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White House should stay out of Australian universities
The US risks shooting itself in the foot by forcing other countries to comply with Trump’s anti-DEI, America First ideology.
People are not stupid or bogans ... it’s us, Shorten tells unis
Bill Shorten and Catherine Livingstone have come to similar conclusions as to why universities are out of favour with the community.
Shorten blames federal policies for his uni’s financial woes, job cuts
The University of Canberra’s new vice chancellor says 191 jobs will be cut this year after student numbers fell.
$80,000 debt is only part of cost crisis hitting students hard
Jasmine O’Brien is in the second of a five-year degree, holds down two jobs and worries about what her student debt will be when she finally graduates.
Is a university degree still worth it?
The pay premium for graduates is on the decline, while the sector is a mess and academics are asking whether we have reached “peak university”.
August 2024
Limiting international enrolments 'could be an act of self-harm': Scott
University of Sydney vice-chancellor Mark Scott says the government and opposition are playing politics with international student numbers.
Meet the economist turned accidental uni vice chancellor
Professor Margaret Gardner, the only vice chancellor to become a state governor, has been awarded this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Labor’s ‘populist’ student caps will break funding model: unis
Education Minister Jason Clare sought to allay worries over caps on international students, but his proposal was labelled “scandalous” by one vice chancellor.
Industrial laws stifle private sector collaboration
Industrial relations laws are stopping universities better collaborating with private experts, says Macquarie Uni’s vice chancellor.
Gaza protests my most difficult issue, says Sydney Uni’s Scott
Resolving the Gaza protests has been the most difficult challenge of his public professional career, says Sydney University vice chancellor, Mark Scott
‘Face it, not every research project deserves funding’, unis told
Productivity Commission chairman Michael Brennan says vice chancellors need to be more realistic in the claims they make to policymakers.
‘Crazy’: doubling uni graduate rates in current economy a big ask
Labor’s plan to dramatically raise the number of Australians with tertiary qualifications is “exceedingly ambitious”, says one of the UK’s leading educators.
How to use AI in unis – and spot ‘very bland’ cheats
Banning AI was an understandable knee-jerk response, says ANU vice chancellor and tech expert Genevieve Bell. But it won’t work.
Tertiary sector more important than ever: Chessell
New editor-in-chief James Chessell tells the Higher Education Summit the success of the news and tertiary education sectors are 'critical to a healthy society'.
Our universities have become talent bottlenecks
Australia’s higher education system is optimised for foreign students. It is neither developing enough local skills, nor keeping the best of overseas talent.
June 2024
Foreign student visa fees doubled to highest in the world
Without warning, student visa application fees surged from $710 to $1600, in a move Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said would ‘clean up’ the sector.
June 2024
‘Very wealthy’ unis ‘disingenuous’ about foreign student fees
Universities are richer than they claim and spend less of their overseas student revenue on research than they say.
Set an ATAR-style uni entrance score for foreign students: Rizvi
If international students had to get a minimum grade to win a place – as domestic applicants already have to – fewer would be able to rort the visa system.
Higher education key to bigger pay, Labor MP argues
When it comes to the relationship between education and earning capacity, research suggests more is better.
Ellerston Capital snaps up IDP Education stake, hoping for rebound
The boutique fund manager’s Chris Kourtis told clients that the immigration restrictions weighing on the share price had created an “attractive entry point”.
2000 jobs lost in foreign education sector the ‘tip of the iceberg’
The Albanese government’s migration cuts have triggered staff cutbacks at colleges and recruitment firms, and at least one university has imposed a hiring freeze.
The politics behind the bipartisan U-turn on international education
Slashing international student numbers will devastate the business models for universities and many other international education providers.
IDP Education dives on fears international students will stay away
The country’s largest listed provider of international education services says the restrictions in Australia, Canada and the UK are “linked to election cycles”.
Foreign students ‘cannon fodder’ in poll-driven migration war
Universities have accused both sides of politics of using foreign students as “cannon fodder” in a poll-driven exercise to slash migration, risking thousands of jobs.
Migration is our ‘special sauce’, so let’s be rational about it
We should be honest about failed housing policy, thoughtful about changing the international student mix, and not shunt blame onto migrants.