Research shows Australia remains a top destination for international students despite concerns about value for money. The IDP Education Buyer Behaviour 2015 study released at last week’s Australian International Education Conference 2015 by international student recruiter IDP Education, has found ...
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Craven says Piccoli wrong on jobs market
Recent figures from the NSW Government that show too many teachers and too few jobs are misleading, the vice-chancellor of Australian Catholic University has said. Statistics The Australian revealed on Tuesday show NSW education minister Adrian Piccoli painting a bleak picture for teacher employment, as state ...
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New standards cut red tape
Universities have welcomed newly announced federal standards that will require institutions to give students information in plain English before they enrol. Also under the new standards, universities will be measured on the experience they deliver and less on filling out ...
More »Union supports call for tough standards on teaching courses
The Australian Education Union has called on the federal education minister to fix declining entry standards for teaching courses. This comes after professor John Hattie, head of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL), expressed his support for ...
More »Greens lead rally against TAFE cuts in NSW
People across NSW took to the streets and their keyboards this week to protest the Baird Government’s TAFE privatisation bid. Last month, NSW Greens MP Dr John Kaye obtained a document that showed the Baird Government was considering cutting $63 million from ...
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How to engineer a better STEM future?
Getting enough students into STEM subjects to keep Australia competitive will require starting early and focusing on girls. Linda Kristjanson interviewed by Amie Larter With the federal government recently spruiking the need for higher numbers of STEM graduates in order ...
More »Everyone wants innovation; the fight is over how to get it
Universities have welcomed and rallied behind a political consensus for the need to foster innovation, though there are still disagreements over how it can be achieved. The Go8, Innovative Research Universities and the Regional Universities Network have all welcome the importance ...
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