Tag: higher education

Australian unis unite to build own AI tools

Posted on   |  by David Allen
More than a dozen Australian universities have banded together to build new AI tools using shared infrastructure in a bid to solve problems facing the higher education sector. Led...

Unis on notice as Clare beefs up regulator

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
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,...

Higher education sector shifts toward data standards

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A higher education sector effort to align data standards across institutions and global borders will take a step forward on Thursday with the addition of Australia’s largest enterprise software...

$60m TAFE centre to build up clean energy workforce

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Federal and NSW Labor governments are committing more than $60 million to establish a clean energy manufacturing training facility in Newcastle to build up a workforce and new nation-wide...

Record low R&D spending growth in higher education

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
University spending on R&D as a share of GDP has recorded its biggest two-year decline in more than 30 years, despite total investment by the higher education sector climbing...

Accenture making the case for Australia’s skills passport

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The business case for a national skills “passport” is being developed by tech services giant Accenture, as the Albanese government warms to a concept proposed decades ago to inject...

Govt sticks with micro-credentials pilot for areas of need

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government has opened its micro-credentials pilot for higher education so thousands of university students can undertake short courses in national priority areas like engineering, health, and technology....