The SkillsFuture initiative in Singapore is a globally leading example of industry, government and higher and further education institutions working together to plan for and deliver the lifelong learning strategy of a nation.  There are now broader global moves towards ...

Michael Fung as Director of the Institute for the Future of Education at Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico, is the architect of the Skills Future lifelong learning strategy in Singapore. He shares thoughts on the global move towards lifelong learning and a competency based approach ...

Many Australian Universities appear to be in short-term financial crisis right now. The perfect storm of soft domestic demand, slowly returning international students, impacted investment income, and rising costs are all combining to make financial pictures the most challenging for ...

Professor Vivek Goel as President of Waterloo University in Canada is leading an exercise to generate a vision for what Waterloo will look like at 100. This 35 year future planning horizon is unheralded in global universities and generates a unique perspective on risk, ...

Two additional Australian universities have banned the admission of Indian students in response to concerns over fraudulent visa applications. Victoria’s Federation University and Western Sydney University (WSU) have halted recruitment from students from six Indian states, including Punjab, Haryana and ...

Data Scientist Stephen Shaw founded birthgap.org following his work surfacing the growing global gaps in birth rates from that required to sustain populations. He has found that all countries will see a dramatic fall in future populations due to births falling below a replacement rate of 2.1. ...

Melbourne University has again been named Australia’s best university in the latest round of higher education rankings.   The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) named Melbourne University the 57th top global university of 2023, rising six places from last year. ...

The University of New South Wales has accepted a $7m donation from Australian businessman James Packer to advance research into the prevention and treatment of mood disorders. Mr Packer, who revealed in 2020 he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, ...

Professor KC Chua is President of Singapore Institute of Technology where he leads a differentiated institution of applied learning. In a system with two top 50 comprehensive research universities SIT pursues a different mission focused on skills, jobs and the ...

More university placements to facilitate Australia's nuclear submarine endeavours and clinical spots to attract nursing graduates were among the key tertiary spends included in this year's federal budget. Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down his second budget on Tuesday, which prioritised ...