ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand International higher education news summary • August 2010
International higher education in the press in August 2010
Higher Education Ministry Keen To Make Malaysia An Innovation Hub European students protest US-style 'capitalist education' Carleton University students can rent textbooks The private and public return on investment in higher education UK attracts more Indian students than the US Wollongong to become first private university to offer PhDs India all set to accept Chinese college degrees A Shifting International Mix In this parallel world, volunteering counts Australia: The perils of commercialism University Clearing: Students, the world wants you For American Students, Life Lessons in the Mideast JMU president seeks to change 'negative alcohol culture' Wake Forest University targets alcohol abuse Franger, pashed, stoked: A guide to Brisbane lingo Take Me Away, Country Roads School leavers choosing graduate employers over university Nursing students win deportation reprieve Korean Universities to set up overseas campus With New Survey, Chinese Colleges Ask Students What They Really Think Work begins on OECD student assessment Why British Universities don't attract China's best Call to counter negative Saudi claims about Australian universities Saudis say Australian universities are not good enough UColorado unveils $84.4M student hub Center for Community They came, they saw, and they are not coming back - overseas students Student-Loan Debt Surpasses Credit Cards Parents go back to school for college orientation Indian student leader to contest Oz poll Start of Youth Olympic Games torch relay International students urged to be safe Foreign university students: Will they still come? With back door swinging shut, immigration drops News in brief: US, Australia, India, Ireland, New Zealand A Nobel Laureate wows students and the public at Sunway Privatized Pathways for Foreign Students NZ the choice Crean says the overseas market won't collapse International student hotline launched Navitas annual profit up 31pct Immigration minister vows to stop 'abuse' of student visa system
Higher Education Ministry Keen To Make Malaysia An Innovation Hub Bernama, Malaysian National News Agency August 30 2010 The Higher Education Ministry is now taking a further step to make the country a regional hub, not only for education, but also for innovation, Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said. As such, he said efforts to increase the number of post-graduate students, attract more participations from research institutions and enhance the research and development (R&D) collaboration with… Full article: http://bit.ly/bFbqH0 ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia ABN: 56 168 491 622 Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 / Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 / admin.acuma@acuma.org.au / www.acuma.org.au
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ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand International higher education news summary • August 2010
European students protest US-style 'capitalist education' CS Monitor August 27 2010 A decade ago tuition reform was introduced to get European students to graduate in under five years. Today debate is hot over how struggling Eurozone countries can keep intact free education for all. Ten years ago, Europe's ministers met in Bologna, Italy, to create a sort of common European education market. A three-year bachelor's degree would replace the longer first degrees offered by… Full article: http://bit.ly/9C2ZKj Carleton University students can rent textbooks CBC News, Canada August 24 2010 Students at Carleton University in Ottawa will have the option of renting their textbooks beginning this semester. The school's bookstore is one of six across Canada trying out Rent-A-Text, which has been a successful program in… Full article: http://bit.ly/9FomWM The private and public return on investment in higher education The Vancouver Sun August 28 2010 It has become fashionable to decry the decline of Canadian universities as tuition fees creep higher and class sizes swell. Some complain that the quality of education has suffered and that degrees granted are not as valuable as they were in years past. But the fact that roughly one million students are enrolled at universities this fall suggests… Full article: http://bit.ly/deBj87 UK attracts more Indian students than the US University World News August 29 2010 Despite visa restrictions the United Kingdom remains the top foreign destination for Indian students. According to data available for 2010, almost twice the number of Indian students who applied to study higher education abroad chose colleges in the UK over the United States. Latest data for entry into college for 2010 show that the UK has issued… Full article: http://bit.ly/9sQVMx
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ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand International higher education news summary • August 2010
Wollongong to become first private university to offer PhDs The National, UAE August 28 2010 The University of Wollongong in Dubai will this year become the first private university with federal accreditation in the country to offer PhD programmes. The university will also be offering a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programme following approval from the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA). The CAA is part of the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, which is driving… Full article: http://bit.ly/9oU7Yb India all set to accept Chinese college degrees The Hindustan Times August 27 2010 Even as China and India hit another icy patch in their stormy relations, there is great news headed towards thousands of Indian students in China. They may soon no longer need to worry about the legitimacy of their degrees on returning home. A long-awaited pact between the two countries is… Full article: http://bit.ly/aVrJfU