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Declining income from international student fees will cost Australia over half a billion dollars by 2012 – and that doesn’t include foregone growth. The state most reliant on overseas students will be the biggest loser, with Victorian institutions’ losses exceeding ...

Language test constraints deter students from our shores, test company executives say. Where’s the evidence, says DIAC. The IELTS stranglehold on English language tests for visas purposes isn’t just a level playing field issue, according to Helen Cook, Australasian associate ...

Are small providers capable of productivity and high quality, asks John Mitchell. The award ceremonies for VET providers are fast approaching, with attention normally focused on the large providers. While this celebration of the large is important, it is a ...

The peak universities body wants the political parties to have a fresh look at VSU, saying a fee would provide students with essential insurance coverage. Universities Australia has called for the Student Services and Amenities Bill to be reviewed, even ...

VET groups have enlisted advertisers and researchers in their battle with federal politicians of all colours. And they’ve aimed a few sideswipes at each other. Six Victorian TAFE institutes have funded a series of large advertisements in The Australian, imploring ...

It’s goodbye TTCs, hello again ATCs if the Coalition wins the election. A Coalition government would spend $740 million to establish 30 new Australian Technical Colleges (ATCs), Opposition leader Tony Abbott and shadow training minister Mathias Cormann announced last week. ...

La Trobe University has appointed Professor Carol Adams as Australia’s first pro vice-chancellor (sustainability). She has previously held head of school positions at Glasgow, Monash and Deakin universities and is currently acting dean of the Faculty of Law and Management ...

Professor Jan Thomas has been appointed as deputy vice-chancellor of The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Fremantle campus. Actively engaged with the higher education sector for the last 10 years, most recently she has been a member of the Department ...

Dr Alan McPhail has joined CQUniversity as dean of the School of Engineering and Built Environment based at Gladstone. For the last couple of years he has taught at CQUniversity Sydney and coordinated courses in computing systems and data communications. ...

ACU’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences has appointed Tim Scrase as associate dean (research) and professor of sociology at the North Sydney campus. He was formerly director of the ARC Key Centre for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies, an interdisciplinary ...