Australasian higher education news in March 2011 by ACUMA Incorporated

ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Australian higher education news in March 2011

Australian higher education news in March 2011

NZ Has Plenty Of Graduates; We Just Can't Give Them Jobs Report reinforces need for uni focus Student loan rebuild plan 'offensive' Massey backs loan repayment scheme New Zealand expats urged to pay back student loans Southern Cross Uni institution left to wither Furore over open market Students need more help, says uni chief Business backs deregulation of university student fees Students to get low-rent apartments AMA slams high-cost medical degree Pay lecturers according to performance, report urges Appalling class ratios an issue ripe for a revolt Corporate leaders call on unis and industry to address skills imbalance A few more questions for Glyn Davis Legislation introduced to establish the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency UA Good Practice Guidelines for Enhancing Student Safety Gillard Government delivers national reform to Australia’s VET sector Partnership helps close the gap for Indigenous students UQ to further strengthen Indigenous education leadership Students campaign for better university funding Uni students join protest over funding Train graduates to think outside square TEQSA bill unlikely to hand universities self-accreditation Markers caught between revenue and standards University of the Sunshine Coast to use Structural Adjustment Fund to expand its reach Reforms not over yet: Evans Lack of reform proposals Government joins UWS in Indigenous Employment push Inspiring indigenous students Cul-de-sac of broken dreams Uni students get a free ride for too long with their HECS debt In search of fairness in funding ANU chief challenges PM Taking a vocation PwC Student Experience Award Survey reveals extent of sex assault at unis Professor Lee Dow to head student income review CDU and Mawul Rom launch pioneering Masters program University slammed over donations University of Adelaide appoints new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education Investment) Fund criteria still up in the air (Macquarie) Culture of ignoring plaints Review of Student Income Support Reforms Weasel words and the soft sell Government blackmailed university University bid fails A talent for being in demand Coalition will 'claw back' BER fees UC intake hits record high Drink affects uni study Nigel Haworth: Corporate model poses threat to university's excellence Structural Adjustment Fund gives universities an edge Journal rankings don't reflect performance

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Regional reform in budget Full-time focus for postgraduate awards or tunnel vision? Not failing students is failing business Uni's voice caution on lifting cap on places The next man in the Universities Australia hot seat Macquarie University breaks through Regulator with teeth 'welcome' Call to let univeristies set their own charges for degrees Report: The Student Amenities Fee, Another Tax by Another Name Glyn Davis steps up as university chief of chiefs End of the line on cheap fares for Melbourne Uni pioneers Adelaide uni spots for NZ students Navitas takeover of SAE complete Swinburne announces new Vice-Chancellor Plagiarism: The Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V boom Uni exchanges offered after Christchurch earthquake New project aims to improve graduates’ work readiness Top marks for Central Queensland University strategy Minister Chris Evans warns universities ahead of uncapping Road to success, first Indigenous Australian Rhodes Scholarship winner Journal rankings a sword over universities UTS appoints Australia's first Chair of Superannuation Christchurch uni students being sent to Australia ACT forum tackles education issues Clear benefits from greater ERA transparency Research the name of the game Why lists are a flawed approach to assessing excellence Demand surge to cost $45bn Degree target aims too high, says Bob Birrell Make research plans complement teaching Unis to hear hard lesson about quality of teaching Quality agency supports CQUni's actions and plans Aborigines need a hand-up not more hand-outs Floods fuel fear of funding crisis $1bn foreign student sector at risk Higher education news resources from ACUMA Incorporated

NZ Has Plenty Of Graduates; We Just Can't Give Them Jobs Voxy.co.nz March 31 2011 New Zealand's rate of university graduates is continuing to rise but, according to a recent Colmar Brunton survey, a degree may no longer be enough for future employers.... Full article: http://goo.gl/0RHkm Report reinforces need for uni focus The Canberra Times March 32 2011 In 2008, in one of the many reviews it initiated that year and the next, the Rudd government charged Professor Denise Bradley with examining the future direction of the higher education sector. After an initial response in March 2009, the government pledged in its 2009 budget to provide an additional $5.4 billion over four years to ''support high quality teaching and learning, improve access and ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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outcomes for disadvantaged students, and to reward institutions for meeting agreed quality and equity outcomes''.... Full article: http://goo.gl/GfADX Student loan rebuild plan 'offensive' The New Zealand Herald March 30 2011 Two Hong Kong-based New