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The length of study required for qualifications varies hugely – and AQF guidelines are being ignored. By Felicity Dunn The National Skills Standards Council is stoically working towards its directive from COAG to strengthen the VET sector. However, its current ...

The agency aims for a flexible approach to allow providers to adapt and thrive in response to changes in the higher education market. By Carol Nicoll The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency has been in existence as Australia’s independent ...

Universities need to speed up the search for alternative sources of finance. By Louis White It was back in 1986 when the federal government introduced a $250 Higher Education Administration Charge to help offset the cost of tertiary education. Fees ...

There has still been no major research into the long-term economic contributions made to Australia by Chinese students. By Antonia Maiolo The economic potential of Australia’s large network of Chinese alumni has been overlooked, despite evidence of ongoing returns, years ...

Rapid growth in the international education sector will offer many new challenges. By Antonia Maiolo The number of international students coming to Australia will rise 30 per cent by 2020, a new report forecasts. The report estimates that the country ...

Professor Sandra Harding, vice-chancellor and president of James Cook University, will take over as Universities Australia’s next chair, after University of Melbourne’s professor Glyn Davis. “Not only has professor Harding exhibited exceptional leadership qualities and knowledge of the sector, her ...

Unpaid university debt is costing the government billions of dollars and will continue to increase, according to a research group. The amount of debt unlikely to be repaid is accumulating yearly as more students take out loans under the HELP ...

Government funding, not donations, should be the main source of university income, said National Tertiary Education Union branch president Michael Thomson. “Government funding should be the primary source of university funds,” he said, following the University of Sydney’s announcement of ...

The cost of some degrees could more than double within ten years. The cost of a university education is set to skyrocket in the next ten years. Analysis by the Australian Scholarships Group estimated that yearly costs for courses such ...

More investment is needed in the higher education sector to ensure the country’s economic future is optimised, according to Universities Australia. Universities Australia recently launched a policy document, A Smarter Australia: An agenda for Australian Higher Education 2013-2016, in an ...