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High school maths incentives don't add up
TERTIARY Education Minister Chris Evans says schools in Western Australia are too focused on getting students high university entrance scores.
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How we selected the top 50
OUR Top 50 "most influential people" in higher education is forward-looking - those who will shape tertiary education this year and beyond.
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Doyens of 'smart power'
UNIVERSITIES are playing an international game of chess to determine which country will become the smart superpower of the 21st century.
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The loan ranger of funding
BRUCE Chapman loves to tell stories. He especially loves to tell stories that illustrate what a dill he can be.
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China crisis as numbers tumble
ENROLMENT numbers from China, Australia's biggest overseas student market, are down for a second year by about 15 per cent.
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The top 50 most influential in education
OUR Top 50 "most influential people" in higher education is forward-looking - those who will shape tertiary education this year and beyond.
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Nobel winner's plea for maths
EITHER we skill up to teach mathematics effectively at school or produce Australians ill-equipped for the modern economy.
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Problems to smile about
THE Australian Technology Network of universities will expand its industry-linked doctorates with Gillard government funding.
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Monashv tie-up a sign of the future
MONASH University's new alliance with Britain's University of Warwick may flag the way of the future.
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Women uni graduates beat PM's target
MORE than 40 per cent of young women have a bachelor degree or higher qualification, achieving Labor's target more than 10 years early.
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Education failings 'will cost us'
AUSTRALIA'S Nobel Prize winner for physics Brian Schmidt has warned of a crisis triggered by a failure in the education system.
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Doyens of 'smart power' steer change
UNIVERSITIES are playing an international game of chess to determine which country will become the smart superpower of the 21st century.
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Snapshot as the old guard changes
A KNOWN wag, when told of the existence of the top 50 list, commented: "If there aren't 39 vice-chancellors on it, you've made enemies for life."
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Welcome to the uni of the future
LEADING American academic and former Treasury secretary Larry Summers has a bold vision for how higher education needs to change in the high-tech age
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UK: Welcome to the university of the future
LEADING American academic and former Treasury secretary Larry Summers has a bold vision for how higher education needs to change in the high-tech age
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