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Higher education should be more than just preparation for a job. Annie May reports. It is not so very important for a person to learn facts. For that he does not really need a college. He can learn them from ...

Researchers share emerging evidence on down side of going global Rapid social change appears to be driving a rising suicide rate in Asian-Pacific countries, a suicide prevention conference heard in Brisbane last week. Appearing at the 4th Asia Pacific Conference ...

Growing demand for tertiary qualifications among domestic students Postgraduate studies and short courses are becoming increasingly popular among students, a report into the industry shows. The report, from business analysts IBISWorld, shows an increased demand among Australian adults for tertiary ...

The regions could benefit from the new migration points test, but any spinoff for academia could depend on the latest review of the Skilled Occupation List. The new points test for general skilled migration could give a shot in the ...

Fewer researchers heading back home to avail of Australian grants Ten homegrown researchers have been enticed back to Australia by the Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships, announced at a ceremony in Canberra last week. The number is down on ...

‘Gap year’ eligibility is just a stop gap measure to overcome regional students’ access problems, says Fiona Nash. The federal opposition does not see a “gap year” approach as the best way to improve income support for regional students, and ...

When a debate about whether to have a debate ends up in a deadlock, it can only mean one thing – the latest Youth Allowance imbroglio. Last summer the opposition foiled the government’s attempts to reform the Youth Allowance. It ...

Improved indexation, arguably the Bradley review’s most important recommendation, now appears assured. A properly indexed, demand-driven funding system for higher education moved a step closer to reality last week, with both houses of parliament rubber-stamping an amendment to the Higher ...

Project underway to form a tertiary languages network The university languages sector has received a vital funding boost with the announcement that a project to form a tertiary languages network has been awarded a $215,000 grant from the Australian Learning ...

What justifies educational technology asks John Mitchell. The major flexible learning program in Australian VET, the Australian Flexible Learning Program, is being evaluated externally. Perhaps this is the ideal time to develop a new rationale for the use of technology ...