Australian international educators, take heart – it’s way worse in the UK. The UK government has delivered a major blow to local education providers’ prospects of recruiting both staff and students, removing the main immigration stream used by overseas academics ...

Registered nurse education must stay in the university sector – without exception. And any attempts to move it outside will continue to be strongly opposed, the Royal College of Nursing Australia says. Former Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) president and current ...

Australian educators should go over to the emerging central European markets, rather than waiting for them to come here. Poland is the “jewel in the crown” of the new Europe, and VET providers in particular should make it part of ...

VC praised for being a dynamic leader in the community James Cook University’s Professor Sandra Harding has signed up to lead the northern Queensland university as its vice-chancellor and president for a further five years. The chancellor of JCU, Lieutenant ...

Less traditional disciplines have not too many things to benchmark themselves against The Australian Research Council (ARC) says some disciplines may see unexpected results when the council releases its first university research rankings early next year. “In the less traditional ...

Dr Mark Hay, AUQA audit director, has been appointed executive director of the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC) of the Council on Higher Education in South Africa. Hay, who has been with AUQA since January 2008, will leave this month ...

Martin Riordan, chief executive of Tafe Directors Australia (TDA) has been re-elected deputy chair of the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP). The World Federation AGM and Board meeting was held in November during its federation’s World Congress in ...

The contribution a regional university makes to its community drew Professor Deborah Saltman, to Southern Cross University where she takes up the post Pro Vice-Chancellor (Arts and Sciences). Professor Saltman take over following the retirement of pro-VC Professor Jenny Graham, ...

Professor Abdullah Saeed, Professor Tim McNamara and Associate Professor Anne McLaren are among the twenty-four Australian academics in the humanities who have been elected as Fellows of the prestigious academy, one of the highest honours available for achievement in the ...

The University of Technology, Sydney’s has launched its ithree institute under the leadership of Professor Ian Charles. Former chief scientist of Australia Dr Jim Peacock has become chair of the institute’s scientific advisory board. The institute brings together international researchers ...