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Higher Education news in April 2011: monthly summary

Higher Education news in April 2011: monthly summary

ACUMA's monthly higher education news summary for April 2011 is now available on Scribd.com, Issuu.com and via the ACUMA website.

Covering tertiary education sector news - university-level and the VET sector - reported in April 2011 in Australia and New Zealand, this monthly summary presents articles relevant both at the institutional level and relevant to the student experience. Articles include:
  • TAFE to follow American community college learning path
  • As universities expand students or the state will pay more for higher education
  • JCU: just watch as we grow
  • Interview with Steven Joyce - transcript
  • International Recognition Of Student Volunteer Army Demonstrates Power Of Students
  • Broadsides: Student loans (Jacinda Ardern, Nikki Kaye)
  • Unis reject state role in TEQSA
  • Australian Universities Take Steps to Increase Numbers of Indigenous Students and Academics
  • Universities' value to economy 'overlooked and underrated'
  • TEQSA statute vulnerable to High Court challenge
The full higher education news summary for April 2011 can be viewed online, or downloaded in pdf format, from the following locations:
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April 2011 International Education news summary

April 2011 International Education news summary

The April 2011 International Education news summary is available, covering items with relevance to:
  • Australian and New Zealand international education;
  • International students in Australia and New Zealand; and
  • Education on the international stage.
International education news items reported in April 2011 include, amongst many others:
  • Anger at wait on student visas
  • Shining dollar takes sparkle out of student market
  • Fair Work Ombudsman cracks down on exploitation of foreign students
  • Macquarie University facing looming China crisis
  • Asia: The rise of higher education philanthropy
  • Asia: Can the private sector boost participation?
  • Age concern spurs Australian efforts to attract the young ones
  • Four things you shouldn't worry about in higher education policy
  • A crisis in international education in Australia
  • Australia’s watchdog warns of US-style ‘long tail’ of bad institutions
  • Australia launches Hindi website for Indian students
To read the April 2011 International Education news summary from ACUMA Incorporated, or to download it in pdf format, please visit:
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April 2011 Technology in Education news round-up

April 2011 Technology in Education news round-up

ACUMA Incorporated, Australasia's peak representative body for senior staff in higher education campus service organisations, has published the April 2011 Technology in Education news round-up.

Covering items ranging from online learning developments to the impact of social media on the student experience, the April 2011 technology round-up covers items with a likely impact on education, including:
  • Open Source Group Seeks Support from Higher Ed for Mobile Initiative
  • Peer Review Gets a Whole New Meaning: Clinical Trials Turn to Social Media
  • Library eBooks Coming to the Kindle
  • Social media: Uncovering opportunities for higher education
  • The slow collapse of the ivory tower
  • Bond Uni enlists mobile tool for student recruitment
  • Think You’ll Make Big Bucks in Online Ed? Not So Fast, Experts Say
To read and download the full April 2011 round-up, please visit:
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