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Are we about to embark on a new age of evidence-based policy, asks Robin Ryan. April’s AVETRA conference once again met the high standard of organisation and quality content that has been established in recent years. As in any good ...

Having built a profound asset in international education, universities now need to think even more creatively about the future, says Daryl Le Grew. Whichever way you look at it, the performance of Australian universities in international education is stellar. Creating ...

The English language competency of staff as well as students represents a significant challenge to universities, says Judy Nagy. The recently released good practice principles for English language proficiency for international students in Australian universities are an important contribution to ...

Will Victorian TAFE institutes flourish or flounder in the more competitive environment after 30 June, asks John Mithcell. There is considerable interest around the VET sector about how well TAFE institutes in Victoria are preparing for the implementation of the ...

Rosenbery appointed to La Trobeth the Victorian TAFE system. Previously he worked in building corporate business with United Airlines, being based in both Melbourne and Chicago. He has also worked with Qantas in their Australian resorts division. Glover appointed to ...

Malcolm White's example of a trade qualification, such as diesel mechanic, to justify the distinctiveness between VET and higher education does a disservice to the number of areas that VET and higher education clearly do overlap (CR, 27.04.09). Paraprofessional areas ...

Rightly ambitious ideals such as student mobility are being hindered by the new world of uncertainty, say Christina Slade. The annual meeting of an EU-funded project I lead through the University of Utrecht was held there last week. The study ...

South African unis both racist and sexist Racism and sexism remain widespread at South African universities. This is the key finding of a report commissioned by the South African government in the wake of an international uproar over a racist ...

A new book looks at leadership for the time, writes Jacqui Elson Green. Turnaround Leadership for Higher Education, a new text that takes up the “wickedly challenging” world of the academic leader, delivers a comprehensive argument for change along with ...

Women plagued by fat days More than 90 per cent of Australian women who responded to an online questionnaire say they have regular “fat days”, and most say they are miserable about their bodies. According to the survey, conducted by ...