Zealand graduates have slammed the suggestion overseas graduates should pay back outstanding student loans to help finance the Christchurch rebuild.... Full article: http://goo.gl/yfOxf Massey backs loan repayment scheme Stuff.co.nz March 29 2011 Massey University is backing a call for student loan borrowers who live abroad to repay their loans to help fund the Canterbury rebuild.... Full article: http://goo.gl/kuUzx New Zealand expats urged to pay back student loans Stuff.co.nz March 29 2011 Paul Callaghan, 2010 New Zealander of the Year and Victoria University professor of physical sciences, explains why New Zealanders living abroad should pay their student loans to help Christchurch.... Full article: http://goo.gl/QWZRz Southern Cross Uni institution left to wither The Northern Star March 28 2011 THE â&#x20AC;&#x153;academic arroganceâ&#x20AC;? of Southern Cross University administrators led them to axe a foundation that could have raised millions of dollars for research, according to one of its former board members.... Full article: http://goo.gl/xXh4r Furore over open market The Australian March 30 2011

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THE assertion that a student demand-driven system must be joined to uncapped student contributions to create an open market is gaining undue acceptance. It is not a logical proposition but higher revenue and for some a point of ideology are what is driving it.... Full article: http://goo.gl/i0m9y Students need more help, says uni chief The Age March 29 2011 MELBOURNE University Vice-Chancellor and incoming chairman of Universities Australia Glyn Davis wants the federal government to extend HECS to help students meet the high cost of living.... Full article: http://goo.gl/FKnT8 Business backs deregulation of university student fees The Australian March 29 2011 Australia's peak business lobby has backed calls for the deregulation of student fees, arguing that it would allow universities greater opportunity to specialise and create "centres of excellence". Michael Andrew, chairman of the Business Council of Australia's education, skills and.... Full article: http://goo.gl/6jZ99 Students to get low-rent apartments The West Australian March 28 2011 One thousand new rental apartments for students, subsidised by the Federal and State governments, will be announced today. The self-contained apartments will be built in Crawley, Nedlands and Claremont and construction will be overseen by the University of WA.... Full article: http://goo.gl/VbKFn AMA slams high-cost medical degree The Australian March 28 2011 THE peak medical body is calling on Canberra to block moves by top universities to reimpose fees of $220,000 for some domestic medical students.... Full article: http://goo.gl/a2Irn Pay lecturers according to performance, report urges ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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The Canberra Times March 30 2011 Australian university lecturers need performance pay, universities need to better prepare graduates for the workplace, and overseas students need better English if Australia is to maximise its productivity through a skilled workforce, according to a new paper by the Business Council of Australia.... Full article: http://goo.gl/E5YXp Appalling class ratios an issue ripe for a revolt The Australian March 30 2011 ONE simple if costly way of improving teaching in this country is often forgotten in the complex debate over education policy: cutting tutorial sizes at universities.... Full article: http://goo.gl/7RURM Corporate leaders call on unis and industry to address skills imbalance The Australian March 29 2011 AUSTRALIA'S business leaders, including captains of legal and financial services firms, say universities are pushing out too many lawyers and commerce graduates and not enough engineers, scientists and mathematicians.... Full article: http://goo.gl/E6Nc3 A few more questions for Glyn Davis The Age March 29 2011 You've been a very strong advocate for the repeal of the Howard government's voluntary student unionism legislation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will you be pushing for the government to roll it back this year? Full article: http://goo.gl/qAI8g Legislation introduced to establish the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Media release: Senator the Hon Christopher Evans March 23 2011 Today the Australian Government will continue the transformation of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s higher education system by introducing legislation to establish the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA). Full article: http://goo.gl/F6T1Z UA Good Practice Guidelines for Enhancing Student Safety Universities Australia ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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March 24 2011 The student experience is central to the educational purpose and responsibility of Australia's universities. These Good Practice Guidelines for Enhancing Student Safety (the Guidelines) affirm that student welfare and student safety are preconditions for that experience to be a positive and beneficial.... Full article: http://goo.gl/pCnHy Gillard Government delivers national reform to Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s VET sector Media release: Senator the Hon Christopher Evans March 24 2011 Landmark reform to Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vocational