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AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRATION CANCELS THOUSANDS OF STUDENT VISAS
October 26th, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume
Following a crackdown by the Australian Immigration Department, thousands of international student visas have been cancelled in the past year.
INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL STUDENTS EXPERIENCE UNIVERSITY
June 2nd, 2011 posted by Felicity Pont
One hundred and twenty eight Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in years 7 and 8 had their first taste of tertiary education today with the Indigenous Students Experience Day at the University of Sydney, Australia.
WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS FOR MEDICINE, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND PSYCHOLOGY
May 6th, 2011 posted by Felicity Pont
In the past week QS has unveiled the global rankings for life sciences and medicine courses. Titled the 2011 QS World University Rankings by Subject, the list ranks the top 100 Medicine, Biological Science and Psychology courses around the world.
NEW INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR INSTITUTIONS TO TRACK GLOBAL ACTIVITIES
January 6th, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume
A new international consortium is being formed to develop a software platform for universities to track and map their global activities. Many universities across the world currently do not have the resources to help make the most of their relationships abroad, and are unable to track and manage their activities and contacts within other countries.
AUSTRALIA SOFTENS INTERNATIONAL STUDENT VISA CRITERIA
January 5th, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume
A review of proposals regarding international student visas is currently taking place in Australia. The federal government, after pressure from Australian tertiary institutions, has begun the review which will see visa criteria softened for international students.
FORMER MEDIA EXECUTIVE MOVES TO ACADEMIA
November 30th, 2010 posted by Felicity Pont
Senior newspaper executive and editor David Maguire has moved to academia as Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Management at Murdoch University.
