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Higher education news summary: December 2010

Higher education news summary: December 2010

The ACUMA Incorporated higher education news summary for December 2010 is now online, and is available to view or download from a variety of sources.

The monthly ACUMA education news summaries provide links to items dealing with tertiary education issues in Australia and New Zealand, and to items of relevance to both universities and the experience of the university student in Australia or New Zealand.

Tertiary education news items covered in December 2010 include the following selected items:
  • Newcastle Uni scores lion's share of Indigenous research funding
  • Mine tax plan for uni fees 'unfair', says HECS architect
  • Push for probe into Youth Allowance
  • Student loan numbers surge
  • Australia’s universities in strong financial shape
  • Monash University axes staff amid fall in enrolments
  • UK crisis sounds a warning to sector
  • UK: What students want - chapters, not books
  • A test for educational assessment
  • Student Unionism Speech To Parliament: Sophie Mirabella MP
  • The Bologna Accord: a revolution by degree
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International education news summary: December 2010

International education news summary: December 2010

ACUMA's monthly international higher education news summary is now online, and is available to download, or view, from a number of ACUMA profiles.

The monthly international higher education news summary provides links to technology news and developments with a direct or likely impact on education at the university or equivalent level, and on the tertiary student experience.

News items covered include the selection below:
  • International Equity Benchmarking Project
  • Overseas students worth $1bn to South Australia's economy
  • Axed funding tipped to hurt refugee enrolments
  • EduCity well on its way to becoming Malaysia's education hub
  • Publishing giant Pearson looks set to offer degrees
  • India: Crisis of leadership in higher education
  • Students honour University of the Sunshine Coast
  • Universities: What’s next for top students
  • Special Reports: Economic Impact of International Students
  • Swinburne University signs MoU with Iraqi government
To view or download the full international education news summary for December 2010, visit the following ACUMA resources:

Technology & education news summary: December 2010

Technology & education news summary: December 2010

ACUMA's monthly technology in education news round-up is now online, and presents collected links covering items in the press dealing with technology with a direct, or likely, impact on higher education, and on the student experience.

News items covered include those below and many others:
  • Court To AFP: Pics Aren’t Free Just Because They’re On Twitter
  • From university project to global expansion
  • HP Will Reportedly Introduce PalmPad Tablet
  • 5 Higher Ed Tech Trends To Watch in 2011
  • China and India to dominate education e-books
  • India: $35 laptop a revolution in university learning?
  • Online Matchmaking Service Hopes to Link Scholars in U.S. and China
  • What the influx of 'digital natives' will mean for IT
  • Process credit cards anywhere: Five smartphone tools
  • NEC & Melbourne Uni score $4m grant to research future wireless standards
  • Curtin University goes for growth in online learning
To view or download the full December 2010 technology in education news summary, visit the following ACUMA resources: