The University of the Sunshine Coast has announced a new partnership with Immanuel Lutheran College, Sunshine Coast Grammar School and Independent Schools Queensland with a focus on providing the best possible professional experience for pre-service teachers. Associate professor of education ...
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Overseas students prefer on-campus courses over online
International students choose Australia for the on-campus and in-country experience and are less inclined to want to study online, new research shows. The new research from Hobsons shows that 49 per cent of international students are unwilling to consider online ...
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The decision by the Group of Eight to announce it would no longer support discussions on the higher education reform agenda is disappointing, says University of Western Sydney Vice-Chancellor, professor Barney Glover. Glover’s comments were made in response to the ...
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In an extended interview education editor Antonia Maiolo spoke to Dan Ratner, branding expert and managing director of uberbrand about how universities must think about better telling their story to stand out. Ratner who has worked with higher education institutions ...
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Four health research centres world leaders
Four Australian health centres rank amongst the world’s best at using medical research to improve patient care, following assessment by an international panel of experts. The minister for health, Sussan Ley, yesterday announced all four as the first ever National ...
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Outdoors is optimal for learning, new research finds
Learning outside the classroom has the educational and emotional benefits conducive for optimal learning, new La Trobe research shows. Professor Margaret Robertson, lead editor of the new book Experiencing the Outdoors: Enhancing Strategies for Wellbeing, said the findings showed students ...
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