A national scheme offering HECs style loans for university graduates to launch startups has been scrapped after only eight people utilised the pilot and it struggled to compete with...
Education
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Data centre billionaire Robin Khuda on Thursday urged business, government and academia to unite to draw more women into STEM careers, as he launched the next stage of a...
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Three university graduates have been named as inaugural fellows in Breakthrough Victoria’s pre-seed funding program, which will distribute up to $150,000 each to 50 researchers developing commercial ventures. The...
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All NSW public school students from year 5 upwards will gain access to a new state-built generative AI platform from next term as the Minns government expands its classroom...
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UNSW has signed an agreement with OpenAI for 10,000 ChatGPT Edu licences for staff to use in research, teaching and operations. Financial terms were not disclosed. The agreement with...
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South Australia will roll out its homegrown generative AI tool, EdChat, to every public high school student from next term, making it the first mover on generative AI for...
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Beleaguered Australian National University vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell has resigned amid a string of controversies surrounding her and the university’s leadership, including deep budget cuts and allegations of staff abuse....
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The university regulator is set to gain new powers in response to what Education minister Jason Clare says is an undeniable slide in governance at institutions around the country,...
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Industry, government and education leaders came to a shared conclusion at the Future Skills Organisation’s National Forum: Australia’s skills system needs both a structural overhaul and a new narrative that...
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ANU Chancellor Julie Bishop acts with “god-like” power atop a university council that bullies staff to stifle dissent and curate a favourable public image, a staff member has alleged,...
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The Productivity Commission is calling for a nationally coordinated rollout of artificial intelligence and other education technologies to school teachers to help ease workloads, personalise learning and improve student...
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The federal government will allow an extra 25,000 international students to enrol in Australia next year in a boost to research heavy universities that rely on the foreign student...
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Artificial intelligence is being deployed across NSW universities without central oversight, policies or strategies, leaving several institutions without a “complete understanding” of their use, a new audit has revealed....
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In June 2024, the Australian government ended the Women in STEM Ambassador program. The decision followed a report that urged a broader, intersectional approach to diversity in the fields...