The biannual resolution entitled “Literacy for life: sharping future agenda” was adopted at the 44th plenary meeting of the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) of the General Assembly’s 73rd Session on 6 November 2018. The resolution also followed a consultation on literacy and eduction for democracy in October 2018. Traditionally introduced by Mongolia, this resolution was co-sponsored by a significant number of 102 Member States. More...
Peter Jarvis, leading adult educator and pioneer of adult education scholarship, has passed away.
Peter was a gifted teacher and scholar whose numerous published works are among the most cited in the field of lifelong learning. He was also an enthusiastic promoter of scholarship and, among other things, initiated the CONFINTEA scholarship programme at the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), proposing the scheme during a visit to UIL in 2012. More...
Flinders University’s far-reaching academic restructure risks “valuable research programs and researchers”, the National Tertiary Education Union has warned in a blistering statement. More...Murdoch University has failed spectacularly in an attempt to obtain urgent court orders muzzling the NTEU from communicating with its members about the treatment of international students and staff at the University. More...At the Annual Dinner of the Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (ACCI) in Canberra on Wednesday 28 November, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that the Government has commissioned a “review of our vocational education sector in Australia” which would be “conducted very promptly and quickly” by Steven Joyce, former New Zealand Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment who admits that his understanding of the sector in Australia "is not long or detailed". More...The Senate Standing Committee on Education and Employment Report into the Higher Education Support (Charges) Bill 2018 and Higher Education Support Amendment (Cost Recovery) Bill 2018 was released on Friday 23 November 2018. The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) welcomes the Federal Opposition’s move to set up an independent taskforce to address sexual harassment and assault of students at universities – but says it does not go far enough. More...The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) congratulates students involved in the school strike tomorrow in support of action on climate change. More...The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) today congratulated members who have overcome insecure employment, increased competition and unreasonable delays, to be awarded grants from the Australian Research Council (ARC). More...The year 2018 marks the anniversary of two of the best known frontier massacres in Australia: the 180th anniversary of the Myall Creek massacre of 1838; and the 90th anniversary of the Coniston massacre of 1928. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
