Education

  • From little things big things grow

    The Waite Research Institute

  • Education briefs

    Deakin University has signed a letter of intent with the research and development centre of Wuhan Iron and Steel Corporation (WISCO), China's top three steel company.

  • Sector fears deficit without new funds

    Without a major funding injection, the university sector will enter deficit within five years and accrue an annual deficit of $1.6 billion by 2020, the director of finance at Swinburne University of Technology has warned.

  • Appeal for ASIC to revive fund

    There are hopes that a $1

  • A real-life expert in the classroom

    There are lecturers in financial services law and then there's Kevin Lewis. Recently appointed to the top compliance job at the Australian Securities Exchange, he is arguably the nation's foremost expert on financial services regulation.

  • RedHill to list despite global fears

    A second tertiary education business will be listed on the Australian stockmarket, its directors aiming to defy an increasingly gloomy outlook for the international students market.

  • Meeting offshore student challenge

    Universities are broadening their channels of international student recruitment after being stung by a sharp decline in overseas enrolments, which is expected to intensify next year.

  • Shortfall in research workforce should sound alarms

    When the three Independents presented the Prime Minister with a list of the eight portfolio areas they wished to receive high level briefings on to assist them in determining who should form government - industry, innovation, science and research did not feature.

  • Uni leadership like 'herding cats'

    The battle for Australia's top political job is over for another three years. But within the nation's intellectual strongholds, the leadership challenge is mounting.

  • Medical school overdose?

    The medical profession is refusing to back plans by two universities to set up new medical schools, warning of a prospective glut of unemployed doctors.

  • Medical school faces reassessment

    Accreditation for the final two years of a Sydney university's medical degree is under a cloud after the profession's education watchdog, the Australian Medical Council, raised concerns about staffing levels and resources.

  • Education briefs

    New TAFE degrees

  • Professional accreditation a rich tradition

    The involvement of professions in setting course standards is often beneficial for both industry and tertiary bodies.

  • Short on length, but long on practicality

    A short course on mining law at the University of Queensland is bringing lawyers together with workers at the coalface, in one of a rich seam of law firm-led courses designed to attract students to law schools.

  • Calls for China research fund to be reinstated

    Universities are calling on the incoming government to reinstate an Australia-China research fund or risk fracturing relationships with the Chinese government and universities.

  • VU to use students as staff

    Victoria University aims to give 1000 students a job on campus under a new program designed to reduce drop-out rates and improve graduate employability.

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