Higher education & university news summary: October 2010 (Australia, New Zealand) by ACUMA Incorporated

ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Higher education news summary • October 2010

Higher education news summary for October 2010

The dumb blonde of international education Peter Shergold, the people's professor Blind student pays extra Student loans - the debt mountain Student accommodation to feature in Footscray development It's silly to say no to the doctor Why graduates lean to the Left Evans on student rescue mission to Beijing Putting at-risk students on the map Still lost in the indigenous gap To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks Vice-Chancellor visits Iraq for talks on education Bid to lift choice for uni students Cash control would ensure unis' survival Call for New Direction for Volunteer Peak Bodies Volunteering Now Centre of Gillard Policy Agenda New fight erupts over Youth Allowance Uni Sport Vital to Participation Right up to Gold Uni fee rise is still on review's agenda Robson retires from UWA after 17 years Vocational training needs a rethink 'Bolshie' quest for a campus Sandstones call for serious overhaul in research policy Funding squeeze will hurt Go8: their own fault TAFE students face steeper charges Expert panel for higher education base funding review University compacts to reward high performance Funding advice by next October Uni group unhappy with new standards Government rules out full fee undergraduate places Students should not fear being out and proud Abolish archaic system at uni, says top academic In the market for a better plan Mix and match our higher education for 21st century Blow for students' NZ body Gov't won't bring back full fee places Top unis may lock out local students Pay hike for uni heads, as students pay more Top unis warn on loss of quality Universities facing crisis of confidence Squaring up for masters title fight at University of Melbourne Career change in sight for TAFE Taskforce announced for Rural Tertiary Hardship Fund University And Students Unite In Opposition To VSM Bill Campus thirst for coffee helps one extra student attend uni next year Free $10 go cards help students get to uni Labor to defy churches: ethics classes likely to start next year Bradley reforms go ahead Students see 'lifetime of debt' after fees rise Vice-chancellors out of their depth in politics High university drop-out rates cost $1.4bn Shrill response to falling numbers Education told to follow tourism lead 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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Will Student Opportunities Be History? NZ Universities win more funding Universities face funding crisis We simply can't give everyone a great education Call to tackle foreign student drop Cutting it at the chalk face University students face delay for results VU event management degree best in Australia Pain in store for top universities Press Release: Universities Boost Economic Performance Steven Joyce: Govt shifts $55 million into more student places UQ students strengthen relations with Chinese youth Hundreds more students likely for Massey Malaysia To Host Conference For Developing Sport Management Universities welcome additional funding for more student places Collaboration drives electric car research Compulsory fees OK if students get good value for money Metaphors reveal international differences in how students and societies regard teachers In thrall purely to sciences Disadvantaged mentored for higher things Australia's image takes a battering ELS plans language centres on campus Managers in the firing line Global exercise in futility Govt Shifts $55 Million Into More Student Places The big challenges for higher education A note on absent students Small classes 'a must' for unis Run universities like supermarkets: consultant Never mind quality, as universities expand Retailers lose appeal over three-hour minimum shift requirement for students University of New England alliances prepare it for the future Editorial: Student bodies must adapt to law change Gordon TAFE may lose out on millions in funding US university buys $28m dairy farm Outgoing Vice Chancellor says diversity of Australian universities at risk University understaffing 'ridiculous' Student slide may defer University of South Australia plans Overseas students value our degrees New uni deal for poorer students to start in bush Sydney Uni in deal to take disadvantaged students Push for charter of rights Vice-chancellors move to cultivate cardinal virtues in students Budget cuts threaten University of Western Australia staff Country kids set sights on city campuses The new couple on campus: Student loan and debit card Student leaders outline what is wrong with Act's bid to make association membership voluntary University shares concerns of students speaking out against decision What will happen to standards? Fulbright Scholarships: Study in the US Officials endorse student fee Failing to keep up with the neighbours Changing standards Voluntary student unionism The Coalition against compulsory student fees Why universities are against VSM Higher Education Legislation Amendment Student Services and Amenities Bill 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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Former US Consul General to join Murdoch University Ian Young appointed Vice-Chancellor of ANU Government funding fails to keep pace with university costs Massey finances on the rebound Critic Magazine Wins Student Media Awards Fees will restore vital student services Lincoln University slams voluntary student union bill University of Otago revealed to be a top earner

