Collaborating with Aussie schools through artificial intelligence (AI) is high on the Belgian Economic Mission's agenda. Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium arrived in Australia with 350 delegates, some of whom are teachers and educational technology (Ed Tech) experts ...
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Budgets aren’t only for people with regular pay cheques. When your income varies from month to month or even week to week, making and sticking to a budget is even more important. Follow these five steps to master fluctuating finances. ...
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CampusReview · HEDx Podcast: Meeting learners where they're at - Episode 93 The prevailing stereotype of a student starting university is that of a young school leaver heading to a highly regarded institution of higher education, with a profession in ...
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The University of Sydney has acted to shut down an event promoting a “global intifada” after local Jewish leaders raised the alarm over posters using a picture of a bulldozer crashing through an Israeli security fence to promote the meeting. The event, ...
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The University of Melbourne has committed to a radical shift in the profile of its student body, aiming to lift the proportion of undergraduates from key disadvantaged groups from 10 per cent to 25 per cent by 2030. Provost Nicola ...
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The body representing Australian university staff has petitioned to save the job of a Sydney University (USYD) lecturer facing termination of his contract because he has asked to continue to teach remotely due to ill health. Dr Niko Tiliopoulos, senior ...
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The Gold Coast campus of Griffith University opened its new biomedical research and development centre earlier this month, which will research and develop vaccines for illnesses including chlamydia, acne and some cancers. The $280m Translational Science Hub (TNS) is a ...
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A parliamentary committee inquiry has called for “determined and focused action” against “bottom end” private colleges, which have scammed the Australian education system and broken migration law to exploit international students. The Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and ...
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Almost 50 years after Deakin University was founded, community members claim the institution should be renamed to confront the racist policies its namesake Alfred Deakin, Australia’s second prime minister. Deakin vice-chancellor Professor Iain Martin said a name change was not ...
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Most Australian universities claim to make the world a better place by creating environments where people want to work and study. Whether staff and students experience these objectives is a different story, particularly when it comes to be feeling ‘seen’ ...
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