Teaching is under way in a new MBA degree based on the AUKUS alliance that is being offered jointly by three universities, one from each of the three AUKUS countries, The global executive MBA in defence and space is a ...
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A 24-year-old man is in custody after assaulting four students on campus at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra on Monday, leaving one in critical condition. Former ANU student Alex Ophel has been charged with two counts of attempted ...
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The Australian Universities Accord process gained widespread engagement and attention from higher education providers, leaders and interest groups across the system. As a means of developing an Accord across the sector’s providers with the government, it has been a big ...
More »Senate condemns handling of sexual violence on campus
Senators unanimously condemned the university sector in a landmark inquiry into current and proposed sexual consent laws, urging the education minister to protect students and staff. The Legal and Constitutional Affairs Reference Committee (‘the committee’) released its report on Wednesday, ...
More »HEDx podcast: Does compliance prevent us from giving learners the tech they need?
Jason Tabarias of Mandala Partners shares details of a new report discussing what modern students expect from technology in their learning experience. Today's learners want technology that supports personalisation by allowing them to augment and self-pace their learning and engagement. ...
More »‘Fix the system, not the girls’: Australia’s women in STEM problem
Women make up approximately 30 per cent of the tech workforce in Australia, and the federal government could do more to support gender equality in the industry, according to advocate groups. In a traditionally male-dominated industry, advocate organisations like social ...
More »Monash partners with AFP to expand AI research program
Monash University has received a $4.4m funding boost to enhance its partnership with the Australian Federal Police (AFP), to support its groundbreaking research into AI technology and combating digital crime.Funds from the Commonwealth Confiscated Assets Account will expand Monash's AI ...
More »Call for guns on campus voted down
A motion to allow students to bring guns to uni was unanimously voted down by the Student Representative Council (SRC) at Western Sydney University. SRC Vice President Bayan Sohailee told the media that it was an inappropriate motion to be ...
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A Sydney University man was arrested after allegedly taking inappropriate ‘upskirting’ photos of a female student in Fisher Library on 31 August. The man was detained by campus security before police arrived charged him with intentionally recording intimate images without ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Supporting equity students to succeed – Episode 85
Managing director and founder of Equity by Design Dr Nadine Zacharias joins Vygo co-CEO Ben Hallett to explore technical, operational and leadership issues in response to unfolding details of the Support Amendment Bill. This is a critical and timely conversation within ...
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