Despite the travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries by US President Donald Trump being overturned by a federal court decision, and the decision being upheld against an appeal by the White House, there remains the real possibility that Trump will ...
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International education worth $21.8 billion to Australia
Trade figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown that education brought in $21.8 billion to Australia last year. This means that education export income grew by 17 per cent from 2015, the strongest annual growth since 2010. Federal ...
More »UQ grad develops program to help kids stay in school
At school, Nick Tepper was a smart kid who behaved badly in class but he stayed in school because he wanted to go to university. Fast forward a few years and Tepper is a 24-year-old University of Queensland graduate who ...
More »Buzzwords out, personality in: expert resume advice from a specialised expert
The experienced Shiva Kumar is an expert in a strategic position at LinkedIn Australia and New Zealand, where he is focused on providing specialised leadership in communication, whilst being passionate about the successful use of creative expression in excellent job applications. Unlike ...
More »Private tutoring gets the Uber treatment
The Australian private tutoring industry has now been Ubered by a pair of software engineers operating out of Brisbane. For co-chief executives and founders Sam Robertson and Cameron Schmidt, the story of Scooter Tutor began in 2007. Schmidt initially came ...
More »New IRU chair sets sights on equity policies
Restoring the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program and including sub-degree loans in the demand-driven system are two of the priorities for the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group’s new chair, professor Colin Stirling. This puts the IRU – a network ...
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