education and training sector has been achieved today with passage of legislation which has established a national system of regulation for the first time.... Full article: http://goo.gl/TpijX Partnership helps close the gap for Indigenous students Media release: Senator the Hon Christopher Evans March 24 2011 Tertiary institutions in the Northern Territory are joining forces to help close the gap and deliver better education opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.... Full article: http://goo.gl/k5yDk UQ to further strengthen Indigenous education leadership University of Queensland News March 23 2011 The University of Queensland (UQ) has confirmed its commitment to supporting educational and employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with the appointment of a Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Education) to lead all Indigenous initiatives across the University.... Full article: http://goo.gl/P3XGJ Students campaign for better university funding Adelaide Advertiser March 24 2011 IT was raining cheques and dollars - of the symbolic kind - as university students braved the weather yesterday to campaign for increased government funding.... Full article: http://goo.gl/hsKjV Uni students join protest over funding The Canberra Times March 24 2011 ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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Canberra's university students have joined nationwide calls for the Federal Government to stop funding tertiary education through student pockets. Representatives of the Australian National University gathered in Union Court yesterday.... Full article: http://goo.gl/lfwEX Train graduates to think outside square The Australian March 23 2011 THIS month's speech by Julia Gillard to the US congress was a departure for an Australian prime minister. Beyond the well-worn themes of shared values and interests, Gillard went out of her way to extol the transformative power of education. "Achieving prosperity while sharing its benefits.... Full article: http://goo.gl/EY4mE TEQSA bill unlikely to hand universities self-accreditation The Australian March 23 2011 DEMANDS that the government enshrine universities' self-accrediting status in the legislation that will establish the new tertiary education watchdog are expected to have gone unheeded when the redrafted bills are presented to parliament.... Full article: http://goo.gl/RTehe Markers caught between revenue and standards The Australian March 23 2011 I REFER to the piece by Tony English (HES, March 16) about weasel words and soft marking. The system is caught between two large-scale factors. One is to protect revenue streams through enrolments and retention while tapping into a broader social spectrum of students. The other is to ensure appropriate academic achievement standards. These two clash whenever academics come to mark or grade student work. Unless this issue is confronted by institutional management and academics.... Full article: http://goo.gl/BD6Kh University of the Sunshine Coast to use Structural Adjustment Fund to expand its reach The Australian March 23 2011 THE University of the Sunshine Coast hopes to extend its reach beyond a single campus, boost distance learning and strengthen its grip on its coastal region.... Full article: http://goo.gl/6Jrsj ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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Reforms not over yet: Evans The Canberra Times March 23 2011 Federal Tertiary Education Minister Chris Evans has rebuffed any suggestion that the Gillard Government has finished with its education reform agenda saying the task was ''far from over''.... Full article: http://goo.gl/zzAGw Lack of reform proposals Gavin Moodie in The Australian March 23 2011 SUBMISSIONS to the higher education base funding review are due at the end of the month, but as of yet no new idea or even realistic reform proposal has emerged publicly.... Full article: http://goo.gl/gs7q1 Government joins UWS in Indigenous Employment push Joint media release: Sen Mark Arbib, Julie Owens MP March 18 2011 Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development Mark Arbib and Member for Parramatta Julie Owens today announced $570,000 for a new employment and training project for Indigenous Australians at the University of Western Sydney.... Full article: http://goo.gl/SdlvV Inspiring indigenous students The Queensland Times March 21 2011 SHE made history when she became Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first indigenous Rhodes Scholar. But not content to rest on her achievements, Rebecca Richards has used her experience to try and inspire indigenous high school students.... Full article: http://goo.gl/6WMJb Cul-de-sac of broken dreams The Sydney Morning Herald March 21 2011 At first glance, Koorong Street, Marsfield, is a classic piece of Australian suburbia, a quiet cul-de-sac of large brick houses with front lawns, backyards, garages and driveways, all under a canopy of trees. It looks sleepy.... Full article: ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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http://goo.gl/MPk8z Uni students get a free ride for too long with their HECS debt The Sydney Morning Herald March 21 2011 We pander to the snobbish middle-class at the expense of other school-leavers. We like to fancy ourselves as being a great nation of egalitarians. Yet when you look closely, we do not