David Stofenmacher is the founder and CEO of the Online University of Mexico (UTEL), a Mexican private university that has established a global education company Scala. Scala partners with multiple Latin American universities to teach 120,000 students overall. Mr Stofenmacher ...
More »HEDx Podcast: How diverse is our tertiary education sector? – Episode 137
Sam Jacob, the chief executive of Australia's leading creative industries college, Collart in Melbourne, joins Martin Betts on HEDx this week to explain how they achieve diversity at the tertiary education institution. They make the case that a teacher-centric tertiary ...
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A debate facilitated in June by popular institution Torrens University Australia discussed whether higher education, as it is currently delivered, is still relevant in volatile local and global tertiary education industries. The uni's Research and Innovation Week debate heard the ...
More »HEDx Podcast: How can unis ensure student success? – Episode 135
Tim Renick is the founding executive director of the National Institute for Student Success and a Professor at Georgia State University (GSU). Between 2008 and 2020, he directed the student success efforts of the university, overseeing a 70 per cent ...
More »HEDx Podcast: How do you start a new university? – Episode 133
Professor Kerri-Lee Krause is the most recent person to transform a college into a university. Her alma mater, Avondale University, was a university college before she was appointed vice-chancellor in 2023. Her appointment followed a 30-year career in academia and ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Nursing education opportunities in Australia – Episode 132
Chris Hill. Picture: Supplied/HEDx This week Martin Betts talks to Chris Hill, chief strategy officer and head of Asia Pacific at Cintana, an education consultant that partners with Arizona State University. Mr Hill shares his experience of pioneering new models ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Systemic issues with the HE model in an AI world – Episode 131
Deputy vice-chancellor of education at Edith Cowan University (ECU) Professor Rowena Harper is a leading innovator and pioneer in new models of education fit for the emerging technologies and student expectations. In this episode, she shares her experiences of innovation ...
More »HEDx Podcast: How disruptive innovation fits into universities – Episode 130
Co-founder of the Clayton Christensen Institute Michael Horn joins Martin Betts this week to discuss a book he co-authored with Mr Christensen, Disrupting Class. Campus Review education editor Erin Morley then joins Martin to unpack the points Mr Horn made, ...
More »HEDx Podcast: The workings of a place-based innovations university – Episode 129
Vice-chancellor of Harper Adams University in the UK Professor Ken Sloan joins Martin Betts this week for the inaugural episode of a new series presented in partnership between HEDx and the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils. This series will explore ...
More »HEDx Podcast: A journalist’s take on current HE issues – Episode 128
This week, Campus Review's education editor Erin Morley talks to Martin Betts about the most pressing higher education issues she has reported on in recent months. She discusses the slowing buzz post-Universities Accord as the education minister seeks to legislate ...
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