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Monthly Archives: April 2012

What international students need from teachers

 Course facts and figures from teachers are not enough for many foreign students, it’s that little bit of extra ‘life’ support that can really help, writes Arfa Noor.  Friends and fellow students have often questioned my decision to start my ...

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Financial stress fuels regional deferrals

More than a quarter of Victorian students who defer from university don't return to study, new research says.  And of the rural and regional students who defer, 55 per cent blame financial barriers as a reason why they are not continuing with educationor ...

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UQ defends coal seam gas centre

The head of a new research centre says the University of Queensland is not prepared to stand by and just watch as a new energy source is developed. Susan Woodward reports. Global energy demands are skyrocketing and the University of ...

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Being TEQSA Ready

In light of the advent of the new regulatory and quality regime that TEQSA heralds, Campus Review is running a series of eight articles by members of the Discipline Scholars Network under the banner Being TEQSA Ready. The Discipline Scholars’ Network was ...

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Business success in Asia ‘not tied’ to language skill

Australians need to address their language deficiency in order to improve their prospects for international business according to a leading academic. Professor Krishna Sen, president of the Australasian Council of C (DASSH) believes poor language skills, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, ...

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Even Nobel Laureates get their papers rejected

Senior researchers from around the country will help  junior colleagues at regional universities get a grip on  research, as part of a year-long early career program. The Regional Universities Network (RUN), which is running the program, says it is the ...

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MyUni figures come in

About 73,000 people visited MyUniversity in the first two weeks after its April 3 launch, with the University of Sydney capturing the most interest on the comparative website. Figures provided by the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education ...

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Media firm wants to provide higher education

Concerns have been raised in the UK over fair access to internships after the publisher of The Guardian became the latest firm to express an interest in providing higher education. Guardian News and Media confirmed that it has spoken to several ...

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How the government got agreement on VET

How come the federal government succeeded in getting all jurisdictions to adopt its VET reforms despite negative and bellicose initial reactions from some premiers, particularly those of Western Australia, Queensland and Victoria? As policy expert Dr Gavin Moodie told Campus ...

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