The cost of going to university has risen dramatically and is set to inflate even further, new research from the Australian Scholarships Group (ASG) has shown. The ASG Planning for University Index, which modeled the rising costs of higher education ...
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Converting rust belts into brain belts. That’s how Dutch economist and author Antoine van Agtmael describes the process of transitioning a nation’s economy from an uncompetitive manufacturing or resources base to one that thrives off the products developed by a ...
More »Education leaders called upon to help prevent a second Donald Trump
Universities “are, and always will be, bigger than the nation state” said incoming chair of Universities Australia (UA) professor Margaret Gardner to the lobby group’s annual conference today. She implored its member institutions to rally against the waves of populist ...
More »‘It’s okay to be different’: USYD on Mardi Gras involvement
“If you're a straight person, you don't actually have to come out and tell a person that you're straight.” But if you’re gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex or queer, it’s a different story. That’s how Mark Smith, executive officer to ...
More »UniMelb looks at the future of higher education in new Vision essay collection
Richard James is the director of the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Melbourne. The Centre has released a new essay collection titled Visions for Australian Tertiary Education, coedited by James with colleagues Sarah ...
More »School leavers struggle to choose uni courses
Research from South Australia’s universities has found that 51 per cent of school leavers have trouble deciding on what to study at university. The study, supported by the federal Department of Education, surveyed year 12 students from 67 high schools ...
More »North Queensland’s two biggest brands unite to encourage higher education
James Cook University, which has campuses in Townsville, Cairns, Singapore and Brisbane, has entered into a 3-year collaborative partnership with the North Queensland Cowboys, a rugby league team based in Townsville. Robyn McGuiggan is the deputy vice-chancellor for global strategy ...
More »English changes mean students could game ATAR in NSW
It’s a common move for Year 12 students to take easier mathematics courses in order to maximise their ATAR. Now an expert from the University of Sydney warns this practice could become commonplace in English, thanks to the reforms of ...
More »Start-ups selected for EduGrowth accelerator
Start-ups are eyeing education as the industry to make money from, and the EduGrowth accelerator has announced the first five companies it will be helping do just that. The start-ups selected are: PrevYou – an online school for tertiary students ...
More »Curtin utilising Malaysian campus to internationalise student experience
A cohort of nearly 100 architecture and design students and academics from Curtin recently visited the Perth university's Malaysian campus, at Sarawak in Borneo, as part of a wider plan to internationalise courses through international study tours, internships, collaborations and ...
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