Tag: University and Further Education
Graduate receives PhD, 65 years later
An 88-year-old man who has been living in the United States since World War II has returned to Berlin to receive a university degree which was denied to him 65 years ago. [MORE]
Qld seniors gear up for end of high school
About 40,000 Queensland high school students are due to complete Year 12 today.[MORE]
Uni extends voluntary redundancy deadline
The Latrobe University has had to extend its deadline for voluntary redundancies because not enough staff have applied.[MORE]
Latrobe University extends redundancy deadline
Victoria's Latrobe University has extended its deadline for voluntary redundancies because of a lack of interest.[MORE]
Gillard opens new centre at Batchelor Institute
A new learning centre that will help remote Aboriginal students has been officially opened at the Batchelor Institute, south of Darwin.[MORE]
Council to put revised Quad Park offer to Govt
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council will put a revised offer to the Queensland Government in an attempt to get it to reconsider its decision to withdraw funding for the Quad Park redevelopment.[MORE]
Teachers vow to delay school year
Public school teachers across NSW have voted to strike for the first two days of the 2009 school year.[MORE]
Weather delays Orange dental school construction
Hundreds of students are vying for places at Charles Sturt University's new $25 million school of dentistry in Orange.[MORE]
Wage dispute: NSW teachers continue fight
Thousands of state school and TAFE teachers across New South Wales have walked off the job for two hours.[MORE]
NSW to spend $11m improving HSC retention
The New South Wales Government is hoping to encourage more students to stay on to Year 12 by expanding a program that helps primary school pupils make the transition to high school.[MORE]
Gillard unveils $50m medical school
Julia Gillard says a new School of Medicine in Sydney's west will help the region retain doctors.[MORE]
Uni seeks regional campuses funds boost
The Rockhampton-based CQUniversity has asked the Federal Government for more funding to cover the costs of running its regional campuses.[MORE]
Regional college may be forced to turn students away
Regional Victoria's first international college now says it is facing the prospect of turning away students because its horticulture and hospitality courses have become so popular.[MORE]
Review finds CQU underfunded
The National Tertiary Education Union says the Federal Government must change the regional funding arrangements for the central Queensland-based CQUniversity (CQU).[MORE]
Wine regions study warns on climate change
A study warns that warm climate wine regions are likely to be most at risk from climate change.[MORE]
Financial crisis fuels Uni enrolments
Curtin University of Technology in Perth says the global financial crisis has fuelled a jump in enrolments for next year.[MORE]
MP to help heal UNE divisions
The state MP for Northern Tablelands, Richard Torbay, says his first job as the interim vice-chancellor at the University of New England (UNE) will be to heal its divisions.[MORE]
MP may be asked to be interim UNE chancellor
The University of New England (UNE) is expected to ask the state MP for Northern Tablelands, Richard Torbay, to become its interim chancellor at a meeting today.[MORE]
Another broken promise: End of the line for UWS station
The NSW Govt has broken an election commitment to build a train station at the University of Western Sydney, near Penrith.[MORE]
Researcher in trouble for GM mice experiment
A researcher is suspended and a lab closed over an unauthorised experiment with genetically-modified mice.[MORE]
Maths graduate on the Rhodes to Oxford
A top maths and physics graduate from the University of Tasmania is the state's latest Rhodes Scholar.[MORE]
Govt undecided on plans for Gold Coast Hospital site
The Queensland Health Minister says he is unaware of any plans to build public housing on the site of the Gold Coast Hospital at Southport.[MORE]
Govt to close TAFE nursing courses: MP
The Member for Burrinjuck, Katrina Hodgkinson, says the New South Wales Government is going to close enrolled nurse training courses at the Cootamundra TAFE college.[MORE]
TAFE helping boost industry productivity: report
An independent report has found the relationship between industry and TAFE in New South Wales is outstanding.[MORE]
