Today
Labor wants 50/50 split between universities and VET
The move would mean pushing tens of thousands of prospective university students towards TAFE and other vocational courses.
Yesterday
IDP Education falls down a glass cliff
Andrew Barkla must be relieved he sold nearly everything that wasn’t nailed down when the company was in happier times.
This Month
‘It’s difficult times,’ new uni boss admits
If Professor Max Lu has a sense of deja vu, it’s understandable. He’s been through Brexit, but now he’s got to untangle Wollongong from its many troubles.
‘Stunt double’ helps university teachers clone themselves
The University of Sydney’s Danny Liu has developed an AI tool that is helping both students and teachers get across the curriculum.
Unis rake in record foreign student revenues ahead of crackdown
New figures reveal record highs in both the number of overseas students enrolled in 2024, as well as the cash flowing to some universities from tuition fees.
‘Barbarians’ clash with police in Paris during Champions League final
Even before half-time of a game PSG won 5-0, police in riot gear ran towards disorderly fans who threw bottles and let off fireworks as they retreated.
May
Vice chancellors awarded six-figure pay rises despite salary pressure
The increases pushed the highest-paid university boss for 2024, Duncan Maskell from Melbourne University, past the $1.5 million mark.
I help kids get into Harvard. Here’s what I’m telling them now
Students from our region have never been strangers to headwinds. So to the families wondering whether to step back: Don’t. Step up.
Trump attacks on unis leave international students in limbo
Harvard MBA student Fangzhou Jiang, who did his undergraduate degree at ANU, says international students are riding rolling waves of fear.
Harvard wins another battle in foreign student war with Trump
A federal judge said she would issue a temporary order to prevent the Trump administration from blocking the school’s ability to enroll international students.
US to ‘aggressively’ revoke visas of Chinese students
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is targeting Chinese students in the administration’s latest move to crack down on foreigners hoping to study in America.
Trump says Harvard should cap foreign student enrolment at 15pc
“Harvard wants to fight, they want to show how smart they are, and they’re getting their ass kicked,” the president told reporters in the Oval Office.
Forget Trump and Harvard. Australian universities have an AI problem
Many students now lack the general knowledge, or even specific knowledge, to know when the AI tools are hallucinating.
US orders halt to foreign student visa interviews
The order comes amid an escalating battle between President Donald Trump and the nation’s elite universities, in particular Harvard.
Trump’s Harvard ban exposes Australia’s foreign student problem
For lecturers striving to provide a meaningful learning experience for all, it presents a real dilemma when some students struggle with basic English.
Trump threatens to give $4.6b in Harvard grants to trade schools
The president mused about redirecting the huge research grant funding that his administration has frozen or withdrawn from the Ivy League college.
Trump’s attacks on Harvard make cutting a deal harder
The light-speed pace and heavy-handed manner of the US government’s demands have called into question the good faith underlying any negotiation.
Universities say they’re preparing students for the future. They’re not
Australia faces a choice: remain stuck in outdated systems or lead the global productivity race through innovation, industry partnerships, and AI adoption.
Trump’s war on Harvard could cripple Australian research
The blunt-force targeting of foreign students is not only reckless but erodes the pillars of intellectual diversity that Trump claims to be defending.
Mark Scott on what Australia should learn from Trump’s Harvard attack
The University of Sydney vice chancellor says international students in Australia feel “bereft” about the debate regarding their presence in the country.