The dumb blonde of international education Fred Hilmer in The Australian October 31 2010 THE new International Students Strategy for Australia released on Friday included much sensible sentiment. But unfortunately it failed to address the crucial challenge to re-brand Australia as a premium education destination…. Full article: http://goo.gl/HNsQ Peter Shergold, the people's professor The Sydney Morning Herald November 01 2010 Peter Shergold's vision for the University of Western Sydney is to boost equality and access for all, writes Heath Gilmore. He was the most powerful public servant in the land. Next year Professor Peter Shergold will become the leader of one of the most strategically important universities in…. Full article: http://goo.gl/OSfY Blind student pays extra Stuff.co.nz November 01 2010 A blind Canterbury University student is upset that she has to buy expensive textbooks others can borrow free. Virginia Boyle, 44, said it was "very unfair and unethical" that she had to buy books for her social-work course before the university's alternative format centre could reformat…. Full article: http://goo.gl/PFEH Student loans - the debt mountain The New Zealand Herald November 01 2010

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Nearly 900,000 people have taken student loans since the scheme started, and more than two-thirds have not fully repaid the money back. A Ministry of Education report says only $6.4 billion of the $13.9 billion borrowed since students started getting loans in 1992 has been…. Full article: http://goo.gl/1914 Student accommodation to feature in Footscray development Victoria University Media October 26 2010 Victoria University (VU) has welcomed the provision of 250 student beds in the McNab Avenue development announced by Planning Minister Justin Madden…. Full article: http://goo.gl/xDcB It's silly to say no to the doctor The Australian October 27 2010 AN AQF that prescribes the nomenclature of degrees would be a step in the wrong direction. THE move of the Australian Qualifications Framework from descriptive to prescriptive is a mistake. If adopted, an AQF that tells Australian universities what they can do will damage our capacity to engage in an international higher education sector…. Full article: http://goo.gl/Unmq Why graduates lean to the Left The Australian October 30 2010 A CORRELATION between degrees and voting Green reflects poorly on our faculties. SOME have attributed the increasing levels of support for the Greens to centrist policies adopted by the Labor Party on climate change, refugees and gay marriage that offend its…. Full article: http://goo.gl/3vG9 Evans on student rescue mission to Beijing The Australian October 30 2010 THE new overseas student strategy that Education Minister Chris Evans will sell in China next week is silent on tough new visa rules…. Full article: http://goo.gl/MeLM 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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Putting at-risk students on the map The Age November 01 2010 TEACHERS at one of Melbourne's most disadvantaged schools have been trialling new computer software to ensure their students from more than 50 different ethnic backgrounds reach…. Full article: http://goo.gl/1Lzc Still lost in the indigenous gap The Age October 29 2010 THE statistics are troubling. A third of indigenous 15-year-olds in remote areas of Australia don't go to school. In the nation's major cities, almost a quarter of Aboriginal 15-year-olds are not at school. For many teachers and parents who have wrestled with the problem of indigenous truancy for…. Full article: http://goo.gl/wBRe To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks The Chronicle of Higher Education October 24 2010 You've heard it before: Digital technologies blew up the music industry's moneymaking model, and the textbook business is…. Full article: http://goo.gl/VAqX Vice-Chancellor visits Iraq for talks on education Charles Darwin University news October 29 2010 Charles Darwin University Vice-Chancellor Professor Barney Glover visited Iraq this week to establish education links in the northern region of Kurdistan…. Full article: http://goo.gl/uXZT Bid to lift choice for uni students The Australian October 29 2010 VICTORIA