The University of Notre Dame is set to radically expand its Sydney presence, having taken possession of three sites on Broadway - the southern entrance to the Sydney CBD – in the past few months. It’s student cohort will increase ...

A national internship scheme may be the key to retaining and enhancing Australia’s world-class higher education system, says Glenn Withers. Australia has been remarkably innovative in tertiary education, even though we tend to understate our achievements. Yet from HECS to ...

There are many reasons why most of us should be cautious about vouchers. By Professor Stephen Parker. The introduction of vouchers in higher education by a Labor government would have major political risks, may lead to an increase in the ...

02 Feb 09 | Print this story | Send this story to a friend New wiki to share literacy and numeracy insights The National Centre for Vocational Education Research has developed a wiki to generate and share ideas on adult ...

In a world of information overflow and attention hyperactivity, maybe we need to focus on, well, focusing, says Anita Roberts. You must have seen the video clip (there’s one http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahg6qcgoay4), you are asked to count how many passes the white ...

The government is going full steam ahead with market design for VET. But the cost of failure is high and the consequences won’t necessarily be known for many years, says Leesa Wheelahan. Education Minister Julia Gillard, in a speech in ...

Why cumbersome training packages need radical surgery not band-aids. By John Mitchell. New ideas are often destabilising and uncomfortable, so we humans tend to find ways to pay them lip service, while quietly continuing on with the old ways. Possibly ...

Vocational education and training is the gun growth sector of the Australian international education industry, attracting over five additional enrolments for every additional enrolment in higher education (CR, 23.09.08). But little is known about the experiences of international VET students ...

Will India’s higher education surge exclude foreign universities? India’s massive financial commitment to higher education (CR, 27.01.09) should be good news for other countries, including Australia, who are interested in expanding their presence in India. But, as The Parliament, may ...

Dragonfly flying skills guide design of tiny aircraft The extraordinary flying skills of the dragonfly, which have interested the US army for some time, may now be the key for the design of micro-aircraft, according to ANU researchers. Dr Richard ...