….over 50% of Australian universities in QS top 500

11/09/2012 By
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IRU Newsroom   11 September 2012 The QS  rankings do, however, confirm Australia’s continued strong standing in the world rankings with 25 of Australia’s 39 universities in the world’s top 500.   Professor Ian O’Connor, Chair IRU points out: There are at least 11,000 universities worldwide  International rankings identify the top 500 or top 5%, inclusion in which indicates a university of significantly high standing. Over the last couple of years the number of returns received by the QS World University Rankings in response to the academic reputation survey has more than doubled to more than 46,000, with many new survey returns coming from developing markets, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Innovative Research Universities, Rankings Tagged With: ,

CSIRO chief astronomer to head SKA project

11/09/2012 By
Phil Diamond

Australian Financial Review    11 September 2012 The construction of  the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) , a ground-breaking radio telescope capable of scanning the darkest depths of the universe, will be headed by one of Australia’s top astronomers, Dr Phil Diamond, chief of astronomy and space science at CSIRO. He will bring 30 years of experience in radio astronomy to his new post and will manage the critical pre-construction phase of the world’s biggest telescope project. The SKA, to be built in Australia and South Africa, is a $1.9 billion international radio telescope. When finished, it will allow scientists to survey tens of millions of distant galaxies and collect … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CSIRO, Research, Science, Technology Tagged With: , , ,

MyUniversity site enhanced

11/09/2012 By
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Commonwealth Newsroom  11 September  2012 Launching an updated and improved MyUniversity website ,  Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans, said the online tool will help students make better decisions about where and what to study. Going to university is a major investment of time and resources so it's important that students can make an informed decision about what and where they study.  MyUniversity gives students the power to compare courses and campuses, as well as the performance of each university, so they can make an informed decision that's right for them. The revamped website includes 2013 course data and is accessible from mobile phones and … [Read more...]

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Australian unis lose ground in QS World Rankings

11/09/2012 By
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The Australian   11 September 2012 Local universities are losing ground in the QS global ranking, with one less Australian university in the top 100, as international competitors build their academic reputations and begin to pursue the overseas student market in earnest. The local top seven are in the same order as last year, led by the Australian National University, which rose by two in the world rankings to 24.  The University of Queensland, fourth locally, also rose by two global rankings, to 46. But almost all other Australians lost ground.  In some cases this was marginal: the University of Sydney and Monash University, third and sixth locally, dropped only one ranking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: universities, University of Melbourne, Monash, ANU, Queensland University, University of Sydney, University of Adelaide, UNSW, Rankings, RMIT Tagged With: , ,

Unis “price gouged” on IT

11/09/2012 By
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The Australian   11 September 2012 Australian universities are being slugged vastly higher sums for IT products than their British counterparts, forcing them to divert money from worthwhile activities, according to a  submission by Monash University to federal parliament's "price-gouging" inquiry.   The university said the higher costs paid by universities diverts money from delivering IT enhancements to research and development projects. …analysis shows that IT costs generally are much higher in Australia than in those parts of the world with similar higher education models…[a] sample price assessment with a UK comparator university [shows] that, on average and on current … [Read more...]

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SA private providers kept on short funding leash

11/09/2012 By
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The Australian    11 September 2012 While almost three-quarters of the 300-odd applicants for government-funded training in South Australia have so far had made it through a screening process, just 10% of these had been granted full five-year contracts, with most being awarded shorter two or three-year contracts because, while they met the essential selection criteria, the assessments had identified a “level of potential risk”. The Department of Further Education’s quality director, Adrienne Nieuwenhuis, said most applicants hadn’t been offered full contracts because they hadn’t provided evidence of student or employer satisfaction, satisfactory graduate outcomes or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: TAFE Directors Australia, Vocational education & training
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