Universities are increasingly looking to Indonesia for research partnerships and international study opportunities, experts say. The Australian International Education Conference, held in Hobart last week, saw professionals gather to discuss the state of the education industry, with a focus on ...
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Autism study helps kids socialise
In a new initiative by Curtin University, young people will help create and then take part in new social groups to foster connections between those with autism. Dr Marita Falkmer from Curtin's Autism Research Group said teens still had a ...
More »BCA calls for tertiary education rethink
The Business Council of Australia has released a discussion paper which proposes an overhaul of the tertiary education sector. The paper, titled Future-Proof: Protecting Australians Through Education and Skills, argues that as the world of work is rapidly changing, Australia ...
More »Australia behind in latest rankings of scientific papers
Australia has missed out on a spot in the top 20 of the latest global ranking of universities. Released by the National Taiwan University every October, the NTU rankings place universities based on the performance of their scientific papers. In ...
More »Is the education sector changing with the times?
As the workforce continues to evolve, the vice-chancellors of some of Australia's best universities have met to discuss the shift in industry expectations for graduates. The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) yesterday hosted the 2017 NSW Vice-Chancellors Panel ...
More »New program will take focus away from ATAR results
Students in western Sydney will soon be able to access university degrees without relying on their Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) to grant them entry. Western Sydney University yesterday announced the introduction of its 'HSC True Reward' early entry program ...
More »Aus and UK to collaborate on education policy development
Australia and the UK will soon collaborate to develop new higher education strategies and policies, after the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. The Australian Regional Universities Network (RUN) and the UK’s Association for Modern Universities MillionPlus have signed ...
More »On the move September 2017
FIRST DEAN FOR NEW FLINDERS COLLEGE Professor Alison Kitson is Flinders University’s inaugural vice- president and executive dean of its new College of Nursing and Health Sciences. She joins Flinders after heading up the University of Adelaide’s nursing school. Flinders ...
More »Getting partnerships right
How higher education institutes and organisations can get the best results from one another. One of the most profound shifts of the past 15 years is how the world of work is viewed by our younger generations. After finishing their ...
More »Academics shaping Wikipedia
Collaborations between Wikipedia and academia benefit everyone. Wikipedia has been through many changes since its inception in 2001. Now that it dwarfs all previous encyclopedias in scope and depth, collaborations with expert contributors are aiding the increased focus on ...
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