International education is facing many challenges. At the heart of the matter lies a key question: Do we have a crisis of identity? By Phil Honeywood Those of us who work in international education are also unsure of appropriate terminology ...
More »University attempts to fend off funding cut
The University of Wollongong has been lauded for acting to mitigate the effects of a possible $200 funding cut per student. The university launched a community campaign to convince the Labor government to increase public investment. Senator Lee Rhiannon, spokesperson ...
More »Universities ‘manipulating’ performance measurement systems
A number of universities are strategically reclassifying research ‘outputs’ to inflate their performance, a report by the National Tertiary Education Union shows. The report released last week on the Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) system makes the case for ...
More »Graduate workforce over-educated: report
New research suggests many graduates are over-qualified for the jobs they’re taking. By Aileen Macalintal There is a substantial mismatch between employment and qualifications among Australian graduates, according to a report in the Australian Economic Review. Professors Ian Li from ...
More »The circle game
New South Wales premier Barry O’Farrell was on hand to launch a learning initiative that aims to create an open exchange of ideas among leaders of vocational education and training colleges around the world. The Global Learning Circle will link ...
More »Science should come first
More funding is needed to keep Australian science competitive. By Antonia Maiolo It came as a “surprise” to Australia’s chief scientist to learn that the nation isn’t performing as well as it implies it is against the rest of the ...
More »Fuelling medical research
Getting federal funding for medical research is becoming harder. Aileen Macalintal reports. Medical research, no matter how promising it is, can go nowhere without sufficient funds. As the agency responsible for government funding of research, the Australian Research Council (ARC) ...
More »Don’t axe staff, NTEU tells universities
The National Tertiary Education Union has asked Australian universities not to cut staff after the $900 million ‘efficiency dividend’ cuts. The NTEU has penned an appeal to vice-chancellors at every Australian public university “to consider deferring expenditure in other areas, ...
More »Tertiary education the ‘smartest investment’
A university official has called for regional support to increase public investment for universities. The vice chancellor of the University of Wollongong has asked the people in the Illawarra Region and Southern Sydney to take part in the national “Smartest ...
More »Survival of the fittest
A prosperous future awaits for universities prepared to adapt to a changing landscape, writes Craig Lofts The relief felt by the research community late last year when the freeze on Commonwealth research grants was lifted should not blind universities to ...
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