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The Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET) has appointed Melanie O’Toole general manager, business development. ACPET chief executive Claire Field said the newly created role would focus on identifying and creating new business opportunities for ACPET members by ...

The University of the Sunshine Coast held a special send-off recently for its retiring dean of the faculty of science, health and education, Professor Rod Simpson. More than 100 staff members gathered in the chancellery building to bid a warm ...

The University of Tasmania has appointed a new dean of the faculty of health science. Professor Raymond Playford will take up the position later in 2011, taking the reins from outgoing Professor Allan Carmichael, who has led the faculty for ...

The president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, Ms Ged Kearney, has been appointed to the board of Skills Australia, effective immediately. Kearney replaces departing board member Sharan Burrow and joins existing chair Philip Bullock and board members Professor ...

The University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) has appointed Mr Hael Kobayashi associate director of CIIC. Kobayashi was at the heart of the digital revolution when California’s Silicon Valley meshed with the entertainment industry. His appointment at UTS garners more than ...

Mr Tom Calma, a high-profile Aboriginal elder from the Kungarakan tribal group, was awarded an honorary doctorate of science at Curtin’s graduation ceremony on February 15. Calma, who is also a member of the Iwaidja tribal group, whose traditional lands ...

Michael Smellie, former global chief operating officer for Sony BMG and current chair of the Australian Film Television and Radio School, has been appointed chairman of QUT’s Creative Enterprise Australia (CEA). Smellie will have an important role in the direction ...

Government report calls for measures to boost enrolment in engineering degrees A continuing shortage of engineers means companies have to compete in the global market for skilled engineering professionals for a higher price, a report from the Australian National Engineering ...

Curricula across universities are changing fast to keep pace with new platforms Hundreds of first-year science students at the University of Adelaide will be given a free Apple iPad as the campus becomes the first in Australia to develop a ...

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