January 2011 Higher Education News Summary: Australia, New Zealand by ACUMA Incorporated

ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Higher education news • January 2011

Higher education news in January 2011: summary

Scattergun sector needs some diversity UQ heads up $50m research data network Most universities below par on research Elite eight head university research ratings Quality of tertiary education at risk - report Universities Face The Challenge Of An Ageing Workforce Record stats for USC Uni to host Golden Key conference Carrick seeks TAFE lifeline Benchmarking to pinpoint high-quality research areas, universities Students' debt woes worse: poll Champion of learning and teaching gets the chop TAFE's eye on private college Students face more debt, fewer jobs Champion of learning and teaching gets the chop TAFE's eye on private college Students face more debt, fewer jobs Australia Day honour to Universities Australia Chair Professor Peter Coaldrake Older students feel singled out More time given to develop key learning gauges Creating pathways to meet employers' needs $1 Million of Scholarships Available for NFP Staff The Myth of eLearning Universities Australia's Higher Education Conference 2011 Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education (FYHE) Conference: call for submissions ANU signs up for Stromlo space museum Students fail to improve their thinking, study finds ANU, Manhattan music schools come together University to ban bottled water sales Transparency benefits international education Top medical universities call for revolutionary change Are Undergraduates Actually Learning Anything? Local ownership threatens IDP expansion plans Swinburne University of Technology to go it alone with its online courses Uni fees threaten Territory tourism Unfair degree of schooling debt Students a $20b hex on taxpayers Ageing academics set university timebomb Can a degree combine vocational and academic skills? Cuts to chop older learners' chances Campus traditions SA unis increase first-round offers Uni places get harder by degrees but law still wins on appeal Monash readies students for the high life Counting the cost of student loans Carnegie Mellon rates a bouquet Dropout rates higher for working students Overseas internships proposed Harry Potter and the magic of college Coming up, body to rank rankers Employer call for English fluency TAFEs suffering from VET visa curbs Medical students reach communities Press release: New Zealand national student leaders for 2011 ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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Final call for rural studentship program UQ students work on Capitol Hill Indiana U and ANU join to translate science Minister calls for proposals to establish social enterprise funds Uncertain times ahead for universities In memory of former Vice-Chancellor Professor Gavin Brown Hidden cost of free labour: interns Bond University finds size really does matter Borders To Meet with Publishers; B&N Stresses ‘Playing Field Should Be Even’ Intern rules leave medical students on the outer Higher education news resources from ACUMA Incorporated

Scattergun sector needs some diversity The Australian February 01 2011 THE release of the Excellence in Research for Australia report yesterday will give a few university bosses cause for introspection. The report, which revealed in detail the research quality and performance of 41 higher education institutions, makes sobering reading.... Full article: http://goo.gl/cVZCS UQ heads up $50m research data network ZDNet.com.au January 31 2011 The University of Queensland has been selected to head up a new $50 million Federal Governmentfunded project to revamp the storage of research data. Project director Dr Nick Tate told ZDNet Australia that the aim of the project is to create a national network of nodes, which can contain data sets that are of interest on.... Full article: http://goo.gl/VicSI Most universities below par on research The Australian February 01 2011 MORE than two-thirds of Australia's universities have an overall research performance that doesn't reach international benchmarks, a finding that could have implications for more than $1.5 billion in tertiary education funding. An analysis of the government's Excellence in Research for Australia report conducted by The Australian found that only 12 universities were performing research at or above international standard.... Full article: http://goo.gl/mPLJz

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Elite eight head university research ratings The Australian January 31 2011 THE first attempt to assess the quality of research conducted in Australia's universities shows the oldest and most elite institutions filling the top eight spots. In a ratings table compiled by The Australian, the Australian National University and University of Melbourne vied for the top spot, with ANU.... Full article: http://goo.gl/dYDG9

Quality of tertiary education at risk - report TVNZ January 31 2011 The quality of university education and research is under threat from an ageing academic workforce, a new education report says. The report, commissioned by Universities NZ and released today, found universities would need.... Full article: http://goo.gl/czsNK

Universities Face The Challenge Of An Ageing Workforce Voxy.co.nz January 31 2011 A report by Business and Economic Research Limited (BERL) shows that the universities are facing a shortage of academic staff over the next ten years due to an ageing academic workforce and other factors. Coupled with lower funding relative to countries like Australia, the ageing workforce.... Full article: http://goo.gl/6UHkH

