While COVID-19 does not discriminate, it will be Australia’s poor, homeless, people with disabilities and the socially marginalised who will be affected the most by the economic fallout. That’s the prediction of Professor Sharon Friel, director of the Menzies Centre ...
More »Year 12s, this is still your year: advice from a VC
Think you’ve got it tough sitting at home watching the news, rationing toilet paper and worrying about the future? Try being a current Queensland year 12 student. If you are one of the state’s 50,000+ year 12 students, you must ...
More »Aussie unis dominate THE Impact Rankings
Australian universities have dominated a ranking that looks at efforts to solve global challenges. Four top spots in Times Higher Education’s (THE) Impact Rankings were taken up by Australian institutions – a huge jump from last year’s result, as no ...
More »State and territory governments throw a lifeline to help international students
Universities Australia has welcomed recent moves by Tasmania, Queensland and Western Australia to support international students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This support builds on initiatives already rolled out by Tasmania, the Northern Territory and South Australia. However, conspicuously absent ...
More »How COVID-19 has opened our eyes to other ‘catastrophic’ global threats: Report
Perhaps one of the only ‘benefits’ of a pandemic like COVID-19 is that it can trigger countries to reassess other dangers to humanity and how they can be mitigated - possibly even eliminated - in the future. A new report, entitled ...
More »Uni students want fees cut during pandemic
University students want their course fees slashed by 20 per cent to reflect the destructive impact coronavirus is having on their learning. The National Union of Students on Monday launched its Save our Students campaign, calling for various lifelines during ...
More »Australia gains ground on online MBA ladder in latest rankings
Australia’s top online MBA provider has just missed out on nabbing a podium position in this year’s QS Quacquarelli Symonds ranking. AGSM @ UNSW Business School came in at number four this year, up two places from its 2020 position. ...
More »Innovation matters now more than ever for our higher ed sector: opinion
Australia’s higher education sector is experiencing ‘interesting times’ as the country’s education export industry – valued at $37.6 billion, according to the federal government’s most recent figures – comes under unprecedented and ongoing threat. Across the country, higher education providers ...
More »University regulator releases program to help institutions migrate entirely to online learning
Australia’s university regulator, Tertiary Education and Quality Standards Agency (TEQSA), has released a resource to assist universities fully migrate to online learning, particularly independent providers. According to TEQSA, the program has been developed to “assist the sector’s rapid transition to ...
More »Struggling international VET students in QLD receive generous community help during tough times
TAFE Queensland has reported that the sector has been inundated with support for international students doing it tough, establishing both a donation line and food banks at campuses. Such donations aim to alleviate the harmful financial impact COVID-19 has had on ...
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