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Universities are again shedding jobs as low demand and migration policies take a toll.

Thousands of jobs face the axe as unis slammed again

Universities are facing tough times as low demand, stricter migration measures and reduced funding hit their bottom lines.

UP Education has built programs in high-demand industries such as construction, IT, health, early childhood education, aged care and hospitality.

PEP hires sell-side advisers for tertiary education business

Pacific Equity Partners eschewed selling UP Education to a rival buyout firm, and instead raised a single-asset special purpose vehicle (aka continuation fund) in 2022 to buy it from Fund V’s investors.

By year 3, girls are already four months behind boys on their NAPLAN scores, and by year 5 that has blown out to about six months.

One in three kids struggles with maths. This school fixed it in a year

Too many Australian students are leaving school with substandard numeracy skills. But that can change if a few simple changes are made.

Experts have sounded the alarm over the growing maths gender gap.

Why Aussie kids can’t do basic maths

Australia fails to equip teachers with the resources or training they need. That’s unfair on teachers and their students.

University of Technology Sydney is in the midst of a once-in-a-generation corporate restructure.

UTS restructure fraught with risks

The inner workings of a $100 million a year cost-cutting plan provide a timely case study of the enormous pressures on Australia’s $50 billion education export industry.

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University of Technology Sydney vice chancellor Andrew Parfitt hired KPMG to advise on how to slash costs.

UTS to cut $100m and sack 400 despite surge in foreign students

UTS is facing a staff backlash and questions over its governance as it pushes ahead with a cost-cutting plan triggered by the student cap legislation that never passed the federal parliament.

Former stockbroker Ross Dawson hosts a video course on LinkedIn for business leaders wanting to learn about GenAI.

Which AI course should I do?

When it comes to learning about generative AI, there are many options for upskilling. What’s the best course for business leaders and board directors?

How much this sense of threat is anchored in the zeitgeist can be seen in the success of the Netflix drama Adolescence.

Teach kids online reasoning to ‘Adolescence’- proof childhood

The Australian government may be ahead of the game globally with its new social media bans, but laws can only ever be part of the answer.

Professor Genevieve Bell during a Senate Estimates hearing in November.

Nous billed ANU for $500k, not the ‘circa $50,000’ executive claimed

Australian National University has been engulfed in a growing furore over a major change management plan, having trouble getting its facts in order.

Wendy Qian, 25, facing finding a job in Australia after graduation difficult.

A master’s no longer a golden ticket – just ask the AI job interviewer

Wendy Qin has a higher degree in management on top of her commerce degree. She applied for 40 jobs before landing her first gig.

March

UP Education is a major recruiter of international students in Australia.

PEP weighs options for $100m-a-year tertiary education business UP

Home-grown buyout firm Pacific Equity Partners’ dealmakers are preparing to grade request-for-proposal submissions from investment bankers for UP Education.

An internal investigation has uncovered “completely unacceptable” behaviour at Ballarat Grammar.

Ballarat private school expels students over ‘hazing’

Ballarat Grammar principal Adam Heath said an internal investigation confirmed that older boarders had harmed younger boys in “completely unacceptable” behaviour.

Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest person, alumnus of SHAGs.

Gina Rinehart jolts parents at ‘woke’ St Hilda’s

The country’s richest person continues to inspire at her Perth alma mater.

To close the skills gap universities are developing specialised training programs that align closely with industry requirements.

Unis and industry unite to close critical tech skills gap

Industries across Australia are facing an urgent need for specialised workforce training as rapid technological advancements reshape the job market.

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Bentleigh West was ahead of the curve when it introduced explicit instruction a decade ago, says principal Sarah Asome.

This school may have the answer to improving kids’ maths

Teachers can now sign up for a new program from La Trobe University to teach them how to teach the subject – and not before time.

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Jasmine Fardouly is a senior lecturer in psychology at University of Sydney.

Researchers drive leading innovations in science

Meet some of the women whose original thinking has put them at the global forefront in their fields.

The master of advanced nursing at UTS Online offers specialisations in acute care, critical care, and chronic and complex care.

Nurses at the forefront of healthcare’s digital revolution

Australia’s healthcare sector is in a period of transformation as it experiences technological disruption, the pressures of an ageing population and ongoing post-COVID-19 recovery.

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Janelle Craig, course director at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS).

Strong leadership skills vital to meet healthcare challenges

Australia’s health and social care system is under mounting pressure, driven by an ageing population and rising demand for services.

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Parents and former Newington College students protest outside the Stanmore campus last year.

Sayers Group the latest beneficiary in Newington co-ed tussle

The Sydney boys school may be winning its battle to admit girls by 2026, but it’s clocked up some expenses doing so.

February

Amy Feng studied for her A levels at PLC Sydney last year and is now studying maths and philosophy at Oxford University.

Local students taking A-level fast-track to Oxford

A private school in Sydney is offering British A-levels as an alternative to the HSC.

Domestic violence rife among students

A new report shows domestic violence is widespread among women in their late teens and early twenties.

Creative thinking at Adelaide University empowered Lauren Whiting to launch Lift Cancer Care Services.

Four things to know before starting your own business

From how to work with AI to addressing failure, these four founders discovered something that ultimately changed the course of their business.

Catherine Livingstone, chancellor of UTS, which opened the floodgates to international students 20 years ago.

Thank you, Catherine Livingstone, for telling the truth about Oz unis

The UTS chancellor should also call for a commission to set up an Australian university ranking system focused on local student satisfaction and employment outcomes.

Roughly a third of students across all subjects and year levels are failing to meet NAPLAN proficiency.

How not to waste Gonski school funding

Additional federal money may unfortunately extend and expand inefficient and ineffective practices rather than lift the quality of teaching.

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