One of the most interesting cities in Australia is going through an educational and cultural revolution. The Gold Coast is known internationally for its fabulous beaches and waterways and iconic high-rise skyline abutting the ocean. More than 12 million people ...
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Curtin opens new Perth city Law School premises
Nestled in the heart of Perth's legal district is Curtin University's newest pedagogical premises, a city-based centre for its Law School. The 57 Murray Street site was officially opened last Thursday by Chief Justice of Western Australia Wayne Martin. “Theoretical ...
More »FedUni partnerning with HUST for new Shijiazhuang STEM institution
By China's megacity standards Shijiazhuang is middling place. Around 250 kilometres southwest of the capital Beijing and ringed by the misty, ice-capped Taihang Mountains, Shijiazhuang is home to 12 million residents. Due to the city being mostly flat but with propinquity to ...
More »UTS develops English tuition scholarships for North Korean defectors
The University of Technology Sydney has developed Australia’s first scholarship program for North Koreans who have fled to South Korea. About $200,000 has been set aside for five students to learn English through UTS:INSEARCH, the university’s pathways program. The students get tuition for ...
More »UNSW to build $100m innovation incubator with Chinese investment
The University of New South Wales has secured a significant windfall out of the Australia + China mutual lovefest taking place in the world's biggest country, where Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been visiting this week. An investment of $30 million ...
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UWA celebrating life and work of David Mowaljarlai with new exhibition
The University of Western Australia is hosting an exhibition through the middle of 2016 focused on the life and work of noted Indigenous Australian artist, elder and statesman Bungal (David) Mowaljarlai. Curated by Berndt Museum archivist Eve Chaloupka, Vision and Voice ...
More »Cameras and drones to spy on trees
If you had access to a nation-spanning network of cameras and drones, how would you use it? For one Australian National University scientist, the answer is to spy on trees. Dr Tim Brown, research fellow at ANU, has helped launch ...
More »WA unis offer bonus to marks for students who take harder maths
A uni chief describes the bonus ATAR points scheme offered by the four West Australian public universities as a 'carrot' to incentivise senior high school students into taking harder maths subjects. The University of Western Australia, Edith Cowan University, Curtin ...
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