A $53.3 million Deakin University engineering facility has opened its doors, and the vice-chancellor has assured it will educate the graduates Australia needs to become the innovation nation. The 6700-square-metre Deakin University Centre for Advanced Design and Engineering Training (CADET), ...
More »Unwarranted pessimism crippling job chances: expert
Young people can be hamstrung in the job hunt by their own pessimistic attitudes, an expert has warned. An international survey by IT consultant Infosys found that Australian youth are not confident they have the tech skills needed to get ...
More »Website crowdsources to fund research
Nearly all applications for public research grants – 86 per cent – go unfunded. So a businessman has taken matters into his own hands to get quality research the money it needs. George Crones is founder and leader of crowdfunding ...
More »Call for focus on entrepreneurship in curriculum
The word entrepreneur conjures up images of people like the late Steve Jobs, Apple’s co-founder, who famously dropped out of university. But, in fact, 95 per cent of company founders have at least a bachelor degree; 45 per cent have more ...
More »Career change a priority for many, but also a hassle
For many Australians, their new year’s resolution is a career change, a new survey has shown. Get Qualified Australia (GQA), a recognition of prior learning (RPL) specialist, recently interviewed 1000 Australians about what they want to do with their career. ...
More »ANU continues excellence in uni rankings
The Australian National University is continuing its rankings run. Times Higher Education has rated it the most international university in Australia. THE today unveiled the 2016 list of the 200 most international universities in the world. Australia has 24 listed, making it ...
More »Women can help shrink engineer shortage
Girl power can help solve Australia’s chronic shortage of engineers. Every year, Australia imports 12,000 engineers to fill jobs. One-quarter of these come on temporary work visas. Only 6000 are graduates from Australian universities. This trend has gone on for the ...
More »Schmidt reveals vision for quality at ANU
Quality over quantity is professor Brian Schmidt’s vision for the Australian National University. The Nobel Laureate and astrophysicist took the reins as vice-chancellor of ANU at the beginning of this year, promising to “take a great university and make it better”. For Schmidt, this ...
More »Privacy fears as governments push for ‘back doors’ into encrypted data
Mandatory 'back doors' into secure, encrypted data could compromise university research worldwide, a cybersecurity expert has warned. US and UK law enforcement and intelligence agencies have been pushing for all encrypted data to have a back door that government can ...
More »Melbourne TAFE’s Lilydale aims for security of diversified revenue
“It’s going to be fun.” That’s Box Hill Institute chief executive Norman Gray’s description of revitalising a mothballed Melbourne TAFE campus that's set to reopen next month. Lilydale was shut down three years ago after the former Victorian government cut ...
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