The government is unlikely to accept the Bradley panel’s finding that universities must conduct research in all broad fields in which they teach, innovation minister Kim Carr revealed last week. And he revived talk about mission-based compacts and a “hubs-and-spokes” ...
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Come together: Gillard makes marriage of incompatible couple
“Like an Apple Mac and a PC, our university and VET sectors need the right bridging software to connect effectively. The seamlessness of qualifications, fees, income support and regulatory oversight will all have to be re-examined as we look to ...
More »PPP poker: Victoria raises infinity by 123,000
Having already committed itself to a virtually unlimited number of vocational training places, the Victorian Government will now commit to over 100,000 more under a special deal which will see the Victorian Training Guarantee effectively merged with the federal government’s ...
More »Universities for the 21st Century
Positive responses by the government to the key recommendations of the Cutler and Bradley reviews are of fundamental importance to the future economic, social and environmental sustainability of our country, says Richard Larkins. 2009 promises to be the most significant ...
More »Street inquiry at UNE discontinued
An independent inquiry into governance at the University of New England has been discontinued before it even began. Last June former chief justice Sir Laurence Street was engaged to conduct the inquiry amid a volatile and vituperative relationship between vice-chancellor ...
More »Raffles gets ruffled by AUQA
With 17 recommendations, five affirmations and only three commendations, private higher education provider Raffles College of Design and Commerce emerged from its recent AUQA review licking a few wounds. The AUQA panel found the college, which delivers courses from certificate ...
More »Work experience a mutual obligation: study
Work integrated learning, once identified primarily with the vocational education and training sector, is now a central and mandatory component of many degrees. But its implementation more broadly is being hindered by difficulties in finding and funding work placements, according ...
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Campus Review wins media award Campus Review was last week a winner in the inaugural Universities Australia higher education media award. Journalist Jeremy Gilling collected the award for the category of writing about teaching and learning. Luke Slattery, editor of ...
More »Show of faith
If Denise Bradley was worried what the federal government thought about her panel’s recommendations to reform higher education, she would have been reassured by education minister Julia Gillard’s speech at the Universities Australia (UA) higher education conference in Canberra last ...
More »Rethinking the international student experience
Its wellbeing and security which dominate notions of global student mobility, not market-driven approaches, say Peter Kell and Gillian Vogl. There has been much discussion about the experience of international students in Australia and their overall welfare and safety. These ...
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