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Prized international science and technology Fulbright scholarships have gone to two Australians. Protecting your digital identity; comparing police training in the US and Australia; determining the prevalence and impact of foot pain - these are just some of the areas ...

Public consultations on the draft legislation to set up the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) closed last Thursday. There are still some unresolved issues but nothing insurmountable, most stakeholders say. Here is a brief summary of the state ...

Universities are not rushing to provide open educational resources probably because doing so could upset a whole high street of traditional pedagogical carts, writes Annette Blackwell Open curriculum, open student support, open assessment and open accreditation will have to be ...

Universities need to keep students on study-migration pathways informed of policy change impacts Many international students are marooned in courses they selected under the old migration scheme and have not fully caught up with the paradigm shift in the area, ...

Public transport concessions for international students may be back on the agenda for Australia’s most populous state. The NSW opposition has committed to consider introducing public transport concession fares for international students if it wins office, as it is widely ...

Vague national standards are behind the problems in international VET, says Victoria Victoria and Western Australia have rejected a vital aspect of the plans for a national VET regulator (NVR), telling a Senate committee they must retain regulatory control of ...

Austrade has revealed its plans for a new education-related brand distinct from the “Australia Unlimited” umbrella. Austrade has unveiled the new education sub-brand of its Australia Unlimited national brand, with consultations underway on its proposal to promote education internationally under ...

There has been noticeable improvement at CQU since 2006 but student attrition still plagues it. Four years after its last quality assurance audit, Central Queensland University has made significant efforts to turn around institutional deficiencies, says a report released this ...

A New Zealand vice-chancellor warns from experience about the perils of a demand-driven funding and policy environment. A demand-driven system failed terribly in New Zealand and may bring the same fate to higher education in Australia, says Professor Pat Walsh, ...

The sector needs to overcome ‘tiredness’ about higher education goals for indigenous Australians, says UA chair Peter Coaldrake. Universities are “extremely challenged” by national higher education targets for indigenous Australians but need to redouble their efforts to meet them, says ...