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02 Aug The rise and rise of the PVC: HECG Highered Trendwatch

Academic leadership, Academics, HECG, Higher Education, Higher education management, Universities by David Myton 0 Comments

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By DAVID MYTON On any measure higher education today is a big enterprise. In Australia alone, the sector employs more than 100,000 staff, educates over a million students, total operating revenue amounts to around $27 billion, and conducts often ground-breaking research across diverse fields. The university “business model”...

26 Jul University ensures learning is a family affair: HECG Highered Trendwatch

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By DAVID MYTON There are many fine examples of universities interacting with their local communities to drive access, boost employability and to help to stimulate economic growth. Here in Australia the University of Tasmania and Federation University, to name just two, are doing excellent work in...

19 Jul When humanities majors have the edge over STEM grads: HECG Highered Trendwatch

Arts degrees, Creativity, HECG, Higher Education, Humanities, Innovation by David Myton 0 Comments

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By DAVID MYTON Much of the higher education discourse today is centred on the need for students to study “practical” subjects ranging from STEM to those such as accounting, commerce and business-related topics that segue into the needs and demands of employers. And why wouldn’t it be...

12 Jul Universities get set to clear up admissions standards: HECG Highered Trendwatch

Admissions, HECG, Higher Education, Universities, University Students by David Myton 0 Comments

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By DAVID MYTON Australia’s universities will be extra busy these next few months as they get down to work on developing new transparent and consistent student admissions requirements due to be put in place and operating from August onwards. They will be working from a new admissions transparency...

05 Jul New teaching excellence ranking gives the sector a shake: HECG Highered Trendwatch

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By DAVID MYTON Some of England’s elite universities found themselves in an unusually awkward position recently having flunked out badly in a new ranking system that seeks to measure teaching excellence. University executives, hitherto used to modestly accepting the acclaims of greatness and prestige bestowed upon them...

21 Jun Are universities failing to support women’s career aspirations? HECG Highered Trendwatch

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By DAVID MYTON It’s been a heady time for highered policy wonks and number crunchers in England with the release recently of the new Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data. LEO is particularly interesting because it links tax data to education records, offering a new insight into how university graduates...

15 Jun University leaders speak up about their hopes and concerns: HECG Highered Trendwatch

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By DAVID MYTON A new study has opened a window into the thinking of Australia’s higher education leaders. It shows that while university bosses and their teams generally are upbeat and optimistic about the future they do have some concerns about where the sector might be heading. Their...

09 Jun Now is the time for universities to take the digital lead: HECG Trendwatch

Digital, HECG, Higher Education, Leadership, Technology, Universities by David Myton 0 Comments

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By DAVID MYTON Universities are being urged to demonstrate digital leadership - and if ever there was a good time to do so it is right now. As KPMG’s Stephen Parker wrote this week, current education systems are preparing students for forms of work that are disappearing. “We...

30 May Are universities equipped to be digital leaders? HECG Highered Trendwatch

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By DAVID MYTON The good people at LinkedIn have crunched the numbers - some “billions of data points” - and have come up with the top 10 skills that will help you to get a job this year. They include cloud and distributed computing, statistical analysis and...

24 May Barry Ninham fears computers have unleashed the Age of Unreason

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By DAVID MYTON A lone rower sculls across the placid surface of Canberra’s Lake Burley Griffin, the passage of his craft marked by the ripples and eddies stirred by the vessel and the rhythmic lapping of the oars. Emeritus Professor Barry Ninham AO is taking his...

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02 Aug The rise and rise of the PVC: HECG Highered Trendwatch

26 Jul University ensures learning is a family affair: HECG Highered Trendwatch

19 Jul When humanities majors have the edge over STEM grads: HECG Highered Trendwatch

12 Jul Universities get set to clear up admissions standards: HECG Highered Trendwatch

05 Jul New teaching excellence ranking gives the sector a shake: HECG Highered Trendwatch

21 Jun Are universities failing to support women’s career aspirations? HECG Highered Trendwatch

15 Jun University leaders speak up about their hopes and concerns: HECG Highered Trendwatch

09 Jun Now is the time for universities to take the digital lead: HECG Trendwatch

30 May Are universities equipped to be digital leaders? HECG Highered Trendwatch

24 May Barry Ninham fears computers have unleashed the Age of Unreason

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