The path forward for the higher education sector in Australia has never been so unclear. Universities are essential in advancing national objectives and ensuring Australia has the workforce it needs to remain strong and prosperous. But they can’t do so ...
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La Trobe closes research-to-practice teaching gap
Students at La Trobe University's school of education will attend webinars that will teach them the 'science of learning' amid mandatory changes to universities' initial teacher coursework. The partnership with Think Forward Educators, an education community that champions evidence-based learning ...
More »Universities to raise standards for trainee teachers
Universities will be forced to raise the bar for enrolment in education degrees, and ensure that all graduates know how to teach children to read and write, and how to keep classrooms under control. All trainee teachers will be taught ...
More »Universities struggling to find balance between free speech and safe campuses
University chancellors are attempting to find the right balance between freedom of speech and ensuring safety on university campuses, as tensions continue to rise between Jewish students and pro-Palestinian protesters chanting “from the river to the sea” at Melbourne’s biggest campus. The University ...
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THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY With over 85 years of rich heritage, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has evolved alongside society and made pivotal contributions to the development of Hong Kong, the Nation and the world. The University pursues ...
More »TEQSA chief commissioner resigns, new CEO announced
The Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency (TEQSA) chief commissioner Emeritus Professor Peter Coaldrake has announced he will resign from his post on May 10, an announcement that comes as a new TEQSA chief executive was appointed on Friday by Education ...
More »Western Sydney Uni has a new leader
An eminent constitutional lawyer, who was a powerful advocate for the yes case in the Voice referendum, has been named as the next vice-chancellor of the Western Sydney University. George Williams, currently a deputy vice-chancellor at the University of NSW, will take ...
More »UniMelb vice-chancellor to leave next year
University of Melbourne vice-chancellor Duncan Maskell unexpectedly announced his resignation on Monday, saying that he will leave the $1.2m a year job early next year. Professor Maskell, who has led Australia’s most highly ranked university since 2018 and steered it ...
More »Doxxing accusation amid University of Sydney anti-Semitism warnings
The University of Sydney is facing its second anti-Semitism crisis in as many days, as a leading Jewish group accuses one of its professors of putting out the names of dozens of Jewish colleagues on social media. The Executive Council of Australian ...
More »Opinion: No relief in sight for students with $16,000 fees
It looks increasingly likely that one of the most glaring inequities in the university system – the fact some publicly funded degrees cost students nearly four times as much as others – will not get an immediate fix when federal ...
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