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Young people today will need to be more flexible and more entrepreneurial than in the past. Universities can help by designing courses that will have value in a rapidly changing economy.
Of all the university departments, business schools could be the worst affected by Brexit. But it doesn’t have to be all bad.
Does the university clearing system work?
A tin pot dictator plunders billions from his blighted nation’s treasury. Sensing he’ll soon be exiled, amid public relations fanfare, he offers ill-gotten millions to a local university for a new school…
Not everyone will be celebrating this results day, so here’s a few words of advice for both students and parents, to help put things into perspective.
Here’s how meditation can help make some of those big life decisions a little more easy to handle.
Confusing short-term jobs with long-term career outcomes is a distraction from the real issues in science higher education.
If the flagship policy does not end up driving choice or quality, it is hard to see it gaining support.
Students currently pay higher fees for courses that lead to jobs with typically higher wages. But not all students find, or want, a job in their area of study. Should all students then pay the same amount for their university degree?
Problems with who gets access to university date back to the 19th century.
Here’s why some English universities are raising their tuition fees again.
Political developments in the higher education sector in a number of Asian countries may threaten Australia’s billion-dollar education industry.
Australia will face stiff competition from other countries, such as the US and UK, so it must have a clear strategy for how to deepen its engagement with India’s higher education sector.
Research and development investment remains stagnant in Australia. It’s time for a new, long-term strategy for research.
At best, there will be no new public money, just shuffling funds between programs. At worst, higher education will help reduce the budget deficit.
One option could be to cut per-student funding and instead raise the student contribution from an average of about 40% to 50%, by raising HECS caps.
In five years’ time, India will have the largest tertiary-age population in the world. But supply is unlikely to be able to meet demand. This provides a good opportunity for Australia.
Some good news for UK government policy.
The unavoidable regime of publication pervades contemporary academic life across the world. While presented as a virtuous thing, it can actually suffocate the academic profession.
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Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education, OISE, University of Toronto
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Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Research Affiliate, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Chief Data Officer, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Geography, The University of Melbourne
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Visiting Professor, School of Management, University of Bath
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Lecturer, Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, School of Education, University of Newcastle
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Director, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Environment and Development Sociology, The University of Queensland
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