The majority of Australia's major universities have revealed plans to ditch remote learning and make a full transition to face-to-face classes this year. As of February 2023, staff and students from the University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne ...
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A ghostwriter who has written thousands of essays for students at major Australian universities is highlighting the issue of contract cheating, saying he worries about medical students who have never completed an assignment. For more than five years, the Kenyan ...
More »The new government agenda for jobs and skills: how are universities set up to respond? Opinion
They say that time flies when you are having fun. It is difficult to judge whether that is the case for our government or university leaders right now. When a new Albanese government was returned in May, we entered winter ...
More »An uneven recovery for Australia’s university sector
Four more Australian universities have joined the list of institutions struggling to get back in the black, with the sector still beset by international border closures and poor investment returns. According to annual reports, the universities of Central Queensland, Curtin, ...
More »International students want to delay, not cancel, their Australian studies: new research
A new report has found that most international students want to delay their studies abroad until COVID-19 travel restrictions are lifted rather than cancelling them altogether. And the good news is that Australia is still considered a top destination of ...
More »Blue Monday or Blue Skies? A university’s search for meaning: opinion
The end of January is an unusual time even in a normal year. In the northern hemisphere, the end of January sees some of the coldest and darkest days. It is when credit card payments for the holiday that has ...
More »Hastie to chair inquiry into foreign interference at Australian universities
A new federal parliamentary committee will investigate foreign interference at Australian universities that could have far-reaching ramifications for research collaborations with peers. Liberal backbencher Andrew Hastie, a candid critic of the Chinese Communist Party and chair of the intelligence and ...
More »How five Australian universities are dealing with the new normal
As Australia continues to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and deal with the economic fallout, a number of universities are communicating to their staff their much-needed entitlements as well as the imperative to move online, delay the start of ...
More »Unis puts student welfare first as China travel ban is extended until March 7
Universities Australia CEO Catriona Jackson said the country’s universities are placing student wellbeing first as travel restrictions on visitors, including students, are being extended for another week unit March 7. UA's announcement followed Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s confirmation yesterday at ...
More »The changing profile of Australia’s international student market
Education consistently rates as Australia’s third largest export, representing eight per cent of the nation’s international exports by value, and adding $32.5 billion to our economy last year.1 While China has continued to represent the top source of this income, ...
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