always pass the test. Nobody sensible believes that equality of opportunity should mean equality of outcome. But we do like to think that we treat people equally.... Full article: http://goo.gl/t9Bl3 In search of fairness in funding Simon Marginson in The Age March 22 2011 PERENNIAL questions about fees and money in higher education are back on the public agenda. What is a fair student charge for higher education programs? Should it be uniform or vary by course and by category of student? Or should higher education be free again? Full article: http://goo.gl/RnxgL ANU chief challenges PM The Canberra Times March 22 2011 Australia will have the "best educated shop assistants in the world" if the Federal Government fails to use mining industry profits to invest in a knowledge society, according to new Australian National University Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young.... Full article: http://goo.gl/KABCB Taking a vocation The Age March 21 2011 What is a successful education? Danny Schwarz says vocational training should be part of it. There is a primal power in parents' love for their children. It manifests, in part, in their desire to give those children opportunities for a better life than they, the parents, have had. It almost seems a psychological and biological imperative. The problem is that better is often equated with financially richer.... Full article: http://goo.gl/odpz9 PwC Student Experience Award PriceWaterhouseCoopers ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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At PwC we encourage our people to achieve excellence in their work whilst maintaining a balanced life. PwC are looking to identify high calibre students who do the same. If you are currently combining fulltime study with a passion for the environment, achieving success in your course of study and on the sporting field, or juggling studies with a commitment to a charitable organisation (just to name a few examples) then the PwC Student Experience Award.... Full article: http://goo.gl/EUrRA Survey reveals extent of sex assault at unis ABC News March 18 2011 One in 10 female students have experienced sexual violence while at university and more than onethird have been sexually harassed, according to a new survey by the National Union of Students (NUS). Full article: http://goo.gl/pvYbG Professor Lee Dow to head student income review Media release: Senator the Hon Christopher Evans March 16 2011 The Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans, today announced that Professor Kwong Lee Dow AM will chair a review into the impact of the Australian Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student income support reforms.... Full article: http://goo.gl/nvFZ5 CDU and Mawul Rom launch pioneering Masters program CDU News March 18 2011 Higher education opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have taken a major step forward with Charles Darwin University launching Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Master course in mediation and negotiation.... Full article: http://goo.gl/TWncE University slammed over donations The Adelaide Advertiser March 17 2011 THE University of Adelaide has been criticised for accepting huge donations from a Malaysian politician. A South-East Asian governance expert yesterday said it was "highly inappropriate" for the university to accept donations from Sarawak's billionaire Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud.... Full article: http://goo.gl/NrAAh ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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University of Adelaide appoints new Deputy Vice-Chancellor Adelaide University News March 15 2011 Professor James McWha, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Adelaide today announced the appointment of Professor Pascale Quester as Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic). Full article: http://goo.gl/lkr5l (Education Investment) Fund criteria still up in the air The Australian March 16 2011 THE federal government cannot say when eligibility criteria will be made public for the Education Investment Fund regional round, announced last September.... Full article: http://goo.gl/L7bdZ (Macquarie) Culture of ignoring plaints The Australian March 16 2011 THE findings of the four-volume inquiry into Macquarie University directed by the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption, revealed last week exclusively in The Australian, underline the need for a federal university ombudsman.... Full article: http://goo.gl/dK5Y1 Review of Student Income Support Reforms DEEWR.gov.au March 16 2011 On 16 March 2011, the Minister for Tertiary Education, Chris Evans, announced the Independent Chair and terms of reference for a review into the impact of the Australian Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Student Income Support Arrangements.... Full article: http://goo.gl/JWhFj Weasel words and the soft sell The Australian March 16 2011 THE Chambers Dictionary says weasel words are those that make a statement evasive or misleading. In student assessment policies, some weasel words include: progress, adequate, acceptable, satisfactory, performance and achievement.... Full article: http://goo.gl/riHJU ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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Government blackmailed university The Age March 06 2011 THE Baillieu government has been trying