Record stats for USC The Caloundra Journal January 31 2011 THE Sunshine Coast continues to emerge as a significant contributor to the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tertiary industry, with both the University of the Sunshine Coast and the Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE offering more places than ever in 2011. This year the university (USC) offered more than 2700 places to prospective students.... Full article: http://goo.gl/NNejM

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Uni to host Golden Key conference Sunshine Coast Daily January 31 2011 AN Olympic gold medallist speed skater, a veteran television journalist and a solo adventurer who cycled around Africa will head a star-studded line-up of speakers at a conference on the Coast this week. The University of the Sunshine Coast is hosting the 2011 Golden Key Asia-Pacific Regional Conference, which is expected to attract about 200 top-performing students from.... Full article: http://goo.gl/1Foi3 Carrick seeks TAFE lifeline The Australian January 31 2011 PRIVATE college giant Carrick is at risk of financial collapse and is banking on a $10 million deal with Victorian public TAFE Holmesglen to guarantee its future. The deal, which appears set to be finalised by today and could result in Holmesglen securing up to.... Full article: http://goo.gl/BqaC4 Benchmarking to pinpoint high-quality research areas, universities The Australian January 31 2011 A MASSIVE exercise to determine where the best research is being carried out in universities will be unveiled in Canberra this morning. Research Minister Kim Carr will release the pioneering 300-page Excellence in Research for Australia report, in which research activity and quality in 41 higher education institutions has been assessed.... Full article: http://goo.gl/OfNVo Students' debt woes worse: poll Otago Daily Times January 29 2011 Of students surveyed, 58% said they were worried about their financial situation. The average student loan debt is $15,558, 31% higher than in 2001, and the median amount borrowed $12,000, 41% higher than in 2001. Tertiary students appear to have borne the brunt of the economic recession, with increasing debt and money woes and decreasing job opportunities evident in a New Zealand Union of Students Associations (NZUSA) survey.... Full article: http://goo.gl/zZ788

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Champion of learning and teaching gets the chop The Australian January 27 2011 THE Australian Learning and Teaching Council has been axed as the federal government cuts spending to pay for flood recovery. Today prime minister Julia Gillard announced $2.8 billion in savings, including $88 million over.... Full article: http://goo.gl/Rd9jd TAFE's eye on private college The Australian January 27 2011 IN what would be a groundbreaking deal in the ongoing shake-up of a sector hard hit by the downturn in international students, Victoria's state-owned TAFE Holmsglen is in talks to acquire a stake in major private college operator Carrick Education Group.... Full article: http://goo.gl/uBxuN Students face more debt, fewer jobs The Dominion Post January 27 2011 Prospects for students have gone from bad to worse, with a three-yearly survey showing increased joblessness, debt and pessimism, student advocates say. The 2010 student income and expenditure survey, run by the New Zealand Union of Students' Associations since 1994, shows average loan debt had increased by 31 per cent to $15,558 since 2001. In just three years, the number.... Full article: http://goo.gl/nQ2gS Australia Day honour to Universities Australia Chair Professor Peter Coaldrake Universities Australia January 26 2011 Universities Australia, the body representing all of Australia's 39 universities, warmly congratulates its Chair, Professor Peter Coaldrake, upon his recognition today in the Australia Day Honours List as an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia for "distinguished service to higher education.... Full article: http://goo.gl/QMXFT Older students feel singled out The Dominion Post, New Zealand January 26 2011 Victoria University is being accused of discriminating against mature students. ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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Special admission students - those older than 20 who did not achieve university entrance at high school are being asked to supply a CV and a one-page "personal statement" explaining study objectives.... Full article: http://goo.gl/51wg1 More time given to develop key learning gauges Bernard Lane in The Australian January 26 2011 MORE time will be allowed for developing new measures of learning that will inform the allocation of $137 million in annual bonus funds for universities. Targets for the US Collegiate Learning Assessment, a contentious choice as a measure, will be set.... Full article: http://goo.gl/EcAkb Creating pathways to meet employers' needs Gavin Moodie in The Australian January 26 2011 CORRECTLY or not, employers and others are concerned that student demand-driven funding will not direct students to the areas of most important employment need. Another concern is that universities with lower student demand are cannibalising vocational enrolments in an attempt to increase or at least maintain their own in anticipation of the removal of enrolment.... Full article: http://goo.gl/ZpPYF $1 Million of Scholarships Available for NFP Staff Pro Bono Australia January 17 2011 The Australian Scholarships Foundation has over $1 million of scholarships available for Not for Profit employees from major universities and private education providers across Australia.... Full article: http://goo.gl/LCCTa The Myth of eLearning CampusTechnology.com January 19 2011 Information technology, ironically, instead of disenfranchising the current higher education enterprise, is making it more vital. After all, we find that there was and is no revolution, just a gradual shift in emphasis toward certain kinds of existing learning experiences. Also, unexpectedly.... Full article: http://goo.gl/qx4fe

