UA 2015 Conference

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Organised by the sector, for the sector, Universities Australia’s annual flagship event attracts more than 600 delegates to debate, discuss and reflect on all things higher education policy as well the economic, social, and cultural role that universities play in modern Australian life. Come and join university leaders, academics, policy makers, researchers, business people and commentators to find out just how our universities are shaping the new era at this agenda-setting event. The theme of the 2015 conference is Future sense: universities shaping the new era. Featured speakers include: • Dr Michael M Crow, President, Arizona State University • Ms Catherine Livingstone AO, … [Read more...]

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Leadership “crisis” at Murdoch

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7 November 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… In scenes redolent of the political sphere, Murdoch University seems riven by leadership tension, following the forced resignation of Richard Higgott as vice-chancellor. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......…… Higgott had been suspended in September upon certain matters being reported to the WA Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) by the university. It’s been reported that in June an anonymous group of 35 staff, calling itself the “Murdoch Meta Management Group”, sent a scathing letter to chancellor Flanagan which included allegations about Higgott’s credit card use, the way he dealt with his colleagues and the … [Read more...]

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The Scan Edition # 165 7 November 2014

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Acquire in ASQA spotlight 7 November 2014     |       The marketing practices of Acquire Learning, chaired by former AFL chief Andrew Demetriou, are being investigated by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) following complaints about cold calling and inappropriately ¬enrolling jobseekers who had ¬applied for positions advertised on the Seek employment website. Acquire itself is not a registered training organisation, but works as a broker allocating students to individual providers. Acquire has been the subject of complaints whereby jobseekers applying for positions are pressured into undertaking private tertiary study, in some cases becoming burdened by debts of up to $8000....[ … [Read more...]

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