Public consultations on the draft legislation to set up the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) closed last Thursday. There are still some unresolved issues but nothing insurmountable, most stakeholders say. Here is a brief summary of the state ...
More »Navitas seals deal for SAE colleges
Private provider moves into multimedia course offerings globally. Navitas chief executive Rod Jones wants to put one thing to rest – his acquisition of the $289 million SAE group is not to cushion his company against the downturn in international ...
More »DEEWR to continue peer review for ALTC-style grants
The ALTC will go in January but peer review will continue - as will assessment of grant money and programs, Education Minister Senator Chris Evans says. The federal government will put in place governance arrangements to ensure appropriate peer review ...
More »CR takes out media award
Campus Review has made it three out of three at the national higher education media awards. Campus Review journalist John Ross has taken out an important gong at the Universities Australia National Media Awards for Higher Education, for the second ...
More »Unanswered questions
There are still questions to be answered about the manner and indeed the rationale behind the closure of the Australian Learning and Teaching Council, (ALTC). The announcement of the intention to close it down at the end of the year ...
More »Notre Dame appoints new dean for School of Medicine, Sydney
Dr Christine Bennett has been appointed dean of the School of Medicine, Notre Dame Sydney. She takes up the post on May 2. Vice-Chancellor, Professor Celia Hammond said Bennett was selected following a wide ranging international recruitment process. Bennett completed ...
More »Greenfield to head ANSTO board
Professor Paul Greenfield AO has been appointed to head the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) board. Announcing the appointment, Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr said Greenfield’s experience on the board since 2007 and his skills in science and ...
More »Former CSIRO head becomes chancellor at La Trobe
Australian scientist and businesswoman, Professor Adrienne Clarke, has been appointed chancellor of La Trobe University. A former chairman of the CSIRO and Lieutenant Governor of Victoria, Clarke has been a director of public companies including Woolworths, Alcoa, WMC, AMRAD, Fisher ...
More »UTS establishes Australia’s first chair of finance and superannuation
Professor Susan Thorp has been appointed to Australia’s first chair of finance and superannuation at the University of Technology Sydney's Business School. Thorp is a professor of finance and superannuation in the UTS Faculty of Business. Her research focuses on ...
More »chancellor is next Victorian Governor
University of Melbourne Chancellor, the Hon Alex Chernov AO, will be Victoria’s next governor. Chernov, a Melbourne alumnus who has been chancellor for two years and a university council member for 19 years, will stand down in April to take ...
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