The Scan Main Edition 11 October 2012

11/10/2012 by
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Melbourne top dog Melbourne University's position as Australia’s leading university, as measured by various league tables, was confirmed with the release of the research-focused National Taiwan University Ranking.   Melbourne ranked 35 in the world, ahead of Sydney at 61 and University of Queensland on 72.  ANU, usually Melbourne’s closest Australian challenger, languishes in this particular ranking coming in at 172 internationally and 6th nationally. [Continue reading]... Grants freeze threatens research Industry could pull the plug on millions of dollars of promised research funding because of uncertainty over the Commonwealth government's freeze on discretionary spending in its bid … [Read more...]

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The Scan 22 March 2012

29/08/2012 by
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If you're looking for the latest edition of The Scan, it's HERE _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Control and click headlines and highlights to link to articles, Links may not work unless you or your organisation is a paid subscriber to the originating media outlet.  Check with your communications people about subscriptions. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Commonwealth unveils multi-billion dollar skills plan The Commonwealth government has elevated skills training to be a key economic driver by promising that all … [Read more...]

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India shelves foreign unis

29/08/2012 by

The Australian    29 August 2012 The Indian parliament has shelved its foreign educational institutions bill leading to mixed Australian reactions. International Education Association of Australia executive director Phil Honeywood says Australian higher education providers have …every right to be disappointed with the expectations that have been raised over the benefits that would accrue from the passing of this legislation. But World Bank higher education adviser and former La Trobe University vice-chancellor Brian Stoddart suggested Australian higher education should not and probably will not be greatly exercised: The . . . bill had hefty financial provisions -- $US11 million … [Read more...]

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The Scan 23 August 2012

23/08/2012 by
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ David Lloyd – new V-C at UniSA Biochemist, researcher and Irish university leader Dr David Lloyd has been appointed as the University of South Australia’s new Vice Chancellor and President.  Currently Bursar and Director of Strategic Innovation at Trinity College Dublin, one of Europe’s oldest and most prominent universities, Lloyd was Dean and Vice President of Research at Trinity between 2007 and 2011.  A leading biochemist specialising in computer-aided drug design, Lloyd currently heads the Molecular Design Group at Trinity, Ireland’s leading innovative drug discovery … [Read more...]

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Universities propose shorter masters degrees

23/08/2012 by
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University World News 19 August 2012 New Zealand’s universities want to shorten their masters degrees in a bid to attract more foreign students. Currently New Zealand masters degrees require 240 credits – equivalent to two years of full-time study, although students who have completed four years of bachelor-level study can do 120-credit masters degrees.  But Universities New Zealand has suggested allowing shorter masters degrees in certain circumstances.  It has proposed 180-credit masters for students who finish their three-year bachelor degree to a high enough standard. The New Zealand Qualifications Authority would take it further allowing the 180-credit masters qualification to … [Read more...]

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Call to double foreign students signals Canadian policy shift

23/08/2012 by
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University World News   19 August 2012 A government-commissioned report has urged Canadian universities to nearly double international student enrolment, from 240,000 in 2011 to 450,000 by 2022.  It signals a fundamental policy change and provides a blueprint for how government could support university recruitment efforts. The report, International Education: A Key Driver of Canada’s Future Prosperity, argues that not only do Canadian universities and domestic students benefit from a large international student population, but so does Canada as a whole. In the past, international students were primarily considered a source of revenue for universities. Having argued the wider … [Read more...]

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Drop in overseas students costs $1bn

03/08/2012 by
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The Australian   3 August 2012 International student numbers have plummeted to a five-year low as the high Australian dollar, problems over visa processing and competition from the US continue to hammer the once-buoyant sector.  Education has fallen from the third-most profitable export industry (behind iron ore and coal) to fifth. An 8.5% slump in overseas student enrolments in the year to June sliced $1.34 billion off the sector's value.  It still contributed $14.7billion in export dollars but that was down 18% from $18bn in 2009-10. Enrolments from China, the source of one in three international students, are down 8% and Indian numbers are down nearly 25%.   University … [Read more...]

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The Scan 19 April 2012

19/04/2012 by
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Control and click headlines and highlights to link to articles Links may not work unless you or your organisation is a paid subscriber to the originating media outlet.  Check with your communications people about subscriptions. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Salary showdown on cards Universities and the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) appear headed for a showdown over a claim for pay rises of more than 20% over 3 years.  The NTEU is expected to seek annual salary increases of 7% for staff – a claim branded ludicrous by the employer group, the Australian Higher Education Industrial … [Read more...]

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Go8 unis strike Brazil deal

09/04/2012 by

The Australian   7 April 2012 The Group of Eight universities have struck an agreement with the agencies responsible for Brazil's $2 billion "Science without borders'' scholarship program.  With a rapidly developing economy, Brazilplans to send students abroad for a year of their program as part of an effort to boost numbers in fields such as engineering, technology and the life and health sciences.  A Go8 delegation, led by Sydney University chief Michael Spence, signed agreements last month with the two key Brazilian agencies, the Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development.   NewsEXTRA … [Read more...]

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Funding threat could hurt TAFEs

16/03/2012 by

The Australian  16 March 2012 Tertiary Education Minister Chris Evans’ warning that the government could divert funds from the states and territories to the commonwealth’s National Workforce Development Fund if the states didn’t agree to training reforms could see more funds stripped from the beleaguered TAFE system, the Australian Education Union has warned.  “It will channel funding away from TAFE institutes who will effectively be punished because the states and commonwealth cannot negotiate a robust public policy setting for vocational education,” according to AEU federal TAFE secretary Pat Forward.   RMIT University policy analyst Gavin Moodie says that while the federal government … [Read more...]

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