Australia & New Zealand
New Zealand plans to woo more foreign students to its universities
Share New Zealand announced a multi-million-dollar marketing push to attract more foreign students especially from Asia to its universities. Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce said the government had committed $ 33 million in its new budget to promoting New Zealand ... Read More »
Universities to protest against funding cuts
Share Students and teachers at universities in Western Australia are planning a protest against the Government’s plans to cut $2 billion in funding to the sector. The rallies, which have been planned by the National Tertiary Education Union, are taking ... Read More »
NMIT joins audible response to Auslan training in Victoria
Share NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE) has signed a new contract for the delivery of Auslan training. This new training initiative, announced last week by the Minister for Higher Education and Skills, Peter Hall, will be a key strategy ... Read More »
7 NZ universities featured in QS World University rankings
Share Seven New Zealand universities featured in QS World University Rankings by Subject The 2013 QS World University Rankings by Subject, reveals the top 200 universities in the world for 30 disciplines including degree subjects such as mathematics, economics, civil ... Read More »
Universities agree to merger proposal
Share The University of Ballarat and the Gippsland campus of Monash University have agreed to merge. The universities will now seek approval from the state and federal governments to form a new institution. The vice-chancellor of the Ballarat University, Professor ... Read More »
RMIT launches new Master of Urban Design
Share In the face of rapid urban change, RMIT University has launched a new Master of Urban Design to help address the critical issues facing cities locally and globally. Urban Design at RMIT, which is now open for applications for ... Read More »
World-class ranking success
Share Monash University has been ranked the sixth best university in the world at which to study Education and seventh best for Pharmacy and Pharmacology. The top ten rankings were just two of a number of excellent results for Monash ... Read More »
Hi-tech University of Adelaide clinic a boon to dental training
Share A new $6 million dental simulation clinic is set to put South Australian students at the forefront of dental education, the University of Adelaide says. Dean of the School of Dentistry Professor Johann de Vries said the hi-tech clinic ... Read More »
National Science Challenges welcomed by Universities
Share National Science Challenges and funding boost welcomed by Universities The Government’s National Science Challenges and additional funding to advance these have been welcomed by Universities New Zealand –Te Pōkai Tara, which supports a more strategic and collaborative approach to ... Read More »
First university in Solomons cheaper option than study abroad – academics
Share Tertiary education in Solomon Islands looks likely to become a lot cheaper. The Solomon Islands National University has now officially replaced the College of Higher Education in the capital, Honiara, while close to the city the University of the ... Read More »
