Vocational education emerged as the centrepiece of the government’s higher education budget last night, with nationwide skills shortages and high cost-of-living tabled as key areas of priority. Last night, the government set aside $1 billion dollars into TAFE and VET ...
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Australia is failing to capitalise on the potential for international students to remain after they graduate and help alleviate technology skill shortages, according to new research by federal government agency Austrade. The 2022 Australian International Education Conference was told last ...
More »Covid-19 review used ‘misleading’ data, says epidemiologist
A new report calling for Australia’s schools and universities to remain open during future Covid-19 outbreaks has been critiqued for using “misleading” data. Last Thursday, a six-month independent review into Australia’s Covid-19 response led by Western Sydney University chancellor professor ...
More »Academics push to renew foreign language interest in domestic students
Academics and language advocates across Australia are calling for a national strategy to renew domestic students' interest in foreign languages studies after data showed a drop in enrollments. Ten universities have backed up a new national campaign which invites students ...
More »Govt announces 20,000 new uni places to tackle skills shortage
The federal government has announced 20,000 extra funded places for universities in the next two years to tackle skill shortages across the country. Education Minister Jason Clare channelled funding towards areas with “critical skills needs’’ such as teaching, nursing, IT, ...
More »International students show increasing preference for Australia
International students’ desire to study in Australia is gradually returning following the pandemic, according to a new survey. It also revealed that Australia is closing in on Canada as the most preferred destination country for students. Responses from more than ...
More »‘Here to make a statement’: Five Queensland unis set to strike
Staff at five of Queensland's largest universities have announced plans to strike tomorrow as part ongoing industrial action to call for higher pay and improved workplace conditions. On Thursday, hundreds of staff from Queensland University, Griffith University, Queensland University of ...
More »‘I thought I was reaching the end’: NHMRC vows gender equality in grant funding
From 2023, the NHMRC will attribute equal numbers of funding grants to women, non-binary researchers and men, in order to address ‘systemic’ gender inequities. The new initiative was announced by health minister Mark Butler last week, and will see the ...
More »QUT, ANU and RMIT join forces to grow plants on the Moon
An Australian native grass will be sent to the Moon by 2025 in a first step toward establishing sustainable life on the celestial body. The project led by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researcher Lauren Fell in association with national ...
More »University of Adelaide joins six Australian institutions in Times Higher Education top 100
Australia now has seven universities in the world’s top 100 as ranked by Times Higher Education with the University of Adelaide joining the elite group. The University of Melbourne remains Australia’s most highly ranked institution, slipping to 34th this year ...
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