January 2011 Higher Education News Summary (Australia, New Zealand)

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Higher education news • January 2011
Higher education news in January 2011: summary
Scattergun sector needs some diversity

UQ heads up $50m research data network
Most universities below par on research
Elite eight head university research ratings
Quality of tertiary education at risk - report
Universities Face The Challenge Of An Ageing Workforce
Record stats for USC
Uni to host Golden Key conference
Carrick seeks TAFE lifeline
Benchmarking to pinpoint high-quality research areas, universities
Students' debt woes worse: poll
Champion of learning and teaching gets the chop
TAFE's eye on private college
Students face more debt, fewer jobs
Australia Day honour to Universities Australia Chair Professor Peter Coaldrake
Older students feel singled out
More time given to develop key learning gauges
Creating pathways to meet employers' needs
$1 Million of Scholarships Available for NFP Staff
The Myth of eLearning
Universities Australia's Higher Education Conference 2011
Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education (FYHE) Conference: call for submissions
ANU signs up for Stromlo space museum
Students fail to improve their thinking, study finds
ANU, Manhattan music schools come together
University to ban bottled water sales
Transparency benefits international education
Top medical universities call for revolutionary change
Are Undergraduates Actually Learning Anything?
Local ownership threatens IDP expansion plans
Swinburne University of Technology to go it alone with its online courses
Uni fees threaten Territory tourism
Unfair degree of schooling debt
Students a $20b hex on taxpayers
Ageing academics set university timebomb
Can a degree combine vocational and academic skills?
Cuts to chop older learners' chances
Campus traditions
SA unis increase first-round offers
Uni places get harder by degrees but law still wins on appeal
Monash readies students for the high life
Counting the cost of student loans
Carnegie Mellon rates a bouquet
Dropout rates higher for working students
Overseas internships proposed
Harry Potter and the magic of college
Coming up, body to rank rankers
Employer call for English fluency
TAFEs suffering from VET visa curbs
Medical students reach communities
Press release: New Zealand national student leaders for 2011
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Final call for rural studentship program

UQ students work on Capitol Hill
Indiana U and ANU join to translate science
Minister calls for proposals to establish social enterprise funds
Uncertain times ahead for universities
In memory of former Vice-Chancellor Professor Gavin Brown
Hidden cost of free labour: interns
Bond University finds size really does matter
Borders To Meet with Publishers; B&N Stresses ‘Playing Field Should Be Even’
Intern rules leave medical students on the outer
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Scattergun sector needs some diversity

The Australian
February 01 2011
THE release of the Excellence in Research for Australia report yesterday will give a few university
bosses cause for introspection.
The report, which revealed in detail the research quality and performance of 41 higher education
institutions, makes sobering reading....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/cVZCS
UQ heads up $50m research data network

ZDNet.com.au
January 31 2011
The University of Queensland has been selected to head up a new $50 million Federal Government-
funded project to revamp the storage of research data.
Project director Dr Nick Tate told ZDNet Australia that the aim of the project is to create a national
network of nodes, which can contain data sets that are of interest on....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/VicSI
Most universities below par on research

The Australian
February 01 2011
MORE than two-thirds of Australia's universities have an overall research performance that doesn't reach
international benchmarks, a finding that could have implications for more than $1.5 billion in tertiary
education funding.
An analysis of the government's Excellence in Research for Australia report conducted by The Australian
found that only 12 universities were performing research at or above international standard....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/mPLJz
Elite eight head university research ratings

The Australian
January 31 2011
THE first attempt to assess the quality of research conducted in Australia's universities shows the oldest
and most elite institutions filling the top eight spots.
In a ratings table compiled by The Australian, the Australian National University and University of
Melbourne vied for the top spot, with ANU....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/dYDG9
Quality of tertiary education at risk - report

TVNZ
January 31 2011
The quality of university education and research is under threat from an ageing academic workforce, a
new education report says.
The report, commissioned by Universities NZ and released today, found universities would need....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/czsNK
Universities Face The Challenge Of An Ageing Workforce

