English-language competence of international students is a hot topic. Developing and implementing appropriate English-language policy and high quality adjunct programs are a start. But they are just a start, says Marcia Devlin and Judy Nagy. International students have been getting ...

The importance of the Bradley review can’t be denied. But recommendations from two previous reviews have simply blown away in the political breeze, says David Battersby. The final report of the Bradley review of higher education is now with the ...

Last month, Campus Review (20.01.09) ran two articles relating to the social inclusion and integration of international students: one connected to quality assurance at Adelaide University, and the other a more personal reflection from IEAA president Stephen Connolly. Both perspectives ...

A national internship scheme may be the key to retaining and enhancing Australia’s world-class higher education system, says Glenn Withers. Australia has been remarkably innovative in tertiary education, even though we tend to understate our achievements. Yet from HECS to ...

There are many reasons why most of us should be cautious about vouchers. By Professor Stephen Parker. The introduction of vouchers in higher education by a Labor government would have major political risks, may lead to an increase in the ...

The current economic crisis has the potential to slow the growth of international student numbers in Australia, explains **Phillip McKenzie**. Education and training in Australia are becoming increasingly internationalised, but global economic developments have the potential to affect Australia’s educational ...

It could take years for effects of the global economic meltdown on higher education to become apparent, but regardless of future outcomes, what we can count on right now is that without immediate action, we simply will not have enough ...

Study abroad could be the key to graduate employment in tough times, says Robert Malicki. In the current economic climate, with the labour market significantly loosening, it seems graduates are going to need to differentiate themselves from the pack more ...

The Bradley report is politically astute and enters the policy mainstream. Its main concerns about participation rates, social equity and VET reform are shared with the Rudd Government. Denise Bradley and her panel have also read the fiscal issues well. ...

As cannier parents seamlessly guide their children from community day care to public primary school to private high school to Group of Eight university, will the outcomes of the Labor government’s education revolution finally change the nature of the debate ...