yesterday called for more student choice and new private providers in university education. The Brumby government is urging the Gillard government to extend commonwealth undergraduate funding to TAFEs and other approved…. Full article: http://goo.gl/WA2S 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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Cash control would ensure unis' survival The Australian October 29 2010 THE failure to allow universities to set their student fees will have serious consequences. MAX Corden has a great term for the regulation of higher education in Australia: "Moscow on the Molonglo" (the Molonglo is the river that flows through Canberra). For many years, the central planners in Canberra have imposed all sorts…. Full article: http://goo.gl/raqk Call for New Direction for Volunteer Peak Bodies ProBonoAustralia.com.au October 28 2010 The focus of peak volunteering bodies needs to move away from brokerage and towards information sharing and capacity building, according to a European expert. Speaking at the Volunteering Australia National Conference, CEO of Volunteering Ireland Elaine Bradley says that these organisations need to move away from ideas of ownership of volunteering…. Full article: http://goo.gl/Rvfh Volunteering Now Centre of Gillard Policy Agenda ProBonoAustralia.com.au October 27 2010 Volunteerism has been placed at the centre of the Gillard Government's policy agenda and elevated to the office of the Prime Minister, the National Volunteering Conference in Melbourne has been told. Senator Ursula Stephens opened the 13th National Volunteering Australia conference saying volunteering has now been placed within the social policy framework…. Full article: http://goo.gl/QjT5 New fight erupts over Youth Allowance The Sydney Morning Herald October 28 2010 Labor is facing a fresh fight over income support for regional students after it lost a vote on the floor of the lower house at the same time as opposition legislation was being introduced in the Senate. The government and coalition agreed in March that remote students would be able to qualify for…. Full article: http://goo.gl/bIcq Uni Sport Vital to Participation Right up to Gold 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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Scoop, New Zealand October 26 2010 University Sport Vital to Participation Right up to Gold A breeding ground for many Kiwi sports champions on and off the field will be put under threat due to legislation being voted on this week. MPs will be voting this week on the second reading of the Act Party’s Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill. The Bill, if passed, would lead to major cuts in student services, representation, clubs, and sports at universities. Similar legislation in Australia led to major reductions in students’ participation in social and competitive sports on campuses…. Full article: http://goo.gl/x8bG Uni fee rise is still on review's agenda The Sydney Morning Herald October 28 2010 The woman who is leading a review of university funding has not ruled out asking students to pay more for their education. Jane Lomax-Smith, a former South Australian education minister and the mayor of Adelaide, was…. Full article: http://goo.gl/lUIP Robson retires from UWA after 17 years Perth Now October 27 2010 THE University of Western Australia is on the hunt for a new chief with Alan Robson announcing his retirement today after 17 years of service. Vice-Chancellor Professor Alan Robson today announced his retirement from the position at the end…. Full article: http://goo.gl/9R9k Vocational training needs a rethink The Australian October 27 2010 THE vast vocational education system is ripe for an extensive overhaul. This is necessary if it is to make a better contribution to improving the skills base of the population and increase productivity and innovation in the workplace…. Full article: http://goo.gl/j3ir 'Bolshie' quest for a campus The Australian 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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October 27 2010 ROB Oakeshott believes proximity would increase university participation in his regional electorate. INDEPENDENT MP Rob Oakeshott used to complain his NSW electorate of Lyne was not so well known. Mid-north coast is a…. Full article: http://goo.gl/CTIz Sandstones call for serious overhaul in research policy The Australian October 27 2010 RESEARCH policy for higher education needs a "major overhaul", according to the Group of Eight universities. The Go8 has also urged an upgrading of its Excellence in Research for Australia initiative…. Full article: http://goo.gl/vQdT Funding squeeze will hurt The Australian October 27 2010 THE design of Labor's student demand-driven system was likely to divide Australian universities into a binary system. The divide would be between elite, postgraduate-centric institutions and large undergraduate…. Full article: http://goo.gl/Eqw3 Go8: their own fault The Australian October 27 2010 THE leaders of the Group of Eight universities are worried that loss of income from foreign students will force them to make big budget cuts, while the president of the academics' union, Jeannie Rea, admonishes them for over-reliance on money from international students…. Full article: http://goo.gl/rGNn TAFE students face steeper charges The Australian October 27 2010 TAFE students paid almost $300 million in fees last year, and further dramatic fee rises are expected. Student fees and charges rose more than $15m in Victoria and Queensland, and $6m in NSW in the four years to 2009, National Centre for Vocational Education…. 