Voxy.co.nz
January 31 2011
A report by Business and Economic Research Limited (BERL) shows that the universities are facing a
shortage of academic staff over the next ten years due to an ageing academic workforce and other
factors. Coupled with lower funding relative to countries like Australia, the ageing workforce....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/6UHkH
Record stats for USC

The Caloundra Journal
January 31 2011
THE Sunshine Coast continues to emerge as a significant contributor to the state’s tertiary industry, with
both the University of the Sunshine Coast and the Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE offering more places
than ever in 2011.
This year the university (USC) offered more than 2700 places to prospective students....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/NNejM
Uni to host Golden Key conference

Sunshine Coast Daily
January 31 2011
AN Olympic gold medallist speed skater, a veteran television journalist and a solo adventurer who
cycled around Africa will head a star-studded line-up of speakers at a conference on the Coast this
week.
The University of the Sunshine Coast is hosting the 2011 Golden Key Asia-Pacific Regional Conference,
which is expected to attract about 200 top-performing students from....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/1Foi3
Carrick seeks TAFE lifeline

The Australian
January 31 2011
PRIVATE college giant Carrick is at risk of financial collapse and is banking on a $10 million deal with
Victorian public TAFE Holmesglen to guarantee its future.
The deal, which appears set to be finalised by today and could result in Holmesglen securing up to....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/BqaC4
Benchmarking to pinpoint high-quality research areas, universities

The Australian
January 31 2011
A MASSIVE exercise to determine where the best research is being carried out in universities will be
unveiled in Canberra this morning.
Research Minister Kim Carr will release the pioneering 300-page Excellence in Research for Australia
report, in which research activity and quality in 41 higher education institutions has been assessed....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/OfNVo
Students' debt woes worse: poll

Otago Daily Times
January 29 2011
Of students surveyed, 58% said they were worried about their financial situation. The average student
loan debt is $15,558, 31% higher than in 2001, and the median amount borrowed $12,000, 41%
higher than in 2001.
Tertiary students appear to have borne the brunt of the economic recession, with increasing debt and
money woes and decreasing job opportunities evident in a New Zealand Union of Students Associations
(NZUSA) survey....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/zZ788

The Australian
January 27 2011
THE Australian Learning and Teaching Council has been axed as the federal government cuts spending
to pay for flood recovery.
Today prime minister Julia Gillard announced $2.8 billion in savings, including $88 million over....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/Rd9jd

The Australian
January 27 2011
IN what would be a groundbreaking deal in the ongoing shake-up of a sector hard hit by the downturn
in international students, Victoria's state-owned TAFE Holmsglen is in talks to acquire a stake in major
private college operator Carrick Education Group....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/uBxuN

The Dominion Post
January 27 2011
Prospects for students have gone from bad to worse, with a three-yearly survey showing increased
joblessness, debt and pessimism, student advocates say.
The 2010 student income and expenditure survey, run by the New Zealand Union of Students'
Associations since 1994, shows average loan debt had increased by 31 per cent to $15,558 since
2001. In just three years, the number....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/nQ2gS
Australia Day honour to Universities Australia Chair Professor Peter Coaldrake

Universities Australia
January 26 2011
Universities Australia, the body representing all of Australia's 39 universities, warmly congratulates its
Chair, Professor Peter Coaldrake, upon his recognition today in the Australia Day Honours List as an
Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia for "distinguished service to higher education....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/QMXFT
Older students feel singled out

The Dominion Post, New Zealand
January 26 2011
Victoria University is being accused of discriminating against mature students.
Special admission students - those older than 20 who did not achieve university entrance at high school -
are being asked to supply a CV and a one-page "personal statement" explaining study objectives....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/51wg1
More time given to develop key learning gauges

Bernard Lane in The Australian
January 26 2011
MORE time will be allowed for developing new measures of learning that will inform the allocation of
$137 million in annual bonus funds for universities.
Targets for the US Collegiate Learning Assessment, a contentious choice as a measure, will be set....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/EcAkb
Creating pathways to meet employers' needs