to blackmail the University of Melbourne into overseeing its controversial alpine grazing trial by threatening to withdraw millions of dollars in research funding.... Full article: http://goo.gl/iwv8S University bid fails The Goulburn Post March 15 2011 GOULBURN Mulwaree Mayor Geoff Kettle believes that Goulburn is still in a very strong position to have a university campus located in the city despite the failure of the University of Canberra (UCAN) in the first round of funding grants, announced late last week.... Full article: http://goo.gl/FWTdh A talent for being in demand The Age March 15 2011 MIN Gu is a wanted man. Just the day before our interview it happened again: yet another recruitment company came knocking at his door to ask if he would be prepared to take his ideas and expertise somewhere else. This didn't faze the distinguished Swinburne University of Technology professor one bit.... Full article: http://goo.gl/1yloP Coalition will 'claw back' BER fees The Australian March 15 2011 THE NSW Coalition will suspend fees paid to contractors overseeing the Building the Education Revolution as one of its first actions.... Full article: http://goo.gl/9c4qL UC intake hits record high The Canberra Times March 15 2011 The University of Canberra has more students than at any time in its history due to a massive enrolment drive, which has delivered its target seven years ahead of schedule.... Full article: http://goo.gl/t8YAG ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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Drink affects uni study The Adelaide Advertiser March 15 2011 ONE IN FOUR university students are skipping lectures as a result of binge drinking, a new study has shown. Drinking at "harmful" or "hazardous" levels by tertiary students can also significantly affect the wider campus community and hinder student achievement.... Full article: http://goo.gl/CzNN9 Nigel Haworth: Corporate model poses threat to university's excellence The New Zealand Herald March 10 2011 The CEO wants to remove some fundamentally important clauses from the negotiated academic collective agreement. .... Full article: http://goo.gl/XdxKL Structural Adjustment Fund gives universities an edge Media Release: Senator the Hon Christopher Evans March 09 2011 Edith Cowan University will receive $6.9 million to tailor its teaching program to produce job-ready graduates, the Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans said today.... Full article: http://goo.gl/LqUdd Journal rankings don't reflect performance The Australian March 09 2011 THE proportion of top-ranked journals in a field of research does not necessarily influence performance in the Excellence in Research for Australia initiative, according to the Australian Research Council.... Full article: http://goo.gl/cihZo Regional reform in budget The Australian March 09 2011 THE almost forgotten review of funding for regional campuses could provide the impetus for reform in the May federal budget.... Full article: http://goo.gl/XQWJl ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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Full-time focus for postgraduate awards or tunnel vision? The Australian March 09 2011 University of Melbourne deputy vice-chancellor Frank Larkins. Picture: Aaron Francis. Source: The Australian A CALL for universities to focus Australian Postgraduate Awards on full-time students to get better value for money has been labelled as unfair by postgraduate groups.... Full article: http://goo.gl/AHU8h Not failing students is failing business The Sydney Morning Herald March 07 2011 I remember my first university lecture as though it was yesterday. A crusty academic told students to look at the person two seats down from them, because they might not be there next semester. True to his word, many failed and had to repeat the course before proceeding in the degree.... Full article: http://goo.gl/K9MpE Uni's voice caution on lifting cap on places Adelaide Advertiser March 08 2011 Vice-chancellors Peter Hoj of UniSA, James McWha or the University of Adelaide and Michael Barber of Flinders University.... Full article: http://goo.gl/H2f15 The next man in the Universities Australia hot seat The Australian March 09 2011 University of Melbourne vice-chancellor Glyn Davis will take over as head of Universities Australia in May. THE outcome of the review of base funding for universities and the federal government's reaction will be the yardstick by which Glyn Davis will be judged in his role as the new head of Universities Australia.... Full article: http://goo.gl/TUXr6 Macquarie University breaks through The Australian March 09 2011

