It’s easy for potential overseas students to become disenchanted with the Australian regime’s hassle and expense. By Phil Honeywood. With a new federal government, appropriately, there has been a great deal of focus on the realignment of government departments and ...
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The CEO of CHASS makes the case for the market value of a liberal arts degree. By Antonia Maiolo. Professor Steven Schwartz, CEO of the Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS), makes his case that even in ...
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Interview potential staff to determine whether their ethics will match your institution’s. By Kerry Cox. Having been brought up on a farm, I was told early in my life that, “A chain is as strong as its weakest link.” During ...
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Precious little has been reported about how to extend the 50-plus crowd’s working years and the role VET must play in this effort. By Sally Thompson. Late last year, the Productivity Commission released a report titled An ageing Australia: Preparing ...
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Targets for young, poor adults should be scrapped, report recommends. By Antonia Maiolo. The sector can expect a massive shake up following the release of a new report recommending the removal of caps on fees and the scrapping of enrolment ...
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Uni, unions clash over impact of recent industrial actions. By Dallas Bastian. Strikes in recent months have had mixed outcomes and varied effects on universities. National Tertiary Education Union members have voted in favour of industrial action at the University ...
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Critics say funding through NRAS is being used to make apartments available for wealthy internationals. By Antonia Maiolo. The University of Sydney is the most recent higher education institution to apply for subsidies to boost the availability of on-campus accommodation ...
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The education minister praises government’s streamlining of regulations so far. By Antonia Maiolo. Education minister Christopher Pyne said the government has already taken strong action to reduce the burden of red tape for universities. At a recent Association for Tertiary ...
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More students means more pressure on every dollar spent. By Dallas Bastian. Enrolments have surged at universities and TAFEs, according to a recent report, and universities may struggle to deal with the increase. The IBISWorld Report on higher education in ...
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Report recommends recouping more HELP loans from overseas students, deceased. By Antonia Maiolo. The federal government should collect unpaid debts from deceased estates and people living overseas to recover money owing under the student loans scheme, a new report suggests. ...
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