As the reverberations of the Jamal Khashoggi murder continue, Saudi Arabia has found an ally: MIT. The top university released a report declaring it wishes to continue its relationship with the Kingdom, despite its egregious human rights violations, of which ...
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Addressing campus transport issues through shared mobility
Australia’s transport culture is one which consists primarily of single-occupancy commutes. We are very much a car-loving nation, but this is causing headaches for universities around the country. Growth in student numbers and scarce parking facilities, mixed with our existing ...
More »Japan finally opens new doors for international students
While Japan can no longer claim the lowest birth rate in the world, its rate of 1.44 births per woman is a full point below the global average. The famously insular nation is now taking radical steps to rectify issues, like labour ...
More »Former chief justice to head review into free speech on campus
A review into freedom of speech at Australian universities has been announced by the federal government, to be conducted by former High Court chief justice Robert French. The review is understood to have been prompted by a speech given by ...
More »Taken from Peter? Sector reacts to regional university funding
Regional university students need more support – but not at the expense of the base funding of Australia’s research. That’s the call from leading universities, unions and peak bodies following Minister for Education Dan Tehan’s pledge of $135m for regional ...
More »Let universities fail: UK gov
Unlike banks such as Lloyds and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), failing UK universities won't have it easy if they're near collapse. Announcing this at Wonkfest – a higher education festival in London – Sir Michael Barber, the head of the ...
More »Is China’s international scientist recruitment program shorthand for IP theft?
Do you remember the American corn seed heist of 2013? More kernel than caper, Mo Hailong and six other Chinese nationals were accused of digging up patented GMO corn seeds from Iowa farms and, once concealed in boxes of microwaveable popcorn, attempting to smuggle them to ...
More »Workers of tomorrow: the industries looking for new blood
What jobs will be on offer to students graduating high school this year? That’s the question IBISWorld hoped to help answer through a new release on the industries set to add the most new jobs to the Australian economy. The ...
More »Luther King joins Gandhi and Mandela at UNSW
What do the White House and UNSW have in common? The presence of a certain social justice hero, Dr Martin Luther King Jr., in bust form. A bronze recreation of the late Reverend and Nobel Peace Prize Winner now graces ...
More »Comprehensive credit reporting is here, but what does it mean?
When used correctly, credit cards and personal loans are a great way to build your credit rating and give you the freedom you need to make important purchases. New credit reporting rules are making it all the more important to ...
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