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MACQUARIE University ranks fourth in an alternative analysis of performance in the Excellence in Research for Australia exercise, breaking the dominance of the Group of Eight universities.... Full article: http://goo.gl/QHkWZ Regulator with teeth 'welcome' The Australian March 09 2011 LEGISLATION for the new tertiary regulator should explicitly acknowledge the traditional right of universities to self-accredit all their courses, Group of Eight executive director Mike Gallagher says.... Full article: http://goo.gl/zCbZk Call to let univeristies set their own charges for degrees The Australian March 07 2011 THE Gillard government's review of university teaching funding must consider giving institutions greater freedom to set prices for degrees, Glyn Davis, the incoming head of the sector's peak body, has urged.... Full article: http://goo.gl/Defwr Report: The Student Amenities Fee, Another Tax by Another Name Parliament of Australia, Senate February 28 2011 Full article: http://goo.gl/pzR3Y Glyn Davis steps up as university chief of chiefs The Australian March 03 2011 UNIVERSITY of Melbourne vice-chancellor Glyn Davis will be the next chair of peak body Universities Australia. Professor Davis comes to the UA position at a crucial time for the university sector.... Full article: http://goo.gl/HrNPJ End of the line on cheap fares for Melbourne Uni pioneers The Age March 02 2011 HUNDREDS of Melbourne University students are ineligible for concession fares on public transport because of the new ''Melbourne Model'' at the university and the cards not being available to postgraduate students.... ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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Full article: http://goo.gl/2M2oz Adelaide uni spots for NZ students SkyNews.com.au March 02 2011 Adelaide has offered to take at least 500 first year university students from the South Australian capital's earthquake-stricken sister city of Christchurch.... Full article: http://goo.gl/c99Cb Navitas takeover of SAE complete MSN.com.au via AAP March 03 2011 When audio engineer Tom Misner began showing people how to twiddle the knobs in the 1970s, he never imagined the business would sell for almost $300 million three decades later.... Full article: http://goo.gl/DsBCR Swinburne announces new Vice-Chancellor Swinburne Media Centre March 03 2011 Swinburne University of Technology has appointed its third Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Linda Kristjanson. Currently Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research and Development at Curtin University, Professor Kristjansonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s successful international career includes a distinguished research track record.... Full article: http://goo.gl/8YZkq Plagiarism: The Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V boom BBC, UK March 02 2011 Many students cross the line under pressure A German minister has resigned after copying huge chunks of his doctoral thesis, while the London School of Economics is probing whether Colonel Gaddafi's son lifted chunks and used a ghost writer for his own. So is plagiarism out of control? Full article: http://goo.gl/AbGdz Uni exchanges offered after Christchurch earthquake Stuff.co.nz March 04 2011 ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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New Zealand universities have announced exchange programmes for displaced Canterbury students. The University of Canterbury Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr said the agreements confirmed today involve the University of Auckland, AUT University, Massey University, Victoria University of Wellington and the University of Waikato.... Full article: http://goo.gl/wYRuF New project aims to improve graduatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; work readiness Media Release: Senator the Hon Christopher Evans February 28 2011 A new project to allow more university students to undertake real-world job placements as part of their studies will help produce more graduates with the skills the Australian workforce needs. Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans, today launched the Work Integrated.... Full article: http://goo.gl/fH6Jh Top marks for Central Queensland University strategy The Australian March 02 2011 Professor Scott Bowman has won approval for his strategy to transform the Central Queensland University. THERE is a saying that making a change in a university is like turning around the Titanic. Just five years ago, Central Queensland University looked as if it were headed straight for the iceberg, but a quality assurance report, out today, reveals how CQU managed to avoid the crash by.... Full article: http://goo.gl/MFUez Minister Chris Evans warns universities ahead of uncapping The Australian March 02 2011 AHEAD of sweeping changes to uncap the supply of government university places next year, Tertiary Education Minister Chris Evans is warning universities to keep growth "sustainable" and ensure quality isn't sacrificed.... Full article: http://goo.gl/DRKxW Road to success, first Indigenous Australian Rhodes Scholarship winner ABC March 01 2011 Rebecca Richards has made history as the first Indigenous Australian to win the coveted Rhodes Scholarship.... ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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Full article: http://goo.gl/gcD0P Journal rankings a sword over universities The Australian March 02 2011 JOURNAL rankings are "a spectre haunting universities everywhere" according to a British business academic who also attacked a new University of Queensland internal index that measures research performance.... Full article: http://goo.gl/ZCc3P UTS appoints Australia's first Chair of Superannuation Super Review March 01 2011 Superannuation is coming to the forefront of academic thinking with the appointment of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Chair of Finance and Superannuation at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) .... Full article: http://goo.gl/w2HnD Christchurch uni students being sent to Australia TVNZ via ONE News March 02 2011 The University of Canterbury will