A Shifting International Mix InsideHigherEd.com August 25 2010 In fall 2004, Kansas State University had just one Chinese undergraduate on campus. In fall 2009, there were 534. The statistic would be staggering in any context, and yet the surge is merely an extreme manifestation of a national trend. Chinese undergraduate enrollment has soared at U.S. universities in recent years and, as another academic year begins, the trend line shows… Full article: http://bit.ly/9gmB9N Develop niche programmes for Aussie tourists: Tourism Minister The Star, Malaysia August 26 2010 ADELAIDE: Malaysia wants to develop niche tourism programmes to enhance bilateral ties and get more Australians to visit Malaysia, said Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen. These include: - The Sandakan-Ranau heroes' trail for former Australian soldiers and their families in remembrance of the 2,000 Aussies soldiers who died in the death march during… Full article: http://bit.ly/9MesOk In this parallel world, volunteering counts The Montreal Gazette ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia ABN: 56 168 491 622 Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 / Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 / admin.acuma@acuma.org.au / www.acuma.org.au
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August 21 2010 Laura Beeston is heading in to her third year at Concordia University, where she's majoring in journalism, with a minor in women's studies. But Beeston can't help thinking she does much of her practical learning outside the classroom. In a typical week, she'll spend at least 40 hours at The Link, where she is managing editor, interim graphics and… Full article: http://bit.ly/cr2MQM Australia: The perils of commercialism University World News August 22 2010 More than two decades ago, the Australian government decided that international higher education should become an industry; since then it has become a major income producer for the nation. The higher education sector was motivated to make money from international education by government budget cuts, with revenue to be made up largely by… Full article: http://bit.ly/aLskoo University Clearing: Students, the world wants you The Telegraph, UK August 21 2010 If you haven’t made the grade, foreign universities are queuing up to offer places, with courses in English and low fees, says Christopher Middleton Dawn broke horribly early on Thursday for the thousands of teenagers who logged onto computers to get their university entrance results. For many, the day got even blacker, with the news they’d… Full article: http://bit.ly/bigj9A For American Students, Life Lessons in the Mideast The New York Times August 06 2010 AT first glance, they seem like typical American college students on their junior year abroad, swapping stories of language mishaps and cultural clashes, sharing sightseeing tips and travel deals. But these students are not studying at Oxford, the Sorbonne or an art institute in… Full article: http://nyti.ms/aIHB17 JMU president seeks to change 'negative alcohol culture' Richmond Times-Dispatch August 19 2010 With nearly half of its students reporting ill effects from drinking, James Madison University will step up efforts this semester to change "the negative alcohol culture" on campus. "It is time to change our culture," JMU President Linwood H. Rose said in a letter to… ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia ABN: 56 168 491 622 Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 / Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 / admin.acuma@acuma.org.au / www.acuma.org.au
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Full article: http://bit.ly/diDWg8 Wake Forest University targets alcohol abuse Winston-Salem Journal August 19 2010 Wake Forest University is taking several steps to curb binge drinking, including notifying parents of all alcohol infractions, opening a new building for student activities and increasing the grade-point average that students must maintain to… Full article: http://bit.ly/9EINxp Franger, pashed, stoked: A guide to Brisbane lingo The Brisbane Times August 19 2010 The University of Queensland campus in St Lucia hosts thousands of international students. 'It's my round - what's your poison?' Ask this question of any non-teetotal Australian and you'll spark the beginnings… Full article: http://bit.ly/c1DVqu Take Me Away, Country Roads InsideHigherEd.com August 18 2010 Bluefield, West Virginia is a city of about 11,000 people in the southern Appalachians, in the southernmost corner of the state – coal mining country. “It’s a small community; I’m proud of this community,” said Sudhakar R. Jamkhandi, the coordinator of the Office of International Initiatives at Bluefield State College, in West Virginia. “I’ve been here since ’86 myself and I wouldn’t trade it for anywhere else in the world.” But Jamkhandi would like to see Bluefield become… Full article: http://bit.ly/b62hio School leavers choosing graduate employers over university The Guardian, UK August 13 2010 Recruiters report intense competition for trainee places as would-be students are deterred by cost Successful A-level students are increasingly looking straight to employers more typically associated with graduate recruitment. Growing numbers of school leavers are applying directly to companies once thought of as graduate employers as fears of student debt and the job market deter some teenagers from… ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia ABN: 56 168 491 622 Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 / Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 / admin.acuma@acuma.org.au / www.acuma.org.au
