Professor Sanjay Sarma reflects on his experience as Vice President of Online Learning at MIT with empathy for students developed in his own time as an IIT student in India. He describes the background to and ideas in a landmark MIT white paper for ...
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Victoria University has warned its staff that all parts of the institution will come under scrutiny in an effort to return its results to surplus after lower student numbers, across both its higher education and TAFE arms, cut its revenue ...
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At least four Australian universities have restricted students from multiple Indian states from applying for study following a surge in fraudulent visa applications flagged by the Home Affairs Department. Victoria University, Edith Cowan University, Torrens University, and agents working with ...
More »University of Sydney staff reach agreement following historic union campaign
Staff at the University of Sydney have voted to agree to a provisional enterprise agreement after nearly two years of bargaining, ending the longest-running strike campaign seen in any Australian university. On Tuesday, nearly 700 union members voted in favour ...
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Two key university groups have backed full disclosure of commissions paid to education agents who recruit international students, as concerns rise at dodgy practices in the industry as students return after the pandemic. Both the Group of Eight, representing the ...
More »Deakin Uni pushes forward with non-union wage vote
Deakin University has pushed forward a non-union ballot for staff after wage negotiations with the union reached "an impasse". On Friday, Deakin University's chief people and culture officer Stacey Walton told staff via e-mail that enterprise agreement talks with the ...
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New research by an Australian university has added more weight to the growing push for a four-day working week. Health researchers from the University of South Australia say that a recent study suggests that a three day weekend can see marked improvements on sleep ...
More »A manifesto to change higher education for good: opinion
This op-ed summarises a HEDx submission to the Universities Accord. It advocates a manifesto for change to allow: Universal access for every individual with potential to benefit, and participants to be confident they can gain good outcomes, from postsecondary participation,Integrated ...
More »Uni students can learn empathy through their degrees
University students who complete community placements modules in their degrees have more empathy than those who study only theory, new research has found. A new systematic review by the Australian Catholic University found that students who completed community placement during ...
More »Universities struggling to place student teachers
Better partnerships between universities and schools will be needed to strengthen Initial Teacher Education (ITE) and ensure future teachers stay on the job long-term. According to Australian Catholic University's Dean of Education Professor Mary Ryan, one of the major issues ...
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