The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) congratulates members of the Australian-founded International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) after the group was awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. More...
11 décembre 2017
11 décembre 2017
Decline in student completions no excuse for funding cuts
According to the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) it should come as no surprise that school leavers entering well-resourced universities with good ATARs and family support are most likely to complete their bachelor degrees within six years. More...
11 décembre 2017
Go Home on Time Day 2017
In 2017, academic, professional and general staff in Australian universities will have donated more than 38 million free hours of work to their employers. That’s a contribution in the order of $2.5 billion – or 360 hours per staff member. More...
11 décembre 2017
NTEU Summary of 2016 Higher Education Student Statistics and TEQSA Financial Matters Report
NTEU has reviewed the recently released 2016 full year higher education statistics from the Department of Education and Training, which shows that while domestic student growth has stablised, international student numbers continue to expand. Indeed, TEQSA's Financial Matters Report (see Key Financial Metrics on Australia’s Higher Education Sector 2016) has found that while total revenue to universities and other higher education providers grew last year by 2.8 per cent, government support has fallen (from 45 percent in 2015 to 41 per cent in 2016 - a loss of $1.4 billion, according to TEQSA), and that this loss has been largely replaced through international student income. More...
11 décembre 2017
Media Release: Stealing wages from international students must stop now
The National Tertiary Education Union calls upon the federal government to take urgent and immediate action to stop unconscionable employers ripping off international students by paying them well below the legal minimum wage. More...
11 décembre 2017
QUTE: Marriage equality survey announcement video
Enjoy this short video of NTEU at the SSM survey announcement at the State Library in Melbourne on Wednesday 15 Nov. Love won. More...
11 décembre 2017
Media Alert: 2017 NTEU Lecture by The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG
The joys and tears of Australian engagement in universal human rights in the United Nations is the topic of the 2017 National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) Lecture to be delivered by The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra on Thursday 16 November. More...
11 décembre 2017
NTEU calls to evacuate the Men on Manus
NTEU National Executive recently carried the following motion:"The Manus catastrophe is critically important union business that requires immediate action #EvacuateNow #BringThemHere.
The National Tertiary Education Union stands with the refugees currently under siege on Manus Island, and commits ourselves to the campaign to #BringThemHere. More...
11 décembre 2017
Universities and society: we need each other
The breakdown of political systems, the rise of nationalism, xenophobia, and populism are hot topics these days, as well as issues that have been prominently discussed at the EAIE Conference in Seville and in the field of international higher education. The UC Berkeley Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE) celebrated its 60th anniversary with an international conference on ‘New Nationalism and Universities’ in November 2017. Considering the recent controversy at UC Berkeley regarding free speech, the theme of the conference was timely, both locally and globally. More...
11 décembre 2017
The EAIE starts an Education Forest to offset CO2
The Annual EAIE Conference & Exhibition may be the largest of its kind in Europe, but that also means that it makes a huge impact on the environment. The sheer amount of international higher education professionals flying to a different European country each year to take part in the EAIE Conference emits an extraordinary amount of CO2 into our atmosphere. The EAIE recognises the significant implications of this and is proud to take the first steps toward offsetting our carbon footprint. More...
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