Reconceptualising Tertiary Education

30/04/2014 by
Mitchell

1 May 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Date: Thursday 22 May 2014 Time: 6.15pm for 6.30pm start Location: Victoria University City Flinders Campus 300 Flinders Street, Melbourne Level 11, Lecture Theatre 11.01 Dress: Business attire RSVP: Thursday 15 May 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………….................................... In this inaugural Mitchell Institute lecture, Professor Peter Dawkins, Vice-Chancellor and President of Victoria University, will present the case for a substantial reshaping of Australia’s tertiary education system and address three specific questions: Does the Kemp-Norton Review of the Demand Driven Model of Higher … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Government, Higher education policy, Notices, Victoria University Tagged With: , , , , ,

LH Martin Institute News

30/04/2014 by

Problems reading? Try the web version eNewsletter Wednesday 30 April Featured in this issue Insights Comments on the Demand Driven Funding System Report Demand Driven Funding Review debate: a user’s guide Challenges in assuring the quality of our universities – anticipating the future Upcoming Programs & Events Welcome to Dr Ruth Schubert Position Vacant Insights Comments on the Demand Driven Funding System Report Jim Davidson Comments on the Demand Driven Funding System Report from Jim Davidson who spoke at the CSHE & LHMI Seminar on this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Commonwealth policies, Government, Grattan Institute, Higher education policy, International, LH Martin Institute, Notices, TEQSA, The Scan Tagged With: , , , , , ,

Run for breast cancer research

29/04/2014 by
Run for Breast Cancer

As the largest charity fundraising event in Australia, Mother’s Day Classic (MDC) is the annual event for participants and volunteers to show their commitment and support for breast cancer research. Held on Sunday 11 May, MDC raises funds for breast cancer research, supports and remembers those touched by breast cancer and starts Mother’s Day in a fun and healthy way. A national celebration, the Mother’s Day Classic is being held in all capital cities and major centres, and over 80 regional areas. Families, friends, colleagues, schoolmates, and corporate teams get into the spirit of the day with many sporting fancy dress and an abundance of pink. Many wear tribute cards dedicating … [Read more...]

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20 years of spam

29/04/2014 by
Source: Cloudmark

29 April 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… We recently passed an Internet milestone: 12 April marked the 20-year anniversary of commercialised spam when two US immigration lawyers broadcast unsolicited messages promising Green Cards. But even with two decades and trillions of unsolicited messages behind us, it seems there is still no end in sight. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….................................... There were certainly unsolicited messages sent before April 11, 1994, but that's the day two lawyers pitched a green card lottery to the vast Usenet News audience. It’s been mostly downhill since. That first blast on Usenet News was nothing. … [Read more...]

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Partial solar eclipse at sunset around Australia

28/04/2014 by
Solar eclipse

28 April 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… There will be a partial solar eclipse visible around sunset in Australia Tuesday 29 April. As much as two-thirds of the Sun will be blocked by the Moon dependent on location as northern parts of Australia will see less of the eclipse than the south. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….................................... Swinburne University of Technology astronomer Dr Alan Duffy said Australians have been fortunate to view a solar eclipse almost annually over the past few years, but a part from tomorrow won’t have a chance to see the Sun so covered up by the Moon again until 2028. Eclipses are one of Nature’s … [Read more...]

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Demand system expansion to be funded from fees…?

28/04/2014 by

The Australian     |     28 April 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The Abbott government is evidently preparing to open up the university sector to greater competition by making government subsidies available for students to study at private colleges and funding sub-degree places, at a cost to students of increased fees. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….................................... Education minister Christopher Pyne, in a speech to be delivered to London-based think tank The Policy Exchange, is expected to put the case for tertiary sector deregulation, saying the Coalition wants to set providers “free” from red tape and bureaucracy. A “preview” of his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Budget, Coalition policies, Commonwealth policies, Government, Group of 8, Higher education policy, Universities Australia, University budgets, University of Melbourne, University of Queensland Tagged With: , , , , , ,

TDA Newsletter 28 April 2014

28/04/2014 by

Minister Pyne set to back Kemp-Norton review on tertiary reform and TAFE and private college funding for degrees – AFR Education exclusive The Australian Financial Review’s Education Editor, Tim Dodd, today reports that Education Minister Christopher Pyne will use a speech later today in London to signal broad support for an overhaul of tertiary university funding, as proposed by the Kemp-Norton review. The funding reforms would mean students choosing TAFE or private colleges for higher education and ‘vocational degree’ study would also be entitled to Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) funding and HECS places.  To support universities, Kemp-Norton recommended wider funding access for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coalition policies, Commonwealth policies, Higher education policy, Notices, TAFE, TAFE Directors Australia, VET, Vocational education & training Tagged With: , , ,
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