Most commencing students ‘already have retirement funds’ Australian survey points to high degree of financial self-reliance among incoming students, along with amorphous fears about the future John Ross 8月 5日
MPs demand ‘task force’ to oversee handling of campus assaults Self-regulation is ‘failing’, Australian critics claim, citing sexual assault statistics mirroring those in wider society John Ross 8月 4日
More paperwork for universities as accord reforms progress While Australian government earns gratitude for quick implementation of ‘priority’ reforms, expert warns of ‘bureaucracy’ burden John Ross 8月 3日
Staff fume as downsizing university plans offshore campus Revenue from Singapore venture crucial to ongoing sustainability, says Massey vice-chancellor John Ross 8月 3日
New Zealand course cuts mean ‘catastrophic’ loss of Asia know-how As a small fish in a very big pond, New Zealand can ill afford to turn its back on its giant neighbours, academics warn John Ross 8月 2日
Sex trafficking claims tipped to trigger regulatory crackdown Report into ‘grotesque’ abuses of Australian international education emerges when visa processing system is already straining at the seams John Ross 8月 1日
Accord timeline risks entrenching ‘perverse’ funding rules Disparaged policies could take root as Australia’s once-in-a-generation higher education review dawdles, critics warn John Ross 7月 31日
Australia’s Universities Accord must not neglect global equity and impact The interim report’s focus on engagement with Australian communities risks overlooking obligations to the rest of the world, says Craig Jeffrey Craig Jeffrey 7月 28日
Australian accord proposals ‘will tie administrators’ hands’ Landmark report has generated applause but could deny vice-chancellors a free hand John Ross 7月 26日
Research ‘underdone’ in landmark Australian review Light-touch treatment of one of universities’ fundamental roles leaves too many questions hanging, observers worry John Ross 7月 25日
Australian accord’s challenge: boost enrolments in sceptical era Once-in-a-generation review aims to massify a massified system, just as students question the cost-benefit equation John Ross 7月 24日
Accord to set targets for Australian well-being index While Treasury’s effort to look beyond economics boasts just a handful of education metrics, O’Kane panel has been asked to change that John Ross 7月 21日
