Senior university figures, along with federal education minister Simon Birmingham have been gathering in Melbourne this week to discuss how philanthropy can be increased and utilised as a financing option by higher education providers. As it stands, the Commonwealth – ...
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As the dust settles on the government’s proposed changes to VET-FEE HELP, we should be reminded of the need for proper consultation prior to broad reforms. VET-FEE HELP, Australia’s vocational loans scheme, has always typified my idea of the Aussie ...
More »Change and adaptation required to retain Australia’s worthy apprentice system
Australia’s training system has a long and proud tradition but it will need to adapt to rapid changes to provide what the country and its workers need for the future. We can look back fondly and see an Australian apprenticeship ...
More »Giving back to the community and building new campuses: CQUniversity’s agenda
At Central Queensland University (CQUniversity), it’s been a big year for opening and developing new sites to grant ever-expanding access. I grew up in Northamptonshire in the UK. Both my parents had left school when they were young, because of ...
More »Profile: Revelatory Bible college dean Jon Newton on preaching Knight and day
This is Campus Review's Profile series, in which we visit with an academic or researcher to learn more about them and their work. Jon Newton is a Melbourne pastor and an academic at Harvest Bible College, a preparatory school for ...
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While our universities speak of liberalism and the spirit of enquiry, they are using the uncapped, demand-driven enrolment system to churn students through their packed faculties, leaving thousands to graduate onto the dole with high HECS debts. Law graduates are ...
More »Profile: UWA’s Joanna Nicholas has a passion for the pole
This is Campus Review's Profile series, in which we visit with an academic or researcher to learn more about them and their work. Joanna Nicholas is a pole dancing aficionado embarking on a research project at the University of Western Australia ...
More »‘Talking Eds’, episode 18: White Ribbon Day divisions, USYD heads to China, Torrens educates teachers about autism
In this week's episode of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review look at the history and effect of White Ribbon Day, discuss the University of Sydney's expansion in China and explore Torrens University's new ...
More »Profile: Oxford-bound snowboarding wings enthusiast Brett Parkinson on his passion for sustainable energy production
This is Campus Review's Profile series, in which we visit with an academic or researcher to learn more about them and their work. Brett Parkinson has received a 2017 General John Monash Foundation Scholarship. According to the foundation, these grants: ...recognise ...
More »Profile: Game, set and match for medical physicist and Switzerland-bound Monash scholar Mark Brooke
This is Campus Review's Profile series, in which we visit with an academic or researcher to learn more about them and their work. Mark Brooke has received a 2017 General John Monash Foundation Scholarship. The foundation states that these grants: ... recognise excellence ...
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