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Universities Australia's Higher Education Conference 2011 March 2-4 2011, Hotel Realm, Canberra http://goo.gl/kOT0C Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education (FYHE) Conference: call for submissions January 2011 The Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education (FYHE) Conference Organising Committee invites submissions for its 14th Conference to be held in Fremantle from 28 June - 1 July 2011.... Full article: http://goo.gl/FCqC5 ANU signs up for Stromlo space museum The Canberra Times January 20 2011 The creation of a world-class national astronomy and space science museum at Canberra's Mt Stromlo Observatory is one step closer after the Australian National University signed an agreement with the Washington-based Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum yesterday. The museum, which the ANU is hoping to build over the next three years, will aim to tell the story.... Full article: http://goo.gl/raM4u Students fail to improve their thinking, study finds The Australian January 20 2011 MORE than a third of students are going through university and failing to learn additional thinking skills, choosing instead to take easy subjects and enjoy the social life, according to a ground-breaking US study. The finding has direct implications for Australian universities with the Gillard government planning.... Full article: http://goo.gl/EVdJY ANU, Manhattan music schools come together ABC News January 20 2011 The Australian National University's School of Music has formed a high-tech partnership with its counterpart in New York. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with the Manhattan School of Music.... Full article: http://goo.gl/Tmb4i

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University to ban bottled water sales The Sydney Morning Herald January 21 2011 THE University of Canberra will become the first Australian campus to ban the sale of bottled water. Assuming it is successful in encouraging students to use refillable bottles, the ban - starting on March 22 could reduce bottled water sales by 140,000.... Full article: http://goo.gl/Ya1SQ

Transparency benefits international education The Australian January 19 2011 THE strength of Australia's quality assurance regime and government transparency have seen it place second in a new index. The index rates countries on their policies regarding the engagement and promotion of internationalisation in higher education.... Full article: http://goo.gl/I1Vx1

Top medical universities call for revolutionary change UQ News January 19 2011 Medical leaders at Australia's major universities have called for a change that would revolutionise medical education, research and patient care in the nation's top institutions. In an editorial published tomorrow in the Medical Journal of Australia, The University of Queensland's Health Sciences Executive Dean, Professor Nicholas Fisk, joins deans from seven other.... Full article: http://goo.gl/jNgH7

Are Undergraduates Actually Learning Anything? The Chronicle of Higher Education January 18 2011 Drawing on survey responses, transcript data, and results from the Collegiate Learning Assessment (a standardized test taken by students in their first semester and at the end of their second year), Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa concluded that a significant percentage of undergraduates are failing to develop the broad-based skills and knowledge they.... Full article: http://goo.gl/O2dFj

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Local ownership threatens IDP expansion plans The Australian January 19 2011 AUSTRALIAN university ownership stands in the way of education broker IDP realising its full potential as a global recruiter of students.... Full article: http://goo.gl/rxHTg Swinburne University of Technology to go it alone with its online courses The Australian January 19 2011 SWINBURNE University of Technology will expand online degrees in a marketing deal with internet recruiter Seek designed to capitalise on galloping demand by off-campus students. Swinburne Direct, a 50-50 joint venture with an initial $10 million investment, hopes to enrol.... Full article: http://goo.gl/CqpSw Uni fees threaten Territory tourism ABC News January 18 2011 The Australian Tourism Export Council says an anticipated downturn in UK backpacker numbers will have an impact on tourism in the Northern Territory. The British government is preparing to substantially increase university tuition fees, which could.... Full article: http://goo.gl/QMq4e Unfair degree of schooling debt The Herald Sun January 17 2011 THE introduction of a university loans scheme in 1989, known as HECS, was a noble initiative. It ensured that students could further their education even if they could not pay for it at the time. The scheme also opened funding for a greatly expanded tertiary education system - paid for by.... Full article: http://goo.gl/ZZ4wv Students a $20b hex on taxpayers The Herald Sun January 17 2011 Law student Danielle Vieira has raked up a huge debt and still lives at home with her parents to save money. Picture: Nic Gibson Source: Herald Sun