Gavin Moodie in The Australian
January 26 2011
CORRECTLY or not, employers and others are concerned that student demand-driven funding will not
direct students to the areas of most important employment need.
Another concern is that universities with lower student demand are cannibalising vocational enrolments in
an attempt to increase or at least maintain their own in anticipation of the removal of enrolment....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/ZpPYF
$1 Million of Scholarships Available for NFP Staff

Pro Bono Australia
January 17 2011
The Australian Scholarships Foundation has over $1 million of scholarships available for Not for Profit
employees from major universities and private education providers across Australia....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/LCCTa
The Myth of eLearning

CampusTechnology.com
January 19 2011
Information technology, ironically, instead of disenfranchising the current higher education enterprise, is
making it more vital. After all, we find that there was and is no revolution, just a gradual shift in
emphasis toward certain kinds of existing learning experiences. Also, unexpectedly....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/qx4fe
Universities Australia's Higher Education Conference 2011

March 2-4 2011, Hotel Realm, Canberra
http://goo.gl/kOT0C
Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education (FYHE) Conference: call for submissions
January 2011
The Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education (FYHE) Conference Organising Committee invites
submissions for its 14th Conference to be held in Fremantle from 28 June - 1 July 2011....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/FCqC5
ANU signs up for Stromlo space museum

The Canberra Times
January 20 2011
The creation of a world-class national astronomy and space science museum at Canberra's Mt Stromlo
Observatory is one step closer after the Australian National University signed an agreement with the
Washington-based Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum yesterday.
The museum, which the ANU is hoping to build over the next three years, will aim to tell the story....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/raM4u
Students fail to improve their thinking, study finds

The Australian
January 20 2011
MORE than a third of students are going through university and failing to learn additional thinking skills,
choosing instead to take easy subjects and enjoy the social life, according to a ground-breaking US
study.
The finding has direct implications for Australian universities with the Gillard government planning....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/EVdJY
ANU, Manhattan music schools come together

ABC News
January 20 2011
The Australian National University's School of Music has formed a high-tech partnership with its
counterpart in New York.
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with the Manhattan School of Music....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/Tmb4i
University to ban bottled water sales

The Sydney Morning Herald
January 21 2011
THE University of Canberra will become the first Australian campus to ban the sale of bottled water.
Assuming it is successful in encouraging students to use refillable bottles, the ban - starting on March 22 -
could reduce bottled water sales by 140,000....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/Ya1SQ
Transparency benefits international education

The Australian
January 19 2011
THE strength of Australia's quality assurance regime and government transparency have seen it place
second in a new index.
The index rates countries on their policies regarding the engagement and promotion of
internationalisation in higher education....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/I1Vx1
Top medical universities call for revolutionary change

UQ News
January 19 2011
Medical leaders at Australia's major universities have called for a change that would revolutionise
medical education, research and patient care in the nation's top institutions.
In an editorial published tomorrow in the Medical Journal of Australia, The University of Queensland's
Health Sciences Executive Dean, Professor Nicholas Fisk, joins deans from seven other....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/jNgH7
Are Undergraduates Actually Learning Anything?

The Chronicle of Higher Education
January 18 2011
Drawing on survey responses, transcript data, and results from the Collegiate Learning Assessment (a
standardized test taken by students in their first semester and at the end of their second year), Richard
Arum and Josipa Roksa concluded that a significant percentage of undergraduates are failing to
develop the broad-based skills and knowledge they....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/O2dFj
Local ownership threatens IDP expansion plans

The Australian
January 19 2011
AUSTRALIAN university ownership stands in the way of education broker IDP realising its full potential as
a global recruiter of students....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/rxHTg
Swinburne University of Technology to go it alone with its online courses

The Australian
January 19 2011
SWINBURNE University of Technology will expand online degrees in a marketing deal with internet
recruiter Seek designed to capitalise on galloping demand by off-campus students.
Swinburne Direct, a 50-50 joint venture with an initial $10 million investment, hopes to enrol....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/CqpSw
Uni fees threaten Territory tourism

