Western Sydney University is on the verge of signing a “historic” union agreement to move 25 per cent of its casual workforce into permanent jobs. The new enterprise agreement, expected to be signed off in coming days, will give the ...
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Enterprise agreement delay causes tension at RMIT
Tensions between the NTEU and RMIT have intensified after the union claimed the university threatened it with legal action following the branch’s decision to encourage staff not to undertake unpaid labour for 11 days in August. The rift between the ...
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The recent spike in Covid cases has left universities in a challenging position as they now have to create a safe and flexible environment for staff and students, as not everyone wants to return to a working from home arrangement. ...
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The University of Wollongong is set to become the first Australian university to have a teaching base in India after it signed a historic agreement with Gujarat city officials this week. On Wednesday, UOW and representatives from Gujarat International Finance Tec-City ...
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With the new government’s Universities Accord process underway, higher education leaders are calling for equity, insecure work and wage theft to be prioritised in the new reform era. Speaking at the Universities Australia gala on July 6, Federal Education Minister ...
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CDU has launched a new student coaching program aimed at reducing attrition rates for students in education courses. The pilot Student Success Coach Program oversees students undertaking the Bachelor of Education (Primary) and Master of Teaching (Primary) degrees, helping them ...
More »ANU paper raises alarm on Chinese tech training in Indonesia
Huawei and other Chinese government-backed companies are running huge technology training programs in Indonesia under the noses of Australia and other countries in the Quad, a new policy paper from the Australian National University says. The report, China Inc and ...
More »HEDx podcast – Taking the ASU model to the world, episode 54
After 20 years at Arizona State University, Rick Shangraw describes how its success story is founded on using enterprise to allow inclusive access to excellent education and research that serves end user purpose and communities. As CEO of ASU startup ...
More »How digital technologies and biometrics can streamline the student experience: opinion
The education industry needs to urgently respond to the changing nature of student expectations. While many students are returning to their studies with more of a digital-first mindset, there has also been a significant drop in international students returning to Australian ...
More »New program to block offensive student feedback: podcast
Students surveys are around the corner, and like every year there is an increasing concern from academics about the nature of feedback they will receive. A team of researchers at QUT have developed a new programming model which uses machine ...
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