Australia needs to ask itself what is a university John Phillips, the outgoing chancellor of the University of Western Sydney (UWS) would like to see Australia have a clearer definition of what is a university. Phillips who will leave the ...
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Survey shows foreign students seek scholarships
The number of foreign students in Australia who were very highly satisfied with their overall study experience is down another 10 per cent since last year. Scholarships are increasingly imperative to prospective foreign students when choosing the country and institution ...
More »Sweden’s hubs with no tax perfect for students
A 2009 roundtable said Australia’s government should consider “hubs” for international students, and the Baird review agreed. Yet, Sweden’s Uppsala University has been doing hubs for nearly 400 years. Sweden’s got a lot of great qualities. But the price of ...
More »UK cuts could help Australia
Changes to UK higher education could help shift the international education balance back in Australia’s favour, without unbalancing research. Forthcoming changes to the UK’s higher education system could give Australia a competitive edge in education exports without affecting the potential ...
More »MBA links US and Asia
Global perspective has opened business opportunities for students A small group of Australian executives recently attended a briefing in Sydney on a unique MBA program that would immerse them in classrooms and cultures throughout Asia and the US. The executive ...
More »Robson retires from UWA
Teaching and research beckon high-profile vice-chancellor University of Western Australia (UWA) Vice-Chancellor Alan Robson announced his retirement last week, saying the time was right for the university to come under new leadership. Robson, who chairs the Group of Eight and ...
More »Looking out for the curriculum
Time abroad reaps benefits for staff and students at a UK university Associate Professor Betty Leask started her talk by sharing a recent dream. In a nutshell, she had dreamed she found herself floating/falling behind a glass wall, on the ...
More »Researchers unravel structure of perforin
A protein to help marshal forces against cancer cells and other invaders A team of Australian and British researchers have shown how a protein called perforin punches holes in, and kills rogue cells in our bodies. Their discovery of the ...
More »Student disengagement has to be tackled
Educators need to think about doing things differently Along with the theory of relativity, Albert Einstein is credited with the much quoted dictum: “You can’t continue to do the same thing and expect different results.” It is also, I believe, ...
More »Research capability vital for changing VET sector
Australia is about to experience an explosion in the number and type of skilled workforce members it will need to achieve its economic goals over the next decade. The face of Australia’s workforce is set to change dramatically in the ...
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