Tag: university

Govt moves to extend HECS-style loans to startup accelerators

Legislation paving the way for up to 2000 university students and recent graduates to defer the cost of accessing startup accelerator programs through HECS-style loans each year has been introduced to Parliament. Education minister Jason Clare introduced the Education Legislation Amendment (Startup Year and other Measures) Bill 2023 on...

Economic Accelerator bill returns to Parliament

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Education minister Jason Clare has re-introduced legislation drafted by the former government to advance Australia’s Economic Accelerator, which will bring about more grants for commercialisation and industry-led postgraduate research....

Startup backers largely positive on Labor’s Budget

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Albanese government’s first Budget was positively received by a cross section of stakeholders in the startup community despite a lack of detail on the $15 billion National Reconstruction...

20,000 additional uni places funded in budget

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Tuesday’s budget will fund 20,000 extra university places for underrepresented groups to study in areas of high demand like education, health and technology, while 180,000 fee-free TAFE and vocational...

Research should not be limited by national priorities: Foley

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s chief scientist has highlighted the importance of not limiting the scope of fundamental research and suggested it shouldn’t be bound by national research priorities. Dr Cathy Foley was...

HECS-style loans for student startups as soon as next year

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
HECS-style loans for university students and recent graduates to launch innovative new companies could be on offer as early as next year, with consultation on the federal government’s planned...

20,000 new uni places for underrepresented

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian universities will bid for the allocation of 20,000 new government funded places set aside for areas of need and students from underrepresented backgrounds, the federal government announced Wednesday....

Research Council’s latest industrial transformation round

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Australian Research Council has announced which universities will share $47 million through two Industrial Transformation grant programs for the establishment of research hubs and training centres. Education minister...