Chinese universities have started to rise up the world university rankings, increase their investment in research and grow their numbers of international student. Should Australia be worried?
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When funding imperatives dominate universities’ strategies, higher education loses sight of the work it ought to be doing: developing graduates who can make a real difference in the world.
Innovative new forms of funding must be pursued to address the higher education challenges in South Africa.
Financial access dominated discussions at the 2015 South Africa’s higher education summit. It was a chance for leaders to act – but they didn’t.
Both universities and their host countries have a stake in the success of overseas campuses.
In recent years, a large market in higher education has emerged. From 2.1 million students studying abroad in 2001, the number has gone up to roughly 4.5 million. How is the US faring?
A checklist of how countries can be as uncompetitive as possible in attracting overseas students.
The tactics used by America’s current and potential future enemies are constantly changing. Higher education can help by producing graduates able to work in intelligence communities.
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Shadow Higher Education Minister Kim Carr talks to Michelle Grattan about Labor's new higher education policy.
Many people think that the admissions process should take into account the type of school students attended.
Obama’s college scorecard could help students be more discerning when choosing colleges. But could it skew information? Will elite colleges rise to the top?
Academia suffers from a stunning lack of diversity. Only 6% of academics in higher education are black. What are some of the experiences of black faculty?
How can the higher education sector guard against proposed transformation measures being merely superficial quick fixes? At least part of the answer may lie in institutional governance.
In the Ashley Madison hack were reports of 74,468 unique “.edu” email addresses. If people chose to use their .edu addresses, what does that tell us about awareness of privacy online?
The future is not bleak as long as the government recognises the importance of and continues investing in science.
It is crucial that institutions around Africa do not shy away from robust and critical debate while continental university rankings take shape.
New research shows a rise in popularity of university majors in health care, law and those linked to jobs in the police and military.
The higher education sector must collaborate to reach out to applicants from poor and diverse backgrounds.
Managing the newest form of academic deceit will require hard work from established academia and a renewed commitment to integrity from university communities.
Do university and college websites give students enough information about how to prevent and respond to sexual assaults on campus? Here’s a reality check.
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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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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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Professor of International Higher Education, UCL
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Honorary Senior Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Geography, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Higher Education, The Ohio State University
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Lecturer, Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, School of Education, University of Newcastle
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Professor in Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, The University of Texas at San Antonio
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Director, Policy Impact, College of Business and Economics, Australian National University
