The 2017 Budget underscores the need for an approach to tertiary funding that is cohesive and recognises the differences between VET and higher education. Decisions on higher education and vocational education and training (VET) funding contained in Commonwealth government Budgets ...

Since Torrens University Australia entered the higher education sector in 2013, we have successfully developed and grown nationally, commensurate with the changing needs of our students and the evolving Australian and international education landscape. In two years, the university has ...

Funding for research will soon partly rely on how effectively researchers and universities engage with the community. This year, for the first time, the Australian Research Council (ARC) will pilot the measurement of public engagement and impact by university researchers ...

Murdoch University vice-chancellor, Eeva Leinonen, believes higher education funding cuts included in the Federal Budget have the potential to be very challenging for universities and students. Leinonen is particularly concerned about the impact of funding on her university's core fields ...

It is that time of the year. Yes, it is Budget time. The time of the year when our elected representatives think we all sit around the wireless in front of the log fire listening to the short-wave signal from ...

The federal government’s plans for the university sector are not in the long-term interests of Australia or its economy. After years of economic growth, Australia is struggling to improve quality of life within tight fiscal constraints. But it still has ...

Many organisations rely directly on high-performing and always available websites, which in some cases represents their entire business model. The education sector is a prime example of this, with a growing incidence of online courses being made available to everyday ...

On World Hearing Day – 3 March 2017 – while global initiatives were being rolled out to advocate for people with hearing loss and to ensure that effective systems are in place to deliver this, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ...

A focus on first-year students is embracing tertiary education’s big picture. The longterm outcome for this blueprint is a person much better equipped for the workforce. Australian education is at a crossroads. Most students entering tertiary education will have had ...

It’s an exciting time for the education sector and one of the reasons for this is the increasingly connected world of the classroom. Smart devices have been the backbone of the education system for some time, but this year we’ll ...