Student uproar as popular QUT teacher ‘tossed aside’
Queensland University of Technology students are in uproar over a shock decision not to renew the contract of one of the school’s most popular and revered teachers.
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New uni chancellor calls on leaders to ‘stop resting on their laurels’
The Queensland University of Technology’s new chancellor has called on Australia’s leaders to stop wasting time and squandering opportunities to make change.
Nursing, education, law, childcare: Every CQUniversity graduate named
From degrees and qualifications in business to nursing, teaching, engineering, beauty and so much more, hundreds of students will cross the stage at CQUniversity on Tuesday. SEE THE FULL LIST OF GRADUATES.
‘Not fair’: TAFE in hot water over teacher’s temp status
A damning internal briefing note revealed TAFE Queensland’s real reasons for keeping a teacher on a temporary deal, and sank their case in the Industrial Relations Commission.
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ATAR ‘dead within a decade’
ATAR is too narrow a measure of a graduate’s preparedness for further study or work, says the head of the SA Education Department.
What to study for a healthy job outlook
Health-related degrees are more likely to lead to employment than others, amid forecasts 250,300 more healthcare and social assistance jobs will be created between 2018 and 2023.
Why Aussies wish they had traded up
Almost a quarter of Australians would train in a trades or services role if they could “go back to high school and start again”, while less than a third would opt for uni.
Bachelor gets uni students hot for science
The powers that be have been trying to get people interested in science and maths careers for years — all they really needed was a sexy, single astrophysicist on TV.
Australia’s booming overseas student number revealed
Australia’s intake of foreign students is up to seven times larger than other nations, making it one of the highest in the world, a new report has found.
New way to be master of your destiny
Postgraduate study is opening up to Australians without a university degree with wider recognition of the knowledge and experience would-be students bring from the workplace.
Regional students get cash lure to study at uni
Taxpayers would fork out for regional parents to visit their kids at university and country students would get cash payments under a radical plan to halt shocking drop out rates.
New ‘distraction’ helping private school kids de-stress
An elite Brisbane school has found a novel way to provide ‘therapy’ to stressed out students ahead of exams.
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