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Full article: http://bit.ly/c5HUpJ Nursing students win deportation reprieve The Age August 17 2010 INTERNATIONAL nursing students who feared they would be deported at the end of the month because of changes to nursing registration rules have won a reprieve, after a breakthrough in negotiations last week. The Australian Nurses Federation estimated that about 400 international nursing students who… Full article: http://bit.ly/buQjAS (Korean) Universities to set up overseas campus The Korea Times August 05 2010 Students may be able to enroll at a domestic university and study both at home and abroad using its overseas campuses, in the very near future. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology on Thursday gave prior notice of a law revision that would enable domestic universities to establish… Full article: http://bit.ly/a5ls1G With New Survey, Chinese Colleges Ask Students What They Really Think The Chronicle of Higher Education August 09 2010 Imagine a university where student numbers have doubled within five years. That is the problem facing Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology. Located in the bleak, industrial city of Baotou, a megacity built on mining, the campus typifies the overstretched state of China's colleges, particularly… Full article: http://bit.ly/cYiLdg Work begins on OECD student assessment University World News August 15 2010 The Australian Council for Educational Research has been assessing higher education in the country for years, but now it has moved onto the world stage. ACER is leading a feasibility study into the first global assessment of students' knowledge and skills, the OECD's Assessment of… Full article: http://bit.ly/bM7X2i
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ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand International higher education news summary • August 2010
Why British Universities don't attract China's best The Telegraph, UK August 13 2010 Britain and Europe have fared dismally again in an annual Chinese ranking of top international universities. Should we be concerned? I think we should, and here’s why. According to the list compiled by Shanghai’s Jiaotong University, the United States accounts for a staggering 54 of the top 100 institutions, with… Full article: http://bit.ly/94OKsx Call to counter negative Saudi claims about Australian universities The Australian August 14 2010 SAUDI assertions most Australian unis are not good enough to train its academics could threaten the sector's international standing. International Education Association of Australia executive director Dennis Murray said the "negative connotations" cast on institutions outside the eight elite sandstone universities could… Full article: http://bit.ly/aUA50c Saudis say Australian universities are not good enough The Australian August 13 2010 SAUDI Arabia has sparked a diplomatic incident with Australia's universities. The Saudis have bluntly suggesting those universities outside the elite sandstones are not good enough to train its future academics. On the advice of the Saudi Cultural Mission in Canberra, the Saudi Minister for Higher Education Khaled bin Mohammed al Ankary has directed its universities to limit… Full article: http://bit.ly/b8y5Ra UColorado unveils $84.4M student hub Center for Community DailyCamera.com August 11 2010 New building houses student offices, dining hall University of Colorado student Doug Luebe enjoyed a heaping serving of orange chicken for lunch with an Oreo pie for dessert Wednesday. But he could have loaded his cafeteria tray with, perhaps, a burrito smothered in pineapple and cilantro salsa from the Latin-themed area or tapas from the "Black Tie" station that showcases… Full article: http://bit.ly/bxBN6O ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia ABN: 56 168 491 622 Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 / Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 / admin.acuma@acuma.org.au / www.acuma.org.au
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ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand International higher education news summary • August 2010
They came, they saw, and they are not coming back - overseas students OnLineOpinion.com.au August 11 2010 If you were a parent sitting in an Asian country would you use your hard-earned savings and send the apple of your eye off to study in Australia? Maybe you would if you thought that there was no better way that they could get a tertiary education or a better life. But if the chances of your child being able to work, even briefly, in Australia were being limited; if there was a chance that they could… Full article: http://bit.ly/9tux5U Student-Loan Debt Surpasses Credit Cards The Wall Street Journal August 09 2010 Consumers now owe more on their student loans than their credit cards. Americans owe some $826.5 billion in revolving credit, according to June 2010 figures from the Federal Reserve. (Most of revolving credit is credit-card debt.) Student loans outstanding today — both federal and private — total some $829.785 billion, according to… Full article: http://bit.ly/bLBkrH Parents go back to school for college orientation Associated Press via LA Times August 07 2010 Many universities say more than half of their freshmen have family at these events learning about such things as campus safety and 'letting go.' Call it Empty Nesting 101: Colleges around the country are holding orientations for families of incoming freshmen. But these are not simple meet-the-dean receptions the day before… Full article: http://bit.ly/cEHQ4q Indian student leader to contest Oz polls NDTV.com, India August 01 2010 Melbourne: Gautam Gupta, who is a student leader in Melbourne and a household name among the Indian community in Australia, is getting into the big league. He is all set to fight the… Full article: http://bit.ly/bx8sU5 Start of Youth Olympic Games torch relay The Straits Times, Singapore August 06 2010 ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia ABN: 56 168 491 622 Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 / Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 / admin.acuma@acuma.org.au / www.acuma.org.au
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ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand International higher education news summary • August 2010
