private training…
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Melbourne health faculty to boost indigenous numbers
Melbourne has chosen some elite disciplines to strive for indigenous parity. The University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and…
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UQ College to forge ahead with first CEO
The University of Queensland’s UQ College is now up and running, following appointment of its first chief executive officer, Rod…
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Making it count
Recruiting a generation of accountants motivated by migration and financial rewards is a questionable strategy, writes Annie May. The regeneration…
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Students feel weight of law
Certain law school examination practices have a negative impact on student health. Annie May reports. Concern over the role assessment…
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A new world
The Mayan calendar has doomsday scheduled for 2012. The end of the internet as we know it will come even…
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Saudi’s five-year plan no threat to Australia
One of Australia’s biggest markets for international students is increasing its own higher education capacity – but this means new…
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Holloway appointed new Perth Festival artistic director
The director of one of the UK’s largest arts festivals has been appointed as artistic director of the Perth International…
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R&D getting more applied
Government expenditure on research and development as a proportion of GDP has declined marginally while university spending has increased slightly,…
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New appointment for ACU
ACU’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences has appointed Tim Scrase as associate dean (research) and professor of sociology at the…
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New dean of engineering for CQU
Dr Alan McPhail has joined CQUniversity as dean of the School of Engineering and Built Environment based at Gladstone. For…
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New deputy vice chancellor for Notre Dame
Professor Jan Thomas has been appointed as deputy vice-chancellor of The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Fremantle campus. Actively engaged…
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La Trobe appoints Australia’s first pro vice-chancellor sustainability.
La Trobe University has appointed Professor Carol Adams as Australia’s first pro vice-chancellor (sustainability). She has previously held head of…
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Coalition pledges new ATCs
It’s goodbye TTCs, hello again ATCs if the Coalition wins the election. A Coalition government would spend $740 million to…
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VET groups take on pollies, and each other
VET groups have enlisted advertisers and researchers in their battle with federal politicians of all colours. And they’ve aimed a…
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Amenities bill “essential insurance”: UA
The peak universities body wants the political parties to have a fresh look at VSU, saying a fee would provide…
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Small providers, big productivity
Are small providers capable of productivity and high quality, asks John Mitchell. The award ceremonies for VET providers are fast…
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Language test monopoly keeping students away?
Language test constraints deter students from our shores, test company executives say. Where’s the evidence, says DIAC. The IELTS stranglehold…
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Victoria to lose $650 million in fees
Declining income from international student fees will cost Australia over half a billion dollars by 2012 – and that doesn’t…
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