University of Adelaide science needed a device for seamless access and the exchange of information so students could learn to educate themselves so they chose the iPad. The introduction of Apple iPads for all science undergraduates at the University of ...
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Canada’s higher education potlatch
Many academic colleagues may be unaware but Vancouver, Canada, has just played host to the largest gathering of higher education practitioners in the world, with 8,700 delegates converging on a stunningly beautiful city – a city at this time of ...
More »NZ emerging for skilled migrants
The first study comparing Australian and New Zealand skilled migration policies gives Kiwis the advantage. New Zealand intends to capitalise on global immigration clampdowns and nab some of the most world’s most attractive skilled migrants for itself, according to a ...
More »Threats can deter early-career climate scientists from going public
Threats and abuse are not rare in climate change circles across the globe. While it is the death threats to climate change researchers at Australian National University that have received the most coverage in the past week, they were not ...
More »Australia leads on higher ed quality assurance
NASFA hears Australia leads in quality assurance and degree recognition, THE reports A wide-ranging analysis that attempts to measure and rank aspects of national higher education systems put Australia first, followed by Germany and the UK in the category of ...
More »The governor
Dragging a university into the 21st century is a tough enterprise, Annette Blackwell finds when she talks with UNSW vice-chancellor Fred Hilmer. You know things are running smoothly at a university when the council is invisible, says Fred Hilmer, vice-chancellor ...
More »Bennett joins CR
Campus Review is delighted to welcome on board Jennifer Bennett our newest reporter. Jennifer Bennett has strong experience both in Australia and internationally. The former deputy chief sub of the Jakarta Post returned to Australia to do a Masters in ...
More »Long-term solution to VET research
The fostering of novice researchers in VET is critical, says John Mitchell. A lack of quality research bedevils VET, leaving it at risk of being further damaged by poor policy decisions and mass media beat-ups. Two recent examples are the ...
More »Third wave of VET reform bodes well but…
If TAFE Institutes are to prosper under demand-driven conditions, then they need to be given more power to control their own destinies, writes Andy Smith In early May, Skills Australia released its long-awaited report on the future of the VET ...
More »Private VET providers reluctant to supply data
Online Intro a comprehensive data collection is needed for public policy and quality assurance, writes Tom Karmel who wants provision mandated. The National Centre for Vocational Education Research manages, on behalf of all Australian governments, a series of data collections ...
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