The majority of universities will be hampered by travel restrictions and struggle to meet their recruitment targets, a study has found. In a survey of 391 higher education professionals from 333 higher education institutions, 56 per cent said new travel ...
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Australian author and Booker Prize winner Thomas Kenneally has been awarded the honorary title of Vice Chancellor’s Professorial Fellow at the University of South Australia. The three-year Fellowship will see the award-winning novelist host masterclasses at UniSA from 2018, and share ...
More »Graduates told they lack the skills for jobs
Concerning new research shows that 65 per cent of university graduates feel their education did not provide them with the skills necessary for the workforce, with many being turned away from employment. The Australian Job Seeker Report conducted by JobGetter ...
More »Australia trails behind Singapore: Minister responds to poor results
The results of an international student test are out, and they're not looking good for Australia. Every three years, 15-year-olds across 72 countries sit the PISA test, which judges their maths, reading and science skills. Results from the latest exam ...
More »Funding needed to attract international students
In an increasingly competitive global market more needs to be done to attract and keep international students on our shores, and funding cuts are counterproductive, experts say. Sri Lankan national Natasha Munasinghe had her sights set on gaining what was ...
More »Data scientist named ‘sexiest job of the century’
Opportunities to study and work in the areas of data science and web analytics are appearing in abundance, as a Harvard Business Review report labelled it the 'sexiest job of the 21st century'. As an unprecedented number of students are ...
More »Flinders University places first on world stage for digital skills
Flinders University has been ranked among the world's best in terms of digital skills, earning a place in this year's global Rookies rankings. The international competition involves more than 180 schools across 42 countries, and saw Flinders University and its ...
More »Universities adapting to uncertain economic future
Australia's universities are facing an uncertain economic future, but they're rising to the challenge of adapting to change in the industry, an expert says. Mathew Simpson, head of corporate markets and distribution - managed portfolios at FIIG Securities, addressed finance ...
More »Australia missing from millionaire producing universities ranking
The US has dominated a recent ranking of millionaire producing universities, and Australia is nowhere in sight. Business analysis website Verdict and GlobalData WealthInsight teamed up to publish the rankings, which looked at which universities around the world produced the ...
More »What attracts Gen Z students to university?
With rising costs of living and university fees set to hike next year, universities are under pressure to find ways to appeal to the Gen Z market. So what attracts the attention of our future university students? As traditional marketing ...
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