It’s taken three years to make and Australia’s first student-built, fully autonomous race car – the M19-D – displayed its capabilities on Open Day at Monash University’s Clayton campus. Showcasing the latest in driverless automotive technology, including “complex environment perception ...
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Tech startups and international student recruitment may seem like they’re worlds apart, but from growth hacking to disruptive marketing, the fast-moving world of tech lends itself to the competitive space of student recruitment. Here are three strategies that can reap ...
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Tensions over China’s controversial Hong Kong extradition law boiled over at one of Australia’s top universities this week, with pro-Hong Kong and pro-Chinese students clashing on the university’s market day. Nilsson Jones, editor of the university’s student magazine Semper Floreat, ...
More »Education institutions ‘ill-prepared’ for cyber ‘beast’: report
A new report has warned that Australian education institutions are ill-prepared for the cyber-security threats of the digital age. Commissioned by cyber security group Cisco, the report provides clues as to why successful cyber attacks are happening more often and ...
More »It’s time to end the apprentice hunger games
A wall of inequality was built into our post-schooling system decades ago, and today its legacy has left us with an educational caste system of haves and have-nots. Despite countless reviews and attempts to break it down, this wall is ...
More »Time’s up for cheats as new laws announced
The Morrison government will introduce legislation to curb academic cheating at university, with people found guilty facing up to two years’ jail time or a $210,000 fine. The new laws are targeting so-called “contract cheating”, where third parties provide assessment ...
More »The evolution of academic misconduct
The student experience has been greatly impacted by the student learning experience. Online resources provide students with a wealth of knowledge, apps have provided a gamified approach to learning, and virtual classrooms offer students the ability to sit in on ...
More »Cybersecurity demands more education and training
Cybercrime is escalating worldwide, and with a massive demand for cybersecurity professionals, universities need to respond by offering more graduate and undergraduate programs to equip the workforce with the experts it needs to protect against hackers and other cyber threats. ...
More »An Overton window of Australia’s VET
A surge of reports on the future of Australia’s VET sector were published in the lead-up to the federal election, many tabled by Craig Fowler in a recent article published in Campus Review. Labor’s Tanya Plibersek established the terms of ...
More »No appeasement for UNSW Cancel Trimesters campaign
Ire and disgruntlement have dogged UNSW’s decision to switch from the semester to trimester calendar, ever since it was announced in late 2016. Even as the new structure was rolled out at the beginning of the year, the Cancel Trimesters ...
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