ABC News
January 18 2011
The Australian Tourism Export Council says an anticipated downturn in UK backpacker numbers will have
an impact on tourism in the Northern Territory.
The British government is preparing to substantially increase university tuition fees, which could....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/QMq4e
Unfair degree of schooling debt

The Herald Sun
January 17 2011
THE introduction of a university loans scheme in 1989, known as HECS, was a noble initiative.
It ensured that students could further their education even if they could not pay for it at the time. The
scheme also opened funding for a greatly expanded tertiary education system - paid for by....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/ZZ4wv
Students a $20b hex on taxpayers

The Herald Sun
January 17 2011
Law student Danielle Vieira has raked up a huge debt and still lives at home with her parents to save
money. Picture: Nic Gibson Source: Herald Sun
PROFESSIONAL university students are racking up massive debts of almost $400,000 for "lifetime"
tuition paid for by the taxpayer....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/xZyGs
Ageing academics set university timebomb

January 16 2011
UNIVERSITIES face a new crisis: up to 40 per cent of academics and lecturers are expected to retire
over the next decade, with no one to replace them.
As the higher education sector prepares for loss of revenue caused by falling international student....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/4a1ng
Can a degree combine vocational and academic skills?

The Guardian, UK
January 15 2011
Debate continues on whether universities should be preparing students for life in the workplace
Self-management, co-operation, problem-solving and communication skills: all are useful employment
attributes, but should they be taught as accredited parts of your degree....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/l04oa
Cuts to chop older learners' chances

Manawatu Standard
January 15 2011
A student president has slammed the Government for cutting opportunities for full-time workers and
parents wishing to upskill through distance learning.
Massey University will slash more than 1000 distance learner spots over the next three years as it comes
under Government pressure to change its student....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/2k03U
Campus traditions
University Affairs, Canada
January 12 2011
It’s a truism: universities are steeped in tradition. But while some campus customs have survived the ages,
others have fallen into disfavour as the university itself changes with the times.
From solemn graduation ceremonies rooted in the Middle Ages to silly but enduring student rituals like
food fights and pumpkin tossing, campus life is big on traditions. Even though many have died out....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/ioXsh
SA unis increase first-round offers

ABC News
January 14 2011
While the overall number of applications has remained the same, a high demand for some courses has
prompted a rise in first-round offers (ABC)
A high demand for certain courses has prompted South Australian universities to increase....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/pIDP1
Uni places get harder by degrees but law still wins on appeal
January 14 2011
IT IS harder for students to get into generic courses such as arts degrees than it was 20 years ago but
no more difficult to get into high-demand courses like law.
Yet many university applicants are still choosing courses with higher cut-off scores instead of courses....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/vMzpq
Monash readies students for the high life

MarketingMag.com.au
January 13 2010
The marketing industry is famed for its dozens of annual award ceremonies, which many marketers see
as brilliant networking opportunities to help score better jobs, while just as many see it as an opportunity
to get drunk for free. Monash University seems to be readying their students for both counts....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/iAtab
Counting the cost of student loans

Otago Daily Times
January 13 2011
Since the student loan scheme was introduced almost a generation ago, more than 894,000 New
Zealanders - just over one-fifth of New Zealand's population - have borrowed almost $14 billion.
The money has enabled them to fund their tertiary studies - but how does having a student loan affect
graduates in the real world of buying houses and cars, travelling overseas and....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/dKN60
Carnegie Mellon rates a bouquet

The Australian
January 12 2011
WITH graduation rates of almost 100 per cent, the Adelaide campus of Pittsburgh-based Carnegie
Mellon University has been praised.
Australia's quality auditors have credited the campus for its efforts in fostering a positive learning....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/RZEUO
Dropout rates higher for working students

The Age
January 12 2011
STUDENTS who combine work with tertiary study are significantly less likely to complete their courses
than those who do not work, research has found.
The study, published yesterday by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research, shows that
the more hours students work, the greater the risk....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/61uAj
Overseas internships proposed

