National security experts and the Opposition have lashed the University of Sydney’s leadership after the uni made a deal with fringe protesters, despite concerns some members have links to extremism.
Despite vowing to stand their ground in defiance of Sydney University’s orders, protesters have largely abandoned their encampment four days after being given an ultimatum to quit.
Seven of NSW’s 10 universities are failing to meet their own standards for cyber security, an audit has revealed, facing up to 300 incidents in a single year.
New NSW TAFE teachers will start out on salaries over $92,000 under a deal inked between the Minns government and teachers’ union.
With 85 per cent of the jobs that will exist in 2030 still yet to be invented, universities have a new focus on transferable skills and preparing students for rapid change.
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Australian universities are acting to combat the threat of “unprecedented levels” of foreign interference.
Fossil hunters are digging the only degree of its kind in Australasia, studying alongside a university team with expertise spanning the past 400 million years of life on Earth.
Earning while learning is not just for tradies, with many companies across Australia offering free training and qualifications from certificate II to diploma level.
Satisfaction is high in university students studying the science of human behaviour but experts warn graduates need a greater awareness of employment options to improve their career paths.
Widespread dissatisfaction with universities has been laid bare in a new survey, with graduates saying they are not being taught the right skills and they should have chosen vocational training instead.
Thousands of uni students will be looking to enter the labour market once their exams finish at the end of November, but salary won’t be their top priority when choosing a job.
The Federal Government will work to end a decades-long push to get more students into university at the expense of vocational education and trades, amid a gaping shortage of workers in traditional blue collar occupations.
ATAR is too narrow a measure of a graduate’s preparedness for further study or work, says the head of the SA Education Department.
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