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US universities consider ‘tuning’ their degrees Minnesota, Indiana and Utah have each received $US150,000 to examine a new way to evaluate college degrees that would focus more on skills learned than classes taken. The program, ‘Tuning USA’, is an initiative ...

No resumption of Commercial Ready, says Carr The government won’t reinstate the Commercial Ready early stage technology development fund, innovation minister Kim Carr told the online publicationAustralian Life Scientist. “Many organisations have made representations to me about the program and ...

The VET professional will more than ever need to be autonomous, independent, critical, appreciative of the broader social and civic goals of education and training while also being a teacher who is intellectually gymnastic, writes Ros Brennan Kemmis. Discussions around ...

Ten years ago, Curtin University established a campus in Sarawak. Now the region is reaping the benefits, writes Julie Hare It’s the snaking line of oil carriers along the horizon that gives the first clue. That and the ubiquitous plantations. ...

Australian universities are adverse to debt, but international credit agency Moody’s suggests they may need to change their tune. Ben Power reports.could be tapping credit markets more to diversify funding sources and bring forward crucial projects. Roane, the author of ...

International education has shown no signs of weakening, but remains overlooked by government, says Stephen Connelly. If Kochie* and Pottsie* think the GFC (global financial crisis) is over, it must be true. Admittedly, Pottsie finished seventh in a field of ...

Half of the trouble with the Ben O’Neill’s article ‘Another equity and diversity campaign’ (CR, 31.03.09) is that it is too bitter. He needs to read a bit more of his George Herbert: “Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes ...

Tanner quashes budget expectations Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner has given the strongest warning yet that universities and research bodies shouldn’t expect a May budget splurge. The government now projects deficits totalling $100 billion over the next three years and that’s ...