The Universities Accord is open for consultation at an intriguing and dynamic time for the sector. It is inviting big ideas for higher education over a 20-to-30-year time horizon, at a stage when broader change and societal and economic transformation ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Pursuing high impact learning innovation in a legacy brand – episode 67
Professor Caron Beaton-Wells the Dean (internal) at Melbourne Business School joins the HEDx podcast to share lessons of how one of our most prestigious institutions is pursuing innovation in the higher education market. Outlining the use of technology, partnerships and new business ...
More »Where are the Uni Accord’s big ideas that will change higher ed for good?
A major review of our higher education sector, on a scale not seen since Dawkins or Bradley, is a time for ideas. Our times call for these ideas to be big, bold, and radical, because so much depends on it. ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Bringing bold big ideas into the Universities Accord – Episode 66
Professor Mary O'Kane in leading the Universities Accord invites HEDx to be a facilitator and provocateur of big ideas into the biggest review of our higher education system for a generation. Immediately after the launch of the issues paper and an ...
More »New book presents key lessons for higher education leaders
A new book, The New Learning Economy: Thriving Beyond Higher Education, has investigated the changing landscape of Australia's tertiary economic model and commitments to lifelong learning. Book co-authors, HEDx co-founder Emeritus Professor Martin Betts and Queensland University of Technology Professor ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Education transforming lives, at scale – Episode 65
Paul LeBlanc, the President of Southern New Hampshire University in the US, joins the HEDx podcast for a second part of his interview. He talks about his radical model of scalable higher education delivered by his staff who focus on the ...
More »Leading a university in the business of hope: opinion
Institutions in all sectors, including higher education, are shaped by, and in the image of their leaders. What leaders bring with them from childhood experiences and family backgrounds often frame their values, ambitions, and priorities, which can in turn shape ...
More »HEDx podcast: celebrated author Paul Le Blanc of SNHU on industry transformation – Episode 64
Professor Paul Le Blanc is the president of Southern New Hampshire University and joins the HEDx podcast for the first episode of 2023. He outlines a philosophy that's driven his institution and is influencing the sector to be truly distinctive by ...
More »Continuity and change in leading innovation in universities – opinion
Two of the biggest questions facing the sector as it heads into 2023 are central to the new leadership agenda that has arisen over the last 3 years. Firstly, they concern how we can best fund our research and support ...
More »‘The new leadership agenda’ gains insight from top university leaders: podcast
Australia's universities have faced insurmountable challenges over the past two years. A new book, The New Leadership Agenda: Pandemic Perspectives from Global Universities, interviewed more than 50 university leaders about the unique obstacles they faced during the pandemic. Book author, HEDx ...
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