January 12 2011
A CHRONIC shortage of internship places may force the University of Sydney to look to overseas
hospitals for training places for its medical graduates.
The university's dean of medicine, Bruce Robinson, is considering sending students to train in countries
such as Singapore, Hong Kong or India, as the predicted future shortage of internship places means
Australia might not be able to adequately train its medical graduates....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/g9Vwf
Harry Potter and the magic of college

The Australian
January 12 2011
YOU might call it the Hogwarts Effect or perhaps it can be termed the Harry Potter Experience.
At the university residential college to which I am attached, whenever we try to describe to prospective
students and their parents what formal dinner is like, we only have to refer to the fantasy world created
by J. K. Rowling and instantly this conjures up images of academic gowns, high table, ancient....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/eQuKe
Coming up, body to rank rankers

The Australian
January 12 2011
FOR universities, the only thing worse than suffering the inaccuracies of league tables is not appearing
on them.
And if you think that the controversy that visited commercial league tables last year will settle, think
again.
"We are likely to see more university rankings, not less, in 2011," said Simon Marginson, professor of
higher education at the University of Melbourne....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/hALLq
Employer call for English fluency

The Australian
January 12 2011
MISMATCHED expectations between Australian employers and international graduates centre on English
language proficiency.
An Australian Education International survey, conducted between February and May 2009 and released
in December last year, canvassed 8600 higher education and vocational education and training
graduates, international and domestic....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/3D9ib
TAFEs suffering from VET visa curbs

The Australian
January 12 2011
THE TAFE sector has criticised the federal government's easing of visa risk assessment levels for overseas
students.
The government is accused of easing up assessments on students applying for higher education courses....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/8IoNM
Medical students reach communities

The Fiji Times
January 11 2011
THE Fiji Village Project formed in 2007 with a goal of engaging medical students in community
development and strengthening professional relations between the South Pacific, Australia and New
Zealand has come....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/u1zoT
Press release: New Zealand national student leaders for 2011

NZUSA via Scoop
January 10 2011
Tertiary students will study this year backed up by strong national representation.
The New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) has new national officers for 2011. David Do
and Max Hardy are the NZUSA co-Presidents, and Caitlin Dunham the NZUSA National Women’s
Rights....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/UJ7El
Final call for rural studentship program

Stock & Land
January 10 2011
AUSTRALIA'S higher education students have just three weeks to get their applications in for a
government and industry initiative that provides financial support to students studying primary industry
degree courses.
The Investing in Youth Undergraduate Studentship Program provides financial and mentoring support....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/SP2Mp
UQ students work on Capitol Hill

UQ News
January 10 2011
Some of The University of Queensland's best and brightest students go straight to the top, gaining work
experience on Washington's Capitol Hill through an internship program co-ordinated through the Faculty
of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
The Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Program allows students to work in the Congressional Office....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/a6QTl
Indiana U and ANU join to translate science

Indiana Daily Student
January 10 2011
The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute and the Australian National University are
joining forces to create a new translational sciences master’s degree program, study abroad
opportunities for students and joint research programs that draw on the strengths of ANU and IU....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/SRWae
Minister calls for proposals to establish social enterprise funds

Media release: The Hon Kate Ellis MP
January 07 2011
The Minister for Employment Participation Kate Ellis has today called for proposals to establish new
banking and financial services for social enterprises in Australia.
The Australian Government is making $20 million available through the Social Enterprise Development
and Investment Funds, to provide social enterprises with access to independent sources of....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/ulpCL
Uncertain times ahead for universities

University World News
January 09 2011
Higher education institutions will be looking forward this year with increasing uncertainty to 2012 when
a previously untried system of open enrolments begins. The government will then lift restrictions on
enrolment numbers and universities will be able to accept however many students they believe they can
cope with. Which is not to say this year does not present its own numerous challenges....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/iJhfz
In memory of former Vice-Chancellor Professor Gavin Brown

