Saturday, March 19, 2011

ACUMA President to present at Student Satisfaction in Higher Education Conference

ACUMA President to present at Informa Student Satisfaction in Higher Education Conference

ACUMA President, Mr Tom O'Sullivan, will be presenting at the inaugural Informa Student Satisfaction in Higher Education Conference, scheduled for June 21 and June 22 2011, in Melbourne, Australia.

To be held at the Rendezvous Hotel in Melbourne, the Informa Conference will cover various facets of university life from culture on campus to encouraging student success. Key issues which will be covered in the Conference include:
  • Student Experience;
  • Student Engagement;
  • Culture;
  • Student Evaluation and Feedback;
  • Student Participation and Services; and
  • Community on Campus.
More information on the Informa Student Satisfaction in Higher Education Conference, including brochure and agenda, can be found on the Informa website.

Higher education news in February 2011: ACUMA Incorporated

Higher education news in February 2011: ACUMA Incorporated

The monthly Australian higher education news summary for February 2011 has been published by ACUMA Incorporated.

Covering higher education news in both Australia and New Zealand, the summary provides links to items reported dealing with both the institutional level and student experience in Australian and New Zealand higher education.

The February 2011 higher education news summary covers the following items, and more:
  • New ANU chief lands on our shores
  • Statement regarding TEQSA legislation
  • Risk-based approach to regulation
  • Higher education can help balance two-speed economy
  • Otago University Students' Association pushing for new members now
  • Gillard government avoids showdown on student bill it said was unconstitutional
  • Largest ever intake of Indigenous medical students announced
  • Doubts about new regulator for TAFE
  • Newcastle University asking 'too much'
  • Australian National University breaks $1b barrier
  • Call to guarantee tertiary access for every ACT student
  • UTAS wins top research marks
  • Notre Dame makes bid to go public
ACUMA's February 2011 tertiary education news summary can be viewed online, or downloaded in pdf format, from:


International education news summary: February 2011

International education news summary: February 2011

The monthly international education news summary for February 2011 is now available via ACUMA Incorporated's document-sharing profiles.

Dealing with movements and developments in higher education on the international stage - outside of Australia and New Zealand - the February 2011 international education news summary presents news covering both general overseas education, and relating to the experience of the international student engaging in higher education in Australasia.

News items include the following and more:
  • Visa proposals threaten UK interests
  • University of California becoming a federal university, chancellor says
  • Hong Kong's Universities Decide Bigger Is Better
  • Indonesians get Australian scholarships
  • International Student Barometer report
  • Bid to counter University of Newcastle exodus
  • Canadian Education Fair in Malaysia
  • UNE partners with CME to offer IELTS preparation
  • Highlands and Islands' UHI wins university status
  • Will Academic Freedom Be Protected at Yale's New College in Singapore?
To view, or download, the International education news summary for February 2011, please visit the following ACUMA online profiles:


Technology in higher education: February 2011 news summary

Technology in higher education: February 2011 news summary

The monthly summary of technology news with a likely impact on higher education has now been published by ACUMA Incorporated, Australasia's peak association for managers in the higher education campus services industry.

Covering items in online learning, general information technology and items with a likely impact on the overall tertiary student experience, the February 2011 higher education news summary contains the following items and more:
  • Publishers Fight OverDrive On Library eBook Distribution
  • Social media and research workflow (pdf)
  • WikiLeaks Clone Takes On Higher Education
  • Digital Education Revolution broadly on track
  • First Facebook SIM Card Released
  • Social media: Uncovering opportunities for higher education (pdf)
  • 2011 Horizon Report (emerging technology impacting on higher education)
  • New smart card a credit to university
  • foursquare Invades Campus - Every Campus
To view the full summary online, or to download a pdf copy, please visit: