Just like a good red or a Cheddar, a degree can taste better with a bit of age. Three years after completion of their university degrees and despite the economic downturn, graduates continue to enjoy the anticipated benefits of their ...

A different approach to banking could help bankroll Australian universities. Islamic banking and finance (IBF) could offer Australian universities a new market, meeting growing demand for teaching, consultancies and experts in the field, according to academics and finance experts. Australian ...

The gravy train that’s propping up medical faculties – and could prop up Australia’s medical workforce – faces derailment because of a critical shortage of internship places. The vast bulk of international medical students want to stay on in Australia, ...

The much-maligned NSW government has beaten its southern neighbour to the punch, producing the country’s first state tertiary education plan. NSW will integrate the tertiary sector into state economic planning, encourage larger research centres and look for ways to fast-track ...

The Coalition’s plans could destroy new-found unity over equitable access to higher education, the rural independents have been warned. Higher education sector lobbying of independent federal MPs has intensified, with the three rural independents now tipped to make a decision ...

International education is a great export, but Australia should focus on positioning itself as a leader in skills training, according to caretaker education minister Simon Crean. If Australian education can’t convince international students to come here, it should go to ...

Uni international managers’ plea to the next government: make your left arm talk to your right arm. Coordinating the actions of its disparate departments is the single most important thing the incoming federal government can do to help the ailing ...

VET completion rates are almost subterranean – but this says as much about students’ goals as it does about their persistence. Barely a quarter of VET course enrolments are completed successfully, according to new estimates from the National Centre for ...

NSW is braver than Victoria when it comes to equity. And it’s about 10 per cent braver than Canberra when it comes to attainment. When you’re trying to go as high as you can, sometimes your starting level is the ...

The independence of Victoria’s TAFE institutes is the envy of the nation. And the state government is flexing its muscles to make sure it stays that way. The Victorian opposition has accused the Brumby government of politicising TAFE leadership, as ...