By Andrew MacDonald. The following post is an ACTU media release issued on 12 May 2016 in response to news the Governement's Youth Jobs PaTH program may not be legal:
Barely eight days after it was announced, the Turnbull Government’s internship plan is in tatters, with employment law experts questioning the legality of its Youth Jobs PaTH program under the current legislative framework – potentially blowing a $478 million black hole in the budget. More...
By Andrew MacDonald. The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is calling on the Turnbull government to rule out extending Commonwealth supported higher education places (CSPs) to for-profit providers, following the latest damning indictment on the for-profit vocational education and training (VET) sector. More...
The recent IREG-8 conference in Lisbon, the theme of which was ‘University Rankings and International Academic Relations – a Bridging Tool or a Hindrance?’, featured a variety of presentations from global higher education experts. More...
The eighth conference of the IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence in Lisbon had as its theme “University Rankings and International Academic Relations: A Bridging Tool or a Hindrance?”. The subtitle could well have been “A Necessary Evil”. More...
The latest edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) Reputation Rankings has been published. It is based on 10,323 survey responses from 133 countries. The survey was conducted by Elsevier between January and March of this year and was by invitation only, including researchers whose publications were in the Scopus database. More...
The latest rankings by the Centre for Higher Education have been published in Germany in the ZEIT Study Guide 2016/17. The CHE has a distinctive approach to rankings. It does not attempt to produce an overall assessment of institutions or find the “best university”. Rankings are produced for specific subjects based on data from over 300 institutions and over 2,700 faculties and a survey of professors and students. Subjects are updated every three years. This year the updated subjects comprise Architecture, Mechanical Engineering. Biology, German Language and Literature, Romance Studies and twelve others. More...
Two reviews published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, looking at employment outcomes among science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduates, find that responsibility for improving these outcomes needs to be shared between higher education providers, employers and students. More...
The Government’s White Paper aims to put in place a simpler and more efficient higher education and research system which encourages competition and choice, drives up quality, and ensures greater accountability and value for money. More...
Leaders from universities and local authorities will be working together on a pilot project designed to help areas drive growth, re-design public services and strengthen the relationship between communities and academic institutions. More...
The procurement exercise marks the next phase of a review of quality assessment undertaken by HEFCE with the higher education funding bodies in Wales and Northern Ireland, as part of their respective statutory responsibilities. The review considered what kind of arrangements would be necessary for the next decade, to reflect the increasing dynamism and diversity of the higher education landscape. More...
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