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Students tell parliament how to prepare for AI
Rapid developments in artificial intelligence mean the key skills that need to be taught by the education system are curiosity, adaptability, and critical and analytical thinking, according to two University of Technology Sydney students who gave evidence to a parliamentary committee on ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Kiki: Is AI a danger or an opportunity? – Episode 101
CampusReview · HEDx Podcast: Kiki: Is AI a danger or opportunity? - Episode 101> There is a widely held view among higher education leaders and commentators that the current UK university funding system might lead to a crisis. More than ...
More »JCU professor allegedly threatens staff member to meet targets
A senior female worker alleges a leading professor at James Cook University (JCU) said he would “spear her” if she failed to dramatically increase Indigenous enrolments, which he later claimed was just a "joke". The 65-year-old woman, who wishes to ...
More »International student numbers to drop by 90,000 this year
Almost 20 per cent of all international student visa applications have been rejected so far this financial year, leaving Australia on track to accept 91,715 fewer visa holders in 2023-24 than the year prior. The current 81 per cent approval ...
More »University of Canberra vice-chancellor Paddy Nixon resigns
University of Canberra vice-chancellor Paddy Nixon has unexpectedly resigned from his post for personal reasons, after less than four years in the role. The university said last Thursday that Professor Nixon had stepped down from the position and deputy vice-chancellor ...
More »Migration plan’s new international student rules
The Albanese government's new 10-year migration plan aims to fix our 'broken' system by lowering the number of migrants travelling to Australia to sustainable and controlled levels. Tightening rules and creating new visa types for international students is a large ...
More »HEDx Podcast: A university is more than its rank
CampusReview · HEDx Podcast: A university is more than its rank - Episode 98 In an era where university rankings dominate higher education discussions and marketing messages, more critics and leaders are questioning the validity of their influence and power. ...
More »A tax on international student fees is now a near certainty
Australia’s international education industry is preparing itself for the inevitable – a tax on international students that could raise as much as $1bn annually to help pay for the expansion of the university system that is a key priority of ...
More »NSW man in custody after TAFE lockdown
A 45-year-old NSW man was taken into custody by officers from the Tactical Operations Unit on Thursday after a siege along the Bruxner Highway in Wollongbar. Police allege that Paul William Chesworth – an engineer with a “bomb-making hobby” – ...
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