Universities are billion-dollar enterprises today, so the leaders need training in financial practice or an understanding of it. Phil Dolan may just be the role model for the academic of the future. The professor, who is dean of the University ...
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Universities fear any funding freeze will cost up to 1700 jobs and send valuable projects overseas Recent reports suggesting the federal government may be about to freeze grants on research are a cause for grave concern, says Professor Jill Trewhella ...
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A competition is helping students to gain an insight into the business world and make a difference for a good cause. CPA Australia, one of the world’s largest accounting bodies, has challenged undergraduates to put their business skills to the ...
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The Victorian TAFE Association, the National Tertiary Education Union and community groups are fighting hard to get the Victorian government to reverse its decision to cut up to $300 million from the TAFE budget. While the Victorian government has set ...
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The slow regulatory process by TEQSA and ASQA has put private providers at a disadvantage compared with public institutions. By. There is considerable dialogue at present around the impact of the new regulatory regimes in higher education and vocational education ...
More »Disciplines doing more with standards
The review of learning and teaching has been a great opportunity for higher education but support is needed for it to continue. As a result of the ALTC’s Learning and Teaching Standards project (LTAS), disciplines across Australia have available to ...
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Respondents to an ATEM study have called for a “good practice” site to be used for the development of leadership in higher education. By Geoff Scott and Linda McKellar. In 2010, the Association for Tertiary Education Management (ATEM) proposed a ...
More »Being TEQSA Ready: Mapping helps provide the evidence
One university has outlined its strategic response to making sure their learning and teaching standards stay high. By Jonathan Holmes, Susan Jones and Brian Yates. The previous two articles in this series considered how learning and teaching networks were assisting ...
More »Macquarie stonewalls on staff review
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is planning to take Macquarie University to the Administrative Decisions Tribunal next week over its refusal to release a final report into a review of its support staff services. Both the NTEU and the ...
More »ANU council endorses music school cuts
The future of the Australian National University’s music school is now being decided, with submissions on plans to cut staff and restructure the degree program closing last Friday. The National Tertiary Education Union has expressed disappointment at the university council’s ...
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