A white paper has been released that provides insights into how the global education sector has been impacted since COVID-19 spread throughout the world. Produced by Quacquarelli Symond (QS), the paper – entitled The Impact of The Coronavirus on Global ...
More »University of Sydney reveals its budget shortfall has more than doubled to $470 million
The vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney provided colleagues with a grim update yesterday on the university’s financial position following plunging student enrolments due to COVID-19. After referring to an earlier letter that projected a budget shortfall of $200 million ...
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 »Rethinking teaching and learning during COVID-19 disruption: Opinion
COVID-19 has compelled higher education institutions in many countries to suspend classroom teaching. In Hong Kong, the transfer to online tuition commenced after the spring term had started (in February of this year), and from then on, on-screen instruction has ...
More »No ‘Year 13’ as unis develop alternative assessments for next year’s intake
Education Minister Dan Tehan has made an assurance that all Australian students will graduate with an ATAR this year, despite the multitude of disruptions and uncertainty brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the decision to not entertain a Year ...
More »Universities help COVID-19 castaways as education minister says there’ll be no emergency funding
Seven universities belonging to the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group have committed to supporting students through the COVID-19 crisis by offering food packages, emergency cash and fee waivers. This comes as other universities across Australia implement similar support packages for ...
More »Universities Australia says government support needed to ensure sector is part of national recovery
The ability of Australia’s 39 universities to assist in national recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic will be compromised without government support, Universities Australia says. UA’s chief executive Catriona Jackson said the university sector and the government have been “working closely” ...
More »We’re all in this together: five expert ideas for government and community to tackle COVID-19
Experts from Sydney University's Sydney Policy Lab and University College London argue that government decisions and technical developments alone are not enough to eliminate or even curb the COVID-19 pandemic. “Debate has raged as to the extent of social distancing ...
More »Higher ed sector seeks more government help for struggling international students
Universities Australia chief executive Catriona Jackson said the peak body will continue to consult with government after Prime Minister Scott Morrison said international students would have to guarantee their income for 12 months. Mr Morrison told a press conference on ...
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