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The federal government has honoured its pledge to retain some of the activities of the popular Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) by establishing a new Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT). To be housed within the Department of Education, ...

By Darragh O Keeffe Researchers at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia have found that a multi-million dollar Government plan to improve literacy and numeracy has not reached students most in need. The research found that the use of reward payments ...

A series of bills revamping the regulatory framework surrounding the private international education sector in Australia are currently before a senate committee, with initial submissions showing general support for the changes. The committee is taking submissions until December 2. It ...

Some say the education profession should remain conservative in nature, while others are demanding a praxis model that allows the practice to evolve. A number of national trends are impacting on schooling and teacher education in Australia at present. In ...

University autonomy is ranked across 26 European countries in a major new report from the European University Association (EUA).  In addition to an in-depth analysis of the current state of institutional autonomy in Europe, the study includes four scorecards that ...

With budgets being trimmed, administrations may have to look at coaching academics and using automated solutions to reduce pressure on support centres says Kim Mackey. Universities around Australia are all grappling with the same fundamental issue: while government funding remains ...

I have been intrigued recently at the emergence of a theme in the discussions of TAFE in Australia over recent months. From my perspective it seems to centre on one thing: a quest for esteem for those engaged in TAFE ...

This is an edited statement from the University of Queensland’s senate on the resignations of the vice-chancellor and the senior vice-chancellor The University of Queensland’s governing body, the Senate, today (Wednesday November 9) expressed regret at the admission irregularity that ...

The full ramifications of the inappropriate action at the University of Queensland that has led to vice-chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield’s resignation are yet to emerge. In light of the scandal, the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) has ...

The body that accredits medical schools has said the University of Queensland medical school’s accreditation is not likely to be reviewed as a result of the current controversy. “There’s no reason why we would do that and there’s no mechanism ...