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Overseas student numbers will continue to grow In 2009, IBISWorld estimates 309,806 overseas students enrolled at Australian higher education institutions, up 5.3 per cent on the previous year, continuing the strong growth in international students over the past decade. Overseas ...

IbisWorld found that of the 500 industries in the Australian economy, 79 have medium exports – but only 35 of those are keeping pace with higher education Over the five years to 2010-11 the higher education industry value added is ...

This week’s Browne review poses dangers for students. But it’s also treacherous territory for Britain’s new coalition government, writes John Ross. Next week, British higher education finds out just how much money it’s going to lose over the next few ...

For one vocational education expert AQTF is the minimum standard in a competitive marketplace John Mitchell finds Fortunately, the immediate future of quality in vocational education is in the hands of a pillar of contemporary VET, Kaye Schofield, the interim ...

Leading Western Australian neurosurgeon Professor Bryant Stokes has been awarded an honorary doctorate of science from Curtin University, recognising his contribution to the state’s healthcare in the fields of surgical, clinical care and public health policy. He served as the ...

Former US consul general to Perth Dr Kenneth Chern has been appointed Professorial Research Fellow at Murdoch University. Chern will work across the university to support its research into South-East Asian affairs. In particular, he will assist the Asia Research ...

Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Pallaras and recently retired Justice of the Supreme Court Robyn Layton have joined an elite group of distinguished lawyers appointed to adjunct professorial positions in UniSA’s School of Law. Pallaras has been South Australian Director ...

Advisor to the Victorian Government on bushfire reconstruction and recovery Christine Nixon was awarded a doctor of laws honoris causa by Macquarie. As former chair of the Victorian Bushfire and Reconstruction and Recovery Authority, Nixon oversaw the largest recovery and ...

An internationally recognised expert in media arts and innovation, Douglas Kahn, has been appointed Professor at the College of Fine Arts’ National Institute for Experimental Arts. He comes to COFA from the University of California (Davis), where he founded a ...

It’s long been mooted that the growth of e-books would sound the death knell of the traditional library as a warehouse of printed books. dio files and offers a platform for reading collaboration, allowing students or teachers to share information ...