There have been more than 100 reviews of teacher education in Australia since the 1970s.1 Reforming teaching and teacher education appears to have been seen as a ‘policy problem’ by successive Australian governments for a long time. The Commonwealth government’s ...

Australian universities are becoming prime targets for ransomware. Here are seven tips to help you protect your data. Australian universities possess a massive amount of valuable data and information, and they rely heavily on technology for all aspects of their ...

How universities can resolve student retention woes following fee increases. Student acquisition and retention rates are arguably the biggest challenges for Australian universities. While several factors contribute to this, a key concern is the cost of studying in Australia. This ...

Universities are under increasing risk from fraudsters and cybercriminals. Australia’s higher education sector is under some pressure as a result of the government’s Higher Education Reform Package. Disruption of any kind increases risk in any organisation, but when disruption involves ...

Is it time to reassess how the ATAR is used in tertiary education? The current policy climate in teacher education in Australia has a focus on accountability for outcomes as judged by a decreasing trend of primary and secondary student ...

Classrooms are being redefined as universities seek smarter ways to learn. In the past decade, e-learning has become one of the most common buzzwords in education. Look inside the modern classroom or lecture theatre and you will be hard pressed ...

The federal government’s proposed higher education reforms have hit a wall and failed in the senate, after the Nick Xenophon Team (NXT) rejected the key elements of the controversial package yesterday. The three-senator and one MP team has effectively ruled out ...

Australia and the UK will soon collaborate to develop new higher education strategies and policies, after the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. The Australian Regional Universities Network (RUN) and the UK’s Association for Modern Universities MillionPlus have signed ...

Australia’s universities are facing an uncertain economic future, but they’re rising to the challenge of adapting to change in the industry, an expert says. Mathew Simpson, head of corporate markets and distribution – managed portfolios at FIIG Securities, addressed finance ...

Navitas Ventures – the innovation arm of global higher education provider Navitas – has been pondering digital transformation in higher education. After realising universities, students and edtech venture founders were too, it solicited their views on the matter. “We wanted to ...