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Competition grows in international student market
Australia in one of only seven countries in the world with more than 100,000 international students on its shores, but…
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Perkins goes to work for regional unis
Dr Caroline Perkins keeps a mental list of the “great initiatives” that help regional universities stay competitive with their metropolitan…
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What Gonksi means for higher ed
David Gonski and Denise Bradley need to talk. That might be the best way to sum up comments by university…
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TEQSA queried on UQ irregularity
A student admissions controversy at the University of Queensland reached Federal Parliament last week, with the opposition seeking information directly…
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VET pushes for post-study work rights
Post-study work rights for international students at Australian universities must be extended to VET, say the sector’s peak bodies. The Australian…
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Uni e-presses attack Adler plan
University e-presses have hit out at a proposal to create a new centralised network, saying it is elitist and out…
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Private providers at the big table
Private educators still hanker for the same respect as those in the public system, but they have arguably gained a…
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TEQSA assumes full powers
The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) can now bring its full powers to bear on the sector, but…
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Apprenticeship must change:study
Apprenticeships should focus on a fair deal and recruit only the most suitable workers and employers, according to new research…
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Crime commission to probe UQ more closely
Fresh scrutiny of the University of Queensland by the state Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) could finally reveal the details…
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Mature age students start own group
Overwhelmed by the sheer number of undergraduates fresh from high school, mature age students tend to exist in the background…
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USQ gets new leader
The distance between Perth and Toowoomba is vast but the economies of the two cities are not dissimilar, says Professor…
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Mature aged students ‘forgotten’
The outgoing chief executive of Universities Australia is appealing for a national policy that would help boost enrolments of mature-age…
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Push needed to lure lecturers
Tomorrow’s academic teachers think there aren’t enough jobs for them in Australia, despite an expected workforce shortfall that has been…
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Research to examine expanding HECS
Tweaks to the nation’s higher education contribution scheme (HECS) could improve student outcomes, researchers say. Extending HECS to cover living…
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New focus for Go8 and UA
Two of higher education’s peak representative bodies, Universities Australia and the Group of Eight, are entering 2012 under new leadership…
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Withers warns unis to stay vigilant
Universities must remain vigilant or risk losing the momentum gained by a slew of new policies impacting higher education, says…
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Opening the indigenous learning track
The “fragile” success story of one Aboriginal woman has inspired new research at Flinders University. Until recently, the story of…
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Mental illness on the rise for visiting students
The incidence and severity of mental illness amongst international students in Australia are growing, according to a new case study…
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Student parents run the healthcare gauntlet
A Malaysian couple obtaining PhDs from Monash University has struggled to obtain maternity care in Australia. It was only after…
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Calls for UQ transparency heighten
As a scandal that eventually cost him his vice-chancellery at the University of Queensland was unfolding in the national media,…
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New office takes place of ALTC
The federal government has honoured its pledge to retain some of the activities of the popular Australian Learning and Teaching…
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Fallout begins for UQ
The full ramifications of the inappropriate action at the University of Queensland that has led to vice-chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield’s…
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UQ controversy deepens
The University of Queensland is in damage control as a nepotism scandal that has claimed its vice-chancellor and his senior…
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No apology over healthcare knockback
The Queensland government has defended its controversial decision to deny specialist health care to international students at the Royal Brisbane…
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