The federal government promises to “review” the recommendations of international students at a second roundtable held in Canberra.
More »International student numbers decline again
International student numbers keep falling for VET and ELICOS and are up slightly for higher education.
More »Australia behind on international student security
The UK is more open and prepared than Australia when it comes to the safety and security realities that face international students: research.
More »DEEWR stays silent on roundtable
Department under fire for lack of transparency on student complaints
More »Research the ‘wrong’ priority
Teaching, not research, should be the main province of a university, says Adrian Lee
More »Auditors give UNSW top marks
AUQA auditors have saved their final praise for the University of New South Wales.
More »Crime report contradicts international student experience
A new report on crimes against international students in Australia has failed to impress groups and academics steeped in the realities of the students’ experience here. The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) report examines incidents of assault and robbery perpetrated ...
More »Taking the “argh” out of journal rankings
Journal rankings. Those two words and their implications have conjured up a collective groan, at times an outright roar, from the higher education sector over the past few years. Not least amongst the complaints — the format of the rankings ...
More »Nicoll named TEQSA chief
As the inaugural chief commissioner of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA), Nicoll will lead four other commissioners — also announced last week. Together, they will administer the statutory body’s new powers over some 190 providers, starting January ...
More »Regional unis face research bias
Regional universities with ambitions to expand their research will find it increasingly difficult to shake their reputation as a “teaching-only” sector, says Southern Cross University vice-chancellor Professor Peter Lee. Lee told a recent regional tertiary education conference regional institutions were ...
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