Coursework Postgraduates
Supplementary Submission to the House of Reps Inquiry into Research Training and Research Workforce Issues in Aust Universities
On 23 April 2008 the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator the Hon Kim Carr, asked the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Innovation to undertake an inquiry into research training and research workforce issues in Australian universities.
The Committee invited interested persons and organisations to make submissions addressing the terms of reference by Friday 30 May 2008.
Postgraduates and Higher Education 2008
The stage is set for a series of important reforms in higher education, with a range of reports due between now and the end of the year.
The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) has published a summary of important developments for postgraduate students in an Issues Paper released today.
The issues paper is available via the link below:
Postgraduates and Higher Education 2008
The stage is set for a series of important reforms in higher education, with a range of reports due between now and the end of the year.
The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) has published a summary of important developments for postgraduate students in an Issues Paper released today.
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Submission to the Review of Australian Higher Education
On 13 March 2008, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, the Hon Julia Gillard MP, announced a major review of Australia’s higher education system which will examine and report on the future direction of the higher education sector, its fitness for purpose in meeting the needs of the Australian community and economy and the options for ongoing reform. [From the DEEWR website]
Group of Eight signs Human Capital Development Agreement with Chile
Tue, 2008-07-29 11:41 — Nigel PalmerG08 MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday 29 July 2008
Group of Eight signs Human Capital Agreement with Chile
The Group of Eight universities will sign an Agreement with the Republic of Chile in Sydney today to allow up to 500 postgraduate students to study in Australia each year.
The Go8 Agreement complements the Free Trade Agreement to be signed by the Australian and Chilean Governments in Canberra on Wednesday 30 July.
The students will be supported by the new US$600million Chilean Bicentennial Scholarship Fund for Human Capital Development.
2008 Federal Budget Briefing Paper - The Better Universities Renewal Fund and Postgraduate Students
The Government is providing $500 million in 2007-08 for higher education institutions to undertake capital projects to support improved teaching and learning, research and students' overall higher education experience. Priority areas will be information and communications technology, laboratories, libraries and student study spaces, teaching spaces and student amenities (Higher Education 2020 Newsletter, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace relations (DEEWR), Issue 2, May 2008).
2007 Federal Election Recap
In 2007 CAPA had a short list of key priorities for the federal election[1]. Below is a quick recap of the campai
2007 Federal Election Outcome: Room for Hope
The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) welcomes the outcome of the 2007 Federal Election. “We look forward to working with Labor to rebuild the higher education sector, to support the promise of an education revolution, and to ensure that Australia remains a leader of innovation and research, in the sciences, in the humanities and in the arts. There will be many opportunities for the new Labor government to demonstrate “new leadership”.
Higher Education Report Card for the 2007 Federal Election
A report card on the higher education policies of the Coalition and Labor parties released by university staff and students on Tuesday has failed the Howard Government for its record on universities.
The report card, prepared by National Tertiary Education Union, the National Union of Students and the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations, awarded Labor a pass on the basis of the well targeted but limited commitments announced during the campaign and its stated commitment to build on these in office.