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3 mars 2019

Universities have made progress on responding to sexual assault, but there’s more to be done

Four years ago, the Hunting Ground documentary explored the failure of university administrations to adequately respond to sexual assault on college campuses in the United States. Universities in Australia and elsewhere also came under the spotlight. More...

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3 mars 2019

I Need to Know: ‘My friend is using ice and smoking pot. What do I do?’

Working out what to do when you are worried about a friend who is using drugs can be tricky. Just asking the question shows what a supportive friend you are and that’s a very good start. More...

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3 mars 2019

Why we should (carefully) consider paying kids to learn

Over the past 15 years, we’ve seen a decline in the performance of Australian school students on international tests. On the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), Australia ranks a disappointing 20th in mathematics and 12th in reading. More...

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3 mars 2019

Face recognition technology in classrooms is here – and that’s ok

Recently, the Victorian Government brought in new rules stating Victorian state schools will be banned from using facial recognition technology in classrooms unless they have the approval of parents, students and the Department of Education. More...

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3 mars 2019

Climate change: young people striking from school see it for the life-threatening issue it is

Students around the world are walking out of school once more, as part of ongoing strikes to protest governments’ inaction on climate change. Since August 2018, tens of thousands of young people have taken part in strikes across Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Canada and Australia. More...

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3 mars 2019

Fake qualifications are on the rise. How universities can manage the risk

Fake credentials have become a global problem. The National Student Clearinghouse, a US NGO that offers a degree verification service, reports that falsified academic credentials are a serious, prevalent and ever-increasing problem. In 2015 the New York Times reported on a billion-dollar industry consisting of 3 300 “diploma mills”. More...

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3 mars 2019

Rwanda university sets out to teach doctors medicine and management

Africa isn’t the only part of the world with a shortage of health professionals, but it has a very high disease burden, with a very low percentage of the global workforce. This means that the shortage is more acute. More...

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3 mars 2019

South African students are protesting – again. Why it needn’t be this way

It’s the beginning of South Africa’s academic year and once again, campuses have been brought to a standstill by students protesting against a host of issues that have plagued the country’s universities. These include registration fees, student accommodation, food and other issues, compounded by the inefficiency of the country’s student financial aid scheme. More...

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3 mars 2019

South African president’s education plans don’t quite make the grade

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address, delivered in Cape Town on February 7, has attracted a fair amount of praise. But while the speech scored an A for its vision and plan for economic renewal, it scored an F for education. More...

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3 mars 2019

Africa’s student movements: history sheds light on modern activism

On 9 March 2015, a student hurled faeces at a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes. This act led to the statue’s removal. It also inspired the most significant period of student protest in post-apartheid South Africa’s history. More...

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