A survey of 6744 international students has found that 13 per cent are more likely to consider the US as a study destination following the election of Donald Trump to the presidency. Furthermore, 45 per cent are still considering the ...
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One in five Australians aged 15 to 64, or 3 million people, are enrolled in formal study, figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show. The same dataset showed that just under three-quarters of this number participated in tertiary education ...
More »Innovation talk ‘hijacked’ by tech start-ups: minister
The innovation debate has been hijacked by the tech start-up space, the federal assistant minister for industry, innovation and science told a conference. Speaking at the University of New South Wales’s Innovation Summit, Craig Laundy said discourse on how to ...
More »Teen tech whiz says career advice should focus on aspirations, not jobs
Taj Pabari is a 17-year-old high school student attending Brisbane’s John Paul College who has absolutely no aspiration to study at university. But he’s also chief executive of his own tech start-up, Fiftysix Creations, and spends his free time with ...
More »Victoria proposes ATAR cut-off of 70 for teaching degrees
The Victorian government has today unveiled a policy that would require aspiring teachers to have an ATAR of at least 70 before enrolling in teaching degrees, from 2019 onwards. The reforms would also make it compulsory for Victorian universities to ...
More »‘Splendour’ of chancellors bemoan bureaucracy, warn of more disruption
Deciding on a collective noun for a group of chancellors was one of the pressing issues discussed at the recent Australian Financial Review Higher Education Summit. Eventually, Monash University chancellor Simon McKeon, University of Queensland chancellor Peter Varghese, La Trobe ...
More »Local unis would be ‘crazy’ to avoid China: Spence
With the University of Sydney strengthening its ties with China, as demonstrated by the opening of its first Chinese address at the beginning of November, USYD’s vice-chancellor has sought to play down concerns that Chinese soft power could be influencing ...
More »International education generates $20.3 billion for Australia
International education earned Australia $20.3 billion last financial year, new Australian Bureau of Statistics figures have shown. This is an 8 per cent growth in export income from the previous 12 months. International education is now Australia’s third-largest export, behind ...
More »Dawkins calls for bipartisanship in higher-education policy
A former politician hailed as a father of Australia’s current tertiary-education system has called on the federal government and the opposition to work together in reforming it. Former federal treasurer and education minister John Dawkins told the Australian Financial Review Higher Education ...
More »Opinion: The VET-FEE HELP buck stops with us
As the dust settles on the government’s proposed changes to Australia’s vocational loan scheme, VET-FEE HELP, we should be reminded of the need for proper consultation prior to broad reforms. By Jon Lang VET-FEE HELP, Australia’s vocational loans scheme, has ...
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