PERFORMANCES bursting with youthful vigour and exuberance set the backdrop for a fitting welcome for the Youth Olympic Flame on Friday night. The National University of Singapore football field was the stage for a kaleidoscope of colour and music, with the college's six residential halls each parading floats representing the… Full article: http://bit.ly/9D1PzF International students urged to be safe AAP via The Sydney Morning Herald August 06 2010 Australian authorities are hoping a digital campaign to help protect international students from attacks goes viral. Think Before - A Student Safety Initiative will deliver safety messages via SMS, YouTube, websites and social networking sites to students in 13 languages before and… Full article: http://bit.ly/aGzpaz Foreign university students: Will they still come? The Economist, UK August 05 2010 A fast-growing industry in which Britain is a world beater: what could go wrong? Sadly, rather a lot DEMAND for higher education is booming around the world. In rich countries like Britain, the number of university students increases every year, and still there are not enough places for all who want one. In fast-growing economies such as China and India, wealthy families can now afford to send their offspring to university but world-class institutions are… Full article: http://bit.ly/cXDyLU With back door swinging shut, immigration drops The Sydney Morning Herald August 05 2010 Immigration is in free fall, with new figures showing net permanent and long-term overseas arrivals have plunged to barely half last year's levels. Bureau of Statistics data shows that in the wake of the Rudd government's crackdowns on immigration rorts, net arrivals for the June quarter slumped to 32,700 - down from… Full article: http://bit.ly/bboYLL News in brief: US, Australia, India, Ireland, New Zealand Times Higher Education, UK August 05 2010 United States: for-profits unlikely to flock to UK ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia ABN: 56 168 491 622 Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 / Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 / admin.acuma@acuma.org.au / www.acuma.org.au
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ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand International higher education news summary • August 2010
Private college operators in the US will focus on growth areas such as Latin America rather than flocking to the UK, it has been suggested. David Willetts, the UK universities minister, last week awarded university college status to the BPP College of Professional Studies, which is majority-owned by… Full article: http://bit.ly/beYOWF A Nobel Laureate wows students and the public at Sunway Sunway University College, Malaysia - Blog August 04 2010 AUSMAT (Western Australian Year 12) at Sunway University College (Sunway) and the University of Western Australia hosted a luncheon yesterday for a group of top science students from its PreUniversity programmes, with Nobel Laureate Professor Barry Marshall from… Full article: http://bit.ly/9IErxO Privatized Pathways for Foreign Students InsideHigherEd.com August 04 2010 U.S. colleges have increasingly turned to for-profit companies for help in recruiting international students. Now, with the growing popularity of “pathway” programs -- which feature a hybrid of creditbearing coursework and instruction in English language and academic skills -- some institutions are also outsourcing the responsibility for teaching and supporting international students… Full article: http://bit.ly/b7W66t NZ the choice The Sun, Malaysia August 03 2010 A small country which is a great place to study New Zealand has become a destination of choice for Malaysians looking to study offshore. More than 2,000 Malaysians are currently studying in New Zealand, with almost 90% of them attending one of the country’s eight universities. Three upcoming New Zealand Education Fairs will give Malaysian students the opportunity to… Full article: http://bit.ly/9i7Sm6 Crean says the overseas market won't collapse The Australian August 04 2010 EDUCATION Minister Simon Crean has dismissed bleak forecasts in key overseas student markets, pointing out that enrolments have grown recently despite adverse conditions. "I've heard talk of the imminent collapse of overseas student markets," Mr Crean said on Monday at Sydney's Macquarie University, which is… ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia ABN: 56 168 491 622 Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 / Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 / admin.acuma@acuma.org.au / www.acuma.org.au
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Full article: http://bit.ly/aDkrVS International student hotline launched Swinburne Media Centre August 03 2010 Student Assistance Line, the first national after-hours personal support hotline for international students in Australia, was officially launched at Swinburne University today by Bruce Baird AM, author of the Federal Government’s recent review of the international education sector and… Full article: http://bit.ly/aGJeOK Navitas annual profit up 31pct AAP via The Sydney Morning Herald August 03 2010 Private education provider Navitas Ltd has posted a 31 per cent rise in annual net profit and forecast solid earnings growth in the year ahead. Navitas, which offers university preparation, English language training, workforce training and migrant settlement services, said its net profit for the year to June 30 was… Full article: http://bit.ly/dCiVg6 Immigration minister vows to stop 'abuse' of student visa system The Guardian, UK August 02 2010 Damian Green to review points-based system after figures show increase in non-EU students Damian Green, the immigration minister, today promised a "thorough evaluation" would be conducted over the coming months because of what he called a "significant abuse" of… Full article: http://bit.ly/9ARqHo
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