Vice-chancellors have an image problem, which makes it hard for them to win any argument with Education Minister Jason Clare. Right now Mr Clare is perhaps the most politically successful minister for Australian universities, ever. He has pitched Labor as ...
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University stakeholders on Tuesday spoke overwhelmingly in unison to oppose the international student cap legislation that is currently before Parliament, saying the legislation, if passed, might cost the sector 14,000 jobs, or 10 per cent of its workforce. The Education ...
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Universities Australia, the Regional Universities Network and the Group of Eight will each have 15 minutes to make their case at Tuesday's international student cap Senate hearing. The Senate Committee on Education and Employment will decide whether education and skills ...
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Higher education and research institutes are pillars of innovation, education and societal development. These institutions play a critical role in imparting knowledge and fostering critical thinking skills among future leaders, professionals and citizens. According to Universities Australia (UA), the benefits ...
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Globally, universities have long stood as pillars of knowledge, excellence, and innovation. However, their role in society transcends the boundaries of classrooms, lecture halls and research laboratories. As public institutions, Australian universities bear a profound responsibility: to meaningfully engage with ...
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Labor will cap the number of domestic students who rely on Commonwealth financial support in the nation’s universities, in a significant shake up of the higher education sector just a month after the Albanese government moved to limit booming foreign ...
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It could take another two years before student accommodation in the Northern Territory is ready for Charles Darwin University students while its new city campus is being prepared to open at the end of this year. Skills, Training and International Education Minister Joel ...
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Deakin University vice-chancellor Iain Martin has stepped ahead of his colleagues and called for a blanket 35 per cent cap on the number of international students at all universities. Professor Martin said his proposal was better then the Albanese government’s ...
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CampusReview · HEDx Podcast: How did AI weather the Accord? - Episode 123 University of Queensland associate professor Jason Lodge was part of the Future Disruptions for Australian Universities submission to the Universities Accord. The Australian National University-led roundtable was commissioned ...
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Speculation about reversing the infamous job-ready graduates (JRG) scheme has increased after the Albanese government changed the way university loans are indexed, but did not offer respite to those students paying up to 117 per cent more than some of ...
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