Phil Laufenberg is the Head of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Macquarie University. His experience varies from tech-startups to executive responsibilities in public universities across three continents. His vision is for AI-enabled universities that accelerate accessible education for all, and sees ...
More »HEDx Podcast: What happened at the UA summit – Episode 156
The Universities Australia Solutions Summit brought together university leaders, academics and government together in Canberra last week. The annual event is run by the vice-chancellor's membership body UA, and this year's Summit aimed to support national priorities with an exchange ...
More »HEDx Podcast: The first Indigenous VC of any Aus, NZ uni – Episode 155
Vice-chancellor of the Auckland University of Technology Professor Damon Salesa shares his views about place-based innovation in the context of his university in south Auckland. He is the first Indigenous person to be appointed a vice-chancellor in New Zealand or ...
More »HEDx Podcast: How many international students does Australia need? – Episode 154
Abul Rizvi was the deputy secretary of the Department of Immigration, then the deputy secretary of the Department of Communication. He has a PhD in Immigration Policy from the University of Melbourne, and came to Australia as part of a ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Student ombudsman Sarah Bendall – Episode 153
The new First Assistant Ombudsman in the Office of the National Student Ombudsman, Sarah Bendall, has a plan to hold universities to account. Six days into this new role, she sat down with Martin Betts to outline the background to ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Penn State chancellor Dan Greenstein – Episode 152
Pennsylvania State University chancellor emeritus Dan Greenstein joins Martin Betts to discuss his varied career and how it impacts his work today. The chancellor has held roles at the University of Oxford, the University of California, the Gates Foundation and ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Professor Genevieve Bell on AI – Episode 151
Professor Genevieve Bell is vice-chancellor and president of the Australian National University. In this episode, she reflects on her journey as a scientist, engineer and humanist in the United States and Australia. The professor shares lessons learned in Silicon Valley ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Barriers to students accessing ed-tech – Episode 149
Chief strategy officer of global digital content provider VitalSource Jared Pearlman joins Martin Betts on HEDx this week to discuss the need for HE to deliver affordable student experiences and business models for technology providers that make these experiences sustainable. ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Student empathy is critical for success – Episode 148
Founder and chief executive of degree management ed-tech Stellic Sabih Bin Wasi used his own student experience of interacting with university systems to improve the student experience. His platform, adopted by 70 universities, is designed to bring together academic planning, ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Time to partner with students and tech – Episode 147
The last episode from HEDx's Future Solutions conference features interim pro-vice-chancellor of teaching and learning at the University of Queensland Professor Kelly Mathews. She joins Martin Betts to discuss a survey of over 8000 university students about how they use ...
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