New South Wales skills minister John Barilaro has told a conference that declining VET enrolments and the sector's so-called 'middle child' status in education is “the price of, for decades, telling young kids to go to university”. Barilaro, speaking yesterday at ...
More »Unis should outsource software: TechnologyOne
Universities shouldn’t set up their own software systems, as they’re better off outsourcing them – a software company executive has advised. Matt Arnott, TechnologyOne’s general manager for education, said he’s seen many universities try to set up their own software systems ...
More »Regional unis top city cousins in graduate employment rankings
Rankings measuring student experience, graduate employment outcomes and starting salaries have placed Australia's regional universities on top. The Good Universities Guide 2017, published by the Good Education Group (GEG) and released on Monday, shows that while country and city universities have ...
More »Are entrepreneurs born or made?
Australian youth unemployment is almost the highest it’s been in 10 years. For Generation Alpha, who are now about 5 at the oldest, it's looking more and more like the challenge they'll face as adult workers will be to innovate or fail. ...
More »Monash ‘damned by association’ with Swisse: adjunct associate professor
Monash University has stated that it does not have a partnership with controversial supplements brand Swisse, after a prominent public health expert labelled the university “damned by association”. Monash has entered a sponsorship agreement with ABC International, the public broadcaster’s ...
More »Global warming began in the 1800s: study
An international study has found that human-induced global warming began in the 1830s, during the Industrial Revolution. The research, published in the journal Nature, shows the Earth’s climate responded rapidly to small increases in atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions that came with industrial progress. ...
More »Opinion: graduates need internships to prepare for the job market
While there are many reasons for students to commence a university degree, from self-development to fighting boredom, the majority of university entrants are motivated by a drive to build a successful professional career. This is why the lion's share of ...
More »UTS plans to divest from fossil fuels by end of year
The University of Technology Sydney has indicated it will commit to fossil fuel divestment by the end of the year. In a public University Council meeting, acting chancellor professor Brian Wilson responded to a question asking if UTS would commit ...
More »Uni supercomputers a big target for hackers: Dell official
Purchasing a supercomputer is a trend, among the universities that can afford it. But a Dell executive has warned they attract hackers, and foreign government agencies, like moths to a flame. “We do know scientific data is very valuable, to both ...
More »RMIT ranked Australia’s top fashion school
Rankings may be in fashion at RMIT, after a global rating of the world’s fashion schools listed the institute's as the best in Australia. It placed 12 globally. RMIT achieved this in the second iteration of The Business of Fashion rankings, which ...
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