University of Sydney News
January 04 2011
Professor Gavin Brown, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney from 1996 to 2008.
The University of Sydney community was saddened to hear of the death of former Vice-Chancellor,
Professor Gavin Brown, who suffered a heart attack at his Adelaide home....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/bFGoW
Hidden cost of free labour: interns

The Australian
January 08 2011
SEEKING bright young stars to join leading company! Outstanding entry-level opportunity! Gain
invaluable experience and skills!
Offering you loads of benefits with exclamation marks and a long to-do list instead of cash!
Unpaid internships used to offer a legitimate way for students to gain academic credit in lieu of a pay
cheque....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/fuTuS
Bond University finds size really does matter

The Australian
January 08 2011
THE head of Bond University has a surprising admission: smaller is sometimes better.
With 4400 students, the Robina, Queensland, based university is dwarfed by larger city rivals across
the country that boast tens of thousands of students....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/BmHyP
Borders To Meet with Publishers; B&N Stresses ‘Playing Field Should Be Even’
MediaBistro.com
January 04 2011
Borders Group’s general counsel and chief information officer both resigned yesterday, touching off a
flurry of speculation about the future of the troubled bookseller.
The New York Times noted that the bookseller would meet with publishers this week to discuss delayed
payments. The paper painted a gloomy picture of a potential Borders bankruptcy....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/uzrwe
Intern rules leave medical students on the outer

January 04 2011
MOST international medical students studying in NSW were never told they might be denied hospital
internship places that are a vital part of their training, a survey has found.
Australia is facing a doctor shortage but is wasting the opportunity to hold on to talented medical
graduates by forcing them back overseas to finish their training, according to the Australian Medical
Association, which....
Full article:
http://goo.gl/B56zx
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Higher education news in January 2011: summary

 Scattergun sector needs some diversity

 Final call for rural studentship program

Scattergun sector needs some diversity

UQ heads up $50m research data network

Most universities below par on research

Elite eight head university research ratings

Quality of tertiary education at risk - report

Universities Face The Challenge Of An Ageing Workforce

Record stats for USC

Uni to host Golden Key conference

Carrick seeks TAFE lifeline

Benchmarking to pinpoint high-quality research areas, universities

Students' debt woes worse: poll

Champion of learning and teaching gets the chop

TAFE's eye on private college

Students face more debt, fewer jobs

Australia Day honour to Universities Australia Chair Professor Peter Coaldrake

Older students feel singled out

Victoria University is being accused of discriminating against mature students.

More time given to develop key learning gauges

Creating pathways to meet employers' needs

$1 Million of Scholarships Available for NFP Staff

The Myth of eLearning

Universities Australia's Higher Education Conference 2011

ANU signs up for Stromlo space museum

Students fail to improve their thinking, study finds

ANU, Manhattan music schools come together

University to ban bottled water sales

Transparency benefits international education

Top medical universities call for revolutionary change

Are Undergraduates Actually Learning Anything?

Local ownership threatens IDP expansion plans

Swinburne University of Technology to go it alone with its online courses

Uni fees threaten Territory tourism

Unfair degree of schooling debt

Students a $20b hex on taxpayers

Ageing academics set university timebomb

Can a degree combine vocational and academic skills?

Cuts to chop older learners' chances

SA unis increase first-round offers

Monash readies students for the high life

Counting the cost of student loans

Carnegie Mellon rates a bouquet

Dropout rates higher for working students

Overseas internships proposed

Harry Potter and the magic of college

Coming up, body to rank rankers

Employer call for English fluency

TAFEs suffering from VET visa curbs

Medical students reach communities

Press release: New Zealand national student leaders for 2011

Final call for rural studentship program

UQ students work on Capitol Hill

Indiana U and ANU join to translate science

Minister calls for proposals to establish social enterprise funds

Uncertain times ahead for universities

In memory of former Vice-Chancellor Professor Gavin Brown

Hidden cost of free labour: interns

Bond University finds size really does matter

Intern rules leave medical students on the outer

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Scattergun sector needs some diversity

Final call for rural studentship program

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