By Shane Duggan. It’s been a tough year for the Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR).
First, a Fairfax Media investigation showed that large numbers of students are being admitted to university programs with scores well below the cut-off. More...

By Gavin Moodie. While, this year, the government finally ruled out full fee deregulation, it is still contemplating uncapped fees for some courses in its higher education consultation paper. More...

By Lucas Walsh. There are many different reasons why a young person might not end up securing a job. Even having a university degree doesn’t mean you will necessarily find work straight away. In fact, research shows that it now takes a young person, on average, 4.7 years to find full-time employment after graduating. More...

By Peter Noonan. In his budget address, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said Labor would introduce a cap of $8,000 on student loans for vocational education and training (VET) courses. More...

By Tamson Pietsch. University-aged students in Australia are missing from the electoral roll in large numbers.
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) recently released data that suggests that 18% of 18-24 year olds are not registered to vote. More...

By Gwilym Croucher. For students and universities, the 2016-17 budget held few surprises. “Full deregulation” is dead and the budget provided a one year deferral on the cuts to teaching which have not yet passed parliament. More...

By Amira Osman. Student protests in Sudan usually centre on politics. But something different is driving protests at the country’s historic University of Khartoum in 2016: architecture and heritage. More...

By David Taylor. Africa’s CEOs are worried that there aren’t enough skilled professionals on the continent. The financial services sector is particularly hard hit by this shortage. More...

By Craig Blewett. Universities are a “thousand-year-old industry on the cusp of profound change”. That’s according to a study that explored Australia’s higher education landscape four years ago. More...

By Ibrahim Oanda. Political interference in Africa’s universities is not new. Universities’ governance was seen as “captured” for narrow political rather than academic ends during the 1980s and 1990s. Politics shaped everything: patterns of student access, curriculum content and teaching methods. More...