Australia’s six dual-sector university vice chancellors have called for a common policy framework and a suite of major reforms of the country’s fragmented higher education and vocational training systems, via a new report. The report, Reforming Post-Secondary Education in Australia, ...
More »Union takes Supreme Court action on UOW over Ramsay Centre degree
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is taking the University of Wollongong and its vice chancellor Professor Paul Wellings to the Supreme Court over the approval process used to create its Ramsay Centre degree. The union lodged a claim in ...
More »Dun dun: TV crime comes to the University of South Australia
Crime shows – be they fiction or true – are some of the world’s most popular television programs, frequently devoured by a wide range of audiences. There are no shortage of options when it comes to choosing your favourite series, ...
More »Proposed contract cheating legislation a good first step but more action needed
Contract cheating refers to students outsourcing their assessments to professional cheating services or through arrangements with friends or peers. A typical example would be a student paying for an essay which is then submitted as their own work. As classroom ...
More »No free speech crisis on campuses: French review
Australia’s universities are not facing a free speech crisis, says a new report. Minister for Education Dah Tehan asked former chief justice of the High Court of Australia Robert French to conduct a review on free speech late last year amid ...
More »China-Australia university podcast to run for a second season
University of Technology Sydney professors Peter Fray and Wanning Sun have committed to a second season of a ground-breaking radio program and podcast about Australian-Chinese Relations. The brainchild of Fray, The Middle aims to shed more light than heat on the ...
More »‘Radical’ new ranking measures universities against UN goals
Australia has copped some crowns in Times Higher Education’s (THE) newest ranking. To nab the top overall spot on the ladder, a university would have to demonstrate its work towards some of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The ...
More »Budget roundup: universities say surplus a missed opportunity
The government is touting a $7.1 billion surplus in its latest Budget but universities aren’t celebrating. Universities Australia said the surplus was a missed opportunity to reverse cuts to university funding. Chief executive Catriona Jackson said: “It makes no sense ...
More »What does effective professional learning for teachers look like?
Parents routinely roll their eyes any time a school announces a student-free professional learning day for its teachers. Many parents consider these days an inconvenience and struggle to see their purpose. High quality, continuous professional learning (as opposed to one-off, snapshot professional ...
More »Australia reclaims its best rung on higher education systems ladder
For the first time since 2012, Australia has worked its way to eighth spot on a ranking of national systems of education. Compiled by the Universitas 21 (U21) group of universities and led by University of Melbourne professor Ross Williams, the ranking ...
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