Policymakers need to consider how much value TAFEs add to industry. By Dr John Mitchell The director of a TAFE institute said to me recently that the problem with policymakers in Australia is that they focus solely on the cost ...

Rapid growth in the international education sector will offer many new challenges. By Antonia Maiolo The number of international students coming to Australia will rise 30 per cent by 2020, a new report forecasts. The report estimates that the country ...

Thousands of students facing financial difficulty are expected to benefit from a new program of scholarships. By Antonia Maiolo TAFE Directors Australia recently launched the TDA National Scholarships Foundation with the annual Mick Young Scholarships fundraising dinner in Sydney. ‘Mick’s ...

More investment is needed in the higher education sector to ensure the country’s economic future is optimised, according to Universities Australia. Universities Australia recently launched a policy document, A Smarter Australia: An agenda for Australian Higher Education 2013-2016, in an ...

The cost of some degrees could more than double within ten years. The cost of a university education is set to skyrocket in the next ten years. Analysis by the Australian Scholarships Group estimated that yearly costs for courses such ...

Government funding, not donations, should be the main source of university income, said National Tertiary Education Union branch president Michael Thomson. “Government funding should be the primary source of university funds,” he said, following the University of Sydney’s announcement of ...

Unpaid university debt is costing the government billions of dollars and will continue to increase, according to a research group. The amount of debt unlikely to be repaid is accumulating yearly as more students take out loans under the HELP ...

Deakin University has led the new national study showing alcohol is still the driver for most of the harm experienced in the night-time entertainment districts across Australia. Alcohol and drug addiction expert, associate professor Peter Miller, led the study. He ...

Tertiary education minister Chris Bowen has resigned from Julia Gillard’s cabinet in the wake of fallout from Labor’s unsuccessful leadership spill. In a press conference at Parliament House, Bowen said: “This is what I regard is the appropriate and honorable ...

Staff may have to adapt to technological advances in future, while also having deep disciplinary knowledge. By Caroline McMillen The expansion of Australia’s higher education system in the past 50 years has created a sector that has delivered research excellence ...