send up to 500 of its students to study at the University of Adelaide for the next four months because of the Christchurch earthquake. University of Canterbury Vice-Chancellor Rod Carr has announced the university has accepted an.... Full article: http://goo.gl/fzonZ ACT forum tackles education issues The Canberra Times March 02 2011 Some of the best minds in the country will converge on Canberra today to try to solve some of the higher education sector's pressing problems. Up to 450 academics and university chiefs will attend a two-day conference organised by peak body Universities Australia.... Full article: http://goo.gl/gSO5G Clear benefits from greater ERA transparency The Australian March 02 2011 ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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WHEN academic colleagues seek my advice on benchmarking the outcomes and performance of research centres and institutes, I often direct their attention to the British Research Assessment Exercise website (www.rae.ac.uk) .... Full article: http://goo.gl/cmXa3 Research the name of the game The Australian March 02 2011 UNIVERSITY. The word has cachet, despite cynicism about academic work, and economic and administrative woes of higher education. It's no surprise, then, that some private education providers are campaigning to use the word university in their names. Raffles Education, for example, a Singapore company, wants to build a university.... Full article: http://goo.gl/Mr9qZ Why lists are a flawed approach to assessing excellence The Australian March 02 2011 A SPECTRE is haunting universities everywhere - that of journal rankings. And Australian higher education seems particularly enamoured with this approach. The Australian Research Council issued a comprehensive journal rankings list across disciplines for.... Full article: http://goo.gl/02RXU Demand surge to cost $45bn The Australian March 02 2011 IF present student-staff ratios are maintained during the next 15 years the higher education sector will need an extra 22,000 staff and $45 billion of capital infrastructure to accommodate additional students expected under the demand-driven system.... Full article: http://goo.gl/AjvLf Degree target aims too high, says Bob Birrell The Australian March 02 2011 THE government's target for 40 per cent of young Australians to be graduates by 2025 is not realistic, according to a leading demographer, Bob Birrell. One scenario would require the number of domestic students completing degrees to rise 82 per cent.... Full article: ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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http://goo.gl/ENKTb Make research plans complement teaching The Australian March 02 2011 MIDDLE-RANKING universities that opt to load more teaching duties on staff with low-research profiles will undermine and devalue teaching. La Trobe deputy vice-chancellor Belinda Probert will tell today's Universities Australia higher education conference that "teaching is still the fundamental purpose of Australian universities, and you must...." Full article: http://goo.gl/9abHU Unis to hear hard lesson about quality of teaching The Sydney Morning Herald March 02 2011 THE Minister for Tertiary Education, Chris Evans, will today put university leaders on notice that quality must not be compromised by the rapid expansion of higher education expected in coming years. In a speech to the nation's vice-chancellors at the Universities Australia annual conference, Senator Evans will also warn university leaders that they must demonstrate that the public money they receive.... Full article: http://goo.gl/4gDQk Quality agency supports CQUni's actions and plans MySunshineCoast.com.au March 02 2011 Australia's top education auditing body today (March 2) commended CQUniversity for its conduct and 10-year visionary plan, affirming that CQUniversity's decisive steps to enhance its teaching and learning and further develop its research had won University-wide and community-wide support.... Full article: http://goo.gl/SqlO0 Aborigines need a hand-up not more hand-outs The Sydney Morning Herald March 01 2011 Improving standards and opportunities are a start, writes Warren Mundine. THE Aboriginal people of NSW are a resilient, adaptable mob: we've been coping with new governments for 223 years. In the spirit of that history, I'd like to offer advice to the next state government.... Full article: http://goo.gl/mc4EB

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Floods fuel fear of funding crisis The Australian March 02 2011 KNEEJERK cuts to higher education programs after the floods and the power of the independents to redirect spending as demonstrated by the youth allowance fracas have spooked a sector chronically fearful of cuts in the countdown to the May budget.... Full article: http://goo.gl/jWNV7 $1bn foreign student sector at risk Adelaide Advertiser March 01 2011 International students Tariq, Tahir and Deepak at a charity cricket match at Adelaide Oval. UNIVERSITY chiefs fear that the state's $1 billion international education sector will be in jeopardy if nothing is done to fix Australia's slow, difficult and expensive student visa system.... Full article: http://goo.gl/ZesdE Higher education news resources from ACUMA Incorporated: Full daily updates for ACUMA members Limited daily public updates Monthly public higher education news summaries

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