HCLTech, a leading global technology company and member of Oracle’s Partner Network, has delivered a cloud-first transformation and application modernisation project for RMIT University’s Student Administration Management System (SAMS). Founded in 1887, RMIT is a multi-sector university of technology, ...
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An Australian native grass will be sent to the Moon by 2025 in a first step toward establishing sustainable life on the celestial body. The project led by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researcher Lauren Fell in association with national ...
More »Enterprise agreement delay causes tension at RMIT
Tensions between the NTEU and RMIT have intensified after the union claimed the university threatened it with legal action following the branch’s decision to encourage staff not to undertake unpaid labour for 11 days in August. The rift between the ...
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An RMIT lecturer who likened teaching to "going to war" has lost his appeal to overturn a dismissal from workplace regulators. Engineering lecturer Dr Amir Reza Zokaei Fard filed an unfair dismissal case to the Fair Work Commission in January ...
More »Masters degrees soar as pandemic forces businesses to pivot to data science and logistics management
Lockdowns associated with the pandemic and a move away from traditional in-store sales to online purchases has seen demand for RMIT Online's masters programs jump significantly, particularly in the fields of logistics and data science. With the explosion of “big ...
More »New markets, more online learning: Tudge’s strategy for the international education sector
Federal education minister Alan Tudge used a speech given today at RMIT to urge a rethink of Australia’s international education strategy and call on universities to develop more online courses to attract international students from untapped markets. Tudge’s speech discussed ...
More »Assessing gender inequity in academia for International Women’s Day: opinion
Our recent critical review noted that gender inequity in academia exists across all traditional academic benchmarks, including grants and funding, publishing and citations, service, opportunities to attend professional development and conferences, and leadership opportunities. And, gender discrepancies result in a ...
More »Bold plans needed for Australia’s young people: Professor Peter Kelly – Podcast
CampusReview · Tough times ahead for Australia's young people: Professor Peter Kelly - Podcast An education and wellbeing expert is concerned that the future for young people will be as challenging, if not more so, than that experienced after the ...
More »Push for learner profiles: ‘We need to open doors, not narrow pathways’
The education sector should move away from the heavy focus on ATAR and students should instead leave school with a ‘learner profile’ that takes into account a range of their skills, knowledge and experiences. That was one of the key ...
More »Research shows emoji help to both motivate students and soften the blow of feedback
Who would have thought that emojis, conceived over 20 years ago and called emoticons, would become a useful part of helping students accept online feedback and motivate them in these times of remote learning? But RMIT psychology lecturer Robyn Moffitt ...
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