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New board members for AQUA
Professor Joanne Wright has been elected chair of the AUQA board. Wright, is deputy vice-chancellor and vice-president academic at the…
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Mr Terry Werner has been elected deputy chair of the AUQA board.
Werner is currently director of Higher Education and Legislative Review in the Western Australian Department of Education Services (DES), a…
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Dr George Brown has been appointed to the AQUA board.
Dr George Brown has been appointed to the AQUA board by its members having been elected by the non self-accrediting…
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Appointment of new audit director at AUQA
Dr Leonard Webster has taken up a position as an audit director with AUQA. Webster has experience in teaching and…
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Swinburne announces new vice-chancellor
Swinburne University of Technology has appointed its third vice-chancellor and president, Professor Linda Kristjanson. Currently deputy vice-chancellor, Research and Development…
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Melbourne appoints first director of Australia India Institute
The University of Melbourne has appointed one of India’s leading thinkers and writers on international relations, Professor Amitabh Mattoo, as…
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Certainty on self-accreditation a must for universities in TEQSA law
It's almost there but not quite, stakeholders will tell government as they respond to national regulator proposals. By Annette Blackwell.…
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ERA “not” arbitrary or anti-academic
The launch of the inaugural ERA national report has generated much discussion in recent weeks. I expect nothing less. Good…
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Survey finds growing awareness of pathways between VET and higher education
Resistance to TAFE students coming into university courses often comes from staff not from the university hierarchies. By Annette Blackwell.…
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Problems with Melbourne’s new-generation curriculum ‘sorted’
As part two of the Melbourne model gets under way, the university that pioneered it is breathing easier. By Annette…
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Decline in Indonesian language courses damaging us
A Perth meeting has heard it is good strategy to keep Australian-Indonesian lines of communication open. By Jeff Li and…
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Taking account of research outcomes
In the UK there is a shift to judging published research on professional and policy impacts. Once institutional spinning slowed…
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Online is not always fine for Gen Y students
Contemplators and reticents lurk among the e-collaborators research into online use in universities finds While Generation may have embraced online…
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Growth slows in higher education business
Annualised growth in the higher education industry has been revised down to 2.8 per cent from the 3.2 per cent…
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Academic leaders honoured on Australia Day
The chair of Universities Australia has received a gong for public sector policy management and reform. Professor Peter Coaldrake, chair…
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Digitisation funding: where should it go?
The humanities council is to discuss the role of cultural institutions in innovation and knowledge networks Funding for digitisation and…
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Draft TEQSA legislation to be made public soon
Consultations over provider standards and regulatory approach make the path smoother for a new regulator Universities and other stakeholders can…
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Ireland looks to Australia in higher education revamp
HECS-style loans and technology universities are to be part of Ireland’s 20-year strategy, writes Annette Blackwell. An Australian-style fee-loan system…
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UTS unveils Gehry plan for business building
Undulating brick and angled sheets of glass to feature in the facades. By Annette Blackwell. UTS today (December 16) unveiled…
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Batten down for TEQSA
Second lock-up under way to tease out complex issues raised by universities DEEWR is holding a second lock-up on the…
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University spreads its message on iTunes U
People in more than 100 countries have downloaded La Trobe podcasts La Trobe University passed a milestone this week, recording…
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Go8 queries legality of TEQSA
Draft policy document casts doubt on the use of corporations’ law to register and deregister universities The federal government’s reliance…
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Learning to teach online website goes live
Free help is at hand for lecturers struggling with online teaching An innovative website aiming to demystify the pedagogy of…
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Journalism professors unite to tackle ERA rankings
Survey shows research offices fail to support journalism research portfolios A newly established Council of Journalism Professors (CJP) will fight…
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VET bill goes down to the wire
Plans for legislation to create a national VET regulator may face delays The legislation is expected be tabled in federal…
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