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HIPSTER
Hipster and hippie/hippy both owe their existence to the older adjective hip/hep meaning “smart”, in its twin senses of “street-wise”…
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Students count on PM’s Teacher of Year
Macquarie University’s John Croucher stands out by making math and statistics relevant and fun. By Dallas Bastian. Becoming a teacher…
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International Education
Aussie MBAs make top dollar
QS report credits strong currency, in part, for local graduates’ premium salaries. By Antonia Maiolo. Australian MBA graduates top the…
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Nips, tucks for TEQSA
Educators discuss tweaks as regulator continues with reform. By Dallas Bastian. The bad decisions of a besieged TEQSA are the…
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VC's Corner
Federation the name for regional success
Australia’s newest regional university, Federation University Australia, the result of a merger of Monash University’s Gippsland campus and the University…
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Working translations
The comparison of a Danish concept with its Australian counterpart shows how much seemingly similar training concepts can vary. Don’t…
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ANU sells pathway college
Private operator Study Group will take over Australian National University’s pathway college – in a deal expected to increase the…
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International Education
Sydney – Australia’s top study destination
Sydney has overtaken Melbourne as the highest placed Australian study destination, a recent survey shows. By Antonia Maiolo. In the…
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The skills employers want
Released after two years of consultation, new guidelines on the core skills needed for work identify just what they look…
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Time for universities to rethink and reinvent
As universities navigate their way through a period of unprecedented change, it may be time for them to embrace proven…
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The march of the stupid
Academics and experts must go on the offensive when spin and vested interests threaten to rule the day. Science is…
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An odd year in VET, with more to follow
2013 produced some strange developments, making 2014 less predictable. By John Mitchell. 2013 was an odd year for the VET…
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Industry & Research
Online course to fill a gap
A new interactive online program to teach students the basics in consumer rights and responsibilities aims to meet a strong…
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News
New territory for vocational training
The emerging polytechnic model straddles the interface of vocational training and higher education, and also addresses an anomaly in the…
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News
Something’s not working
Extra numbers of graduates brought in to meet future shortages are struggling to find jobs. By Louis White. Australia may…
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Hard times call for new funding strategies
Global rankings of Australian universities are already under threat as government cuts cast a long shadow and pressure rises for…
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The Cinderella of nursing care
The number of Australians with mental health problems is enormous, but education in this complex area has tended to be…
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Young people losing out on study and jobs
A COAG report paints a worrying picture of increasing marginalisation of disadvantaged youth, prompting calls for redoubled efforts to apply…
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New centre to foster ties with Indonesia
Prime minister Tony Abbott has launched the new Australia-Indonesia Centre, aimed at strengthening ties between Australia and its important neighbour.…
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Fears Pyne’s review may abort demand-driven system
A government review of the higher education funding scheme that began in 2012 will also consider access for students from…
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International Education
Slow route to faster visas
Our public universities were the guinea pigs in the introduction of the streamlined visa for international students. Now it’s to…
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Faculty Focus
The Cinderella of nursing care
The number of Australians with mental health problems is enormous, but as a specialty area of nursing it has tended…
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Life in the squeezed middle
Universities established in the 1970s are facing a mid-life crisis as they look towards the internationalising future. By Richard Higgott.…
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On the Move
New president for DASSH
University of Newcastle Professor John Germov has been appointed president of the Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences…
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On the Move
Martin Ferguson joins UWA board
Former federal minister for resources and energy Martin Ferguson has joined the University of Western Australia’s Energy and Minerals Institute.…
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