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PROFESSIONAL university students are racking up massive debts of almost $400,000 for "lifetime" tuition paid for by the taxpayer.... Full article: http://goo.gl/xZyGs Ageing academics set university timebomb The Sydney Morning Herald January 16 2011 UNIVERSITIES face a new crisis: up to 40 per cent of academics and lecturers are expected to retire over the next decade, with no one to replace them. As the higher education sector prepares for loss of revenue caused by falling international student.... Full article: http://goo.gl/4a1ng Can a degree combine vocational and academic skills? The Guardian, UK January 15 2011 Debate continues on whether universities should be preparing students for life in the workplace Self-management, co-operation, problem-solving and communication skills: all are useful employment attributes, but should they be taught as accredited parts of your degree.... Full article: http://goo.gl/l04oa Cuts to chop older learners' chances Manawatu Standard January 15 2011 A student president has slammed the Government for cutting opportunities for full-time workers and parents wishing to upskill through distance learning. Massey University will slash more than 1000 distance learner spots over the next three years as it comes under Government pressure to change its student.... Full article: http://goo.gl/2k03U Campus traditions University Affairs, Canada January 12 2011 Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a truism: universities are steeped in tradition. But while some campus customs have survived the ages, others have fallen into disfavour as the university itself changes with the times. From solemn graduation ceremonies rooted in the Middle Ages to silly but enduring student rituals like food fights and pumpkin tossing, campus life is big on traditions. Even though many have died out.... Full article: http://goo.gl/ioXsh ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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SA unis increase first-round offers ABC News January 14 2011 While the overall number of applications has remained the same, a high demand for some courses has prompted a rise in first-round offers (ABC) A high demand for certain courses has prompted South Australian universities to increase.... Full article: http://goo.gl/pIDP1 Uni places get harder by degrees but law still wins on appeal The Sydney Morning Herald January 14 2011 IT IS harder for students to get into generic courses such as arts degrees than it was 20 years ago but no more difficult to get into high-demand courses like law. Yet many university applicants are still choosing courses with higher cut-off scores instead of courses.... Full article: http://goo.gl/vMzpq Monash readies students for the high life MarketingMag.com.au January 13 2010 The marketing industry is famed for its dozens of annual award ceremonies, which many marketers see as brilliant networking opportunities to help score better jobs, while just as many see it as an opportunity to get drunk for free. Monash University seems to be readying their students for both counts.... Full article: http://goo.gl/iAtab Counting the cost of student loans Otago Daily Times January 13 2011 Since the student loan scheme was introduced almost a generation ago, more than 894,000 New Zealanders - just over one-fifth of New Zealand's population - have borrowed almost $14 billion. The money has enabled them to fund their tertiary studies - but how does having a student loan affect graduates in the real world of buying houses and cars, travelling overseas and.... Full article: http://goo.gl/dKN60 Carnegie Mellon rates a bouquet The Australian January 12 2011 WITH graduation rates of almost 100 per cent, the Adelaide campus of Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Mellon University has been praised. ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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Australia's quality auditors have credited the campus for its efforts in fostering a positive learning.... Full article: http://goo.gl/RZEUO Dropout rates higher for working students The Age January 12 2011 STUDENTS who combine work with tertiary study are significantly less likely to complete their courses than those who do not work, research has found. The study, published yesterday by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research, shows that the more hours students work, the greater the risk.... Full article: http://goo.gl/61uAj Overseas internships proposed The Sydney Morning Herald January 12 2011 A CHRONIC shortage of internship places may force the University of Sydney to look to overseas hospitals for training places for its medical graduates. The university's dean of medicine, Bruce Robinson, is considering sending students to train in countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong or India, as the predicted future shortage of internship places means Australia might not be able to adequately train its medical graduates.... Full article: http://goo.gl/g9Vwf Harry Potter and the magic of college The Australian January 12 2011 YOU might call it the Hogwarts Effect or perhaps it can be termed the Harry Potter Experience. At the university residential college to which I am attached, whenever we try to describe to prospective students and their parents what formal dinner is like, we only have to refer to the fantasy world created by J. K. Rowling and instantly this conjures up images of academic gowns, high table, ancient.... Full article: http://goo.gl/eQuKe Coming up, body to rank rankers The Australian January 12 2011 FOR universities, the only thing worse than suffering the inaccuracies of league tables is not appearing on them. And if you think that the controversy that visited commercial league tables last year will settle, think again. ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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"We are likely to see more university rankings, not less, in 2011," said Simon Marginson, professor of higher education at the University of Melbourne.... Full article: http://goo.gl/hALLq Employer call for English fluency The Australian January 12 2011 MISMATCHED expectations between Australian employers and international graduates centre on English language proficiency. An Australian Education International survey, conducted between February and May 2009 and released in December last year, canvassed 8600 higher education and vocational education and training graduates, international and domestic.... Full article: http://goo.gl/3D9ib TAFEs suffering from VET visa curbs The Australian January 12 2011 THE TAFE sector has criticised the federal government's easing of visa risk assessment levels for overseas students. The government is accused of easing up assessments on students applying for higher education courses.... Full article: http://goo.gl/8IoNM Medical students reach communities The Fiji Times January 11 2011 THE Fiji Village Project formed in 2007 with a goal of engaging medical students in community development and strengthening professional relations between the South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand has come.... Full article: http://goo.gl/u1zoT Press release: New Zealand national student leaders for 2011 NZUSA via Scoop January 10 2011 Tertiary students will study this year backed up by strong national representation. The New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) has new national officers for 2011. David Do and Max Hardy are the NZUSA co-Presidents, and Caitlin Dunham the NZUSA National Women’s Rights.... Full article: http://goo.gl/UJ7El ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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Final call for rural studentship program Stock & Land January 10 2011 AUSTRALIA'S higher education students have just three weeks to get their applications in for a government and industry initiative that provides financial support to students studying primary industry degree courses. The Investing in Youth Undergraduate Studentship Program provides financial and mentoring support.... Full article: http://goo.gl/SP2Mp UQ students work on Capitol Hill UQ News January 10 2011 Some of The University of Queensland's best and brightest students go straight to the top, gaining work experience on Washington's Capitol Hill through an internship program co-ordinated through the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. The Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Program allows students to work in the Congressional Office.... Full article: http://goo.gl/a6QTl Indiana U and ANU join to translate science Indiana Daily Student January 10 2011 The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute and the Australian National University are joining forces to create a new translational sciences masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree program, study abroad opportunities for students and joint research programs that draw on the strengths of ANU and IU.... Full article: http://goo.gl/SRWae Minister calls for proposals to establish social enterprise funds Media release: The Hon Kate Ellis MP January 07 2011 The Minister for Employment Participation Kate Ellis has today called for proposals to establish new banking and financial services for social enterprises in Australia. The Australian Government is making $20 million available through the Social Enterprise Development and Investment Funds, to provide social enterprises with access to independent sources of.... Full article: http://goo.gl/ulpCL Uncertain times ahead for universities University World News January 09 2011 ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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Higher education institutions will be looking forward this year with increasing uncertainty to 2012 when a previously untried system of open enrolments begins. The government will then lift restrictions on enrolment numbers and universities will be able to accept however many students they believe they can cope with. Which is not to say this year does not present its own numerous challenges.... Full article: http://goo.gl/iJhfz In memory of former Vice-Chancellor Professor Gavin Brown University of Sydney News January 04 2011 Professor Gavin Brown, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney from 1996 to 2008. The University of Sydney community was saddened to hear of the death of former Vice-Chancellor, Professor Gavin Brown, who suffered a heart attack at his Adelaide home.... Full article: http://goo.gl/bFGoW Hidden cost of free labour: interns The Australian January 08 2011 SEEKING bright young stars to join leading company! Outstanding entry-level opportunity! Gain invaluable experience and skills! Offering you loads of benefits with exclamation marks and a long to-do list instead of cash! Unpaid internships used to offer a legitimate way for students to gain academic credit in lieu of a pay cheque.... Full article: http://goo.gl/fuTuS Bond University finds size really does matter The Australian January 08 2011 THE head of Bond University has a surprising admission: smaller is sometimes better. With 4400 students, the Robina, Queensland, based university is dwarfed by larger city rivals across the country that boast tens of thousands of students.... Full article: http://goo.gl/BmHyP Borders To Meet with Publishers; B&N Stresses ‘Playing Field Should Be Even’ MediaBistro.com January 04 2011 Borders Group’s general counsel and chief information officer both resigned yesterday, touching off a flurry of speculation about the future of the troubled bookseller. ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc

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The New York Times noted that the bookseller would meet with publishers this week to discuss delayed payments. The paper painted a gloomy picture of a potential Borders bankruptcy.... Full article: http://goo.gl/uzrwe Intern rules leave medical students on the outer The Sydney Morning Herald January 04 2011 MOST international medical students studying in NSW were never told they might be denied hospital internship places that are a vital part of their training, a survey has found. Australia is facing a doctor shortage but is wasting the opportunity to hold on to talented medical graduates by forcing them back overseas to finish their training, according to the Australian Medical Association, which.... Full article: http://goo.gl/B56zx Higher education news resources from ACUMA Incorporated: Full daily updates for ACUMA members Limited daily public updates Monthly public higher education news summaries

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