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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Expert panel for higher education base funding review Media release: Senator the Hon Christopher Evans October 26 2010 The Australian Government has appointed an expert panel to conduct a review into higher education base funding, the Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans announced today. “This important review implements a recommendation of the Bradley Review of Australian Higher Education, to establish the principles for public investment in Australian higher education and…." Full article: http://goo.gl/bl7s University compacts to reward high performance Joint media release: Senator The Hon Christopher Evans, Senator The Hon Kim Carr October 26 2010 Australian universities will have access to up to $550 million in additional funding under new missionbased compacts released for comment today by the Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans and the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator…. Full article: http://goo.gl/Trzk Funding advice by next October The Australian October 27 2010 TERTIARY Education Minister Chris Evans yesterday set an October 2011 reporting date for the crucial review of base university funding. This comes amid fresh controversy over whether student HECS fees will have to rise. The review, which will be led by former South Australian state Labor education minister…. Full article: http://goo.gl/UZeH Uni group unhappy with new standards The Age October 27 2010 AUSTRALIA'S leading research universities have attacked the federal government's approach to higher education standards, saying it will "stifle diversity, erode quality and reduce the flexibility necessary to respond to unexpected needs and…." Full article: http://goo.gl/TeYO

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Government rules out full fee undergraduate places Media release: Senator the Hon Christopher Evans October 25 2010 The Gillard Government has ruled out the reintroduction of full fee paying undergraduate places for Australian students at public universities. Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans, said Australian undergraduate students should…. Full article: http://goo.gl/lFQ9 Students should not fear being out and proud The Sydney Morning Herald October 26 2010 Programs directed at encouraging sexual or gender diversity have the potential to be lifesaving. "That's so gay." When it comes to derisory statements, this one, in particular, circulates…. Full article: http://goo.gl/faLZ Abolish archaic system at uni, says top academic Adelaide Now October 26 2010 UNIVERSITY written exams are archaic and should be scrapped, a leading science expert says. University of Adelaide executive dean, faculty of sciences Professor Bob Hill says mid and final-year written exams should be abolished in the sciences and be reviewed in…. Full article: http://goo.gl/T8pr In the market for a better plan The Age October 26 2010 JIN Hooi Tan, Zoe Parkin and Georgia Egan-Griffiths don't know it yet, but the Gillard government has assigned them the task of deciding how federal funding will be divvied up among the nation's universities. That they remain unaware is probably for the better – the last thing the three University High School students need…. Full article: http://goo.gl/ygby Mix and match our higher education for 21st century The Australian October 26 2010 TWO decades after the Dawkins reforms, our universities are at the crossroads, with decisions taken now determining the nature of Australian higher education into the middle of the century and…. 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://goo.gl/EchT Blow for students' NZ body The Otago Daily Times October 26 2010 The Otago University Students Association executive has voted to seek downgraded "associate membership" of the New Zealand Union of Students' Associations (NZUSA), in a move which could badly damage the national student body…. Full article: http://goo.gl/AqIO Gov't won't bring back full fee places The Sydney Morning Herald October 25 2010 The federal government is refusing to bring back full fee paying university places for local students. Labor vowed to abolish the places ahead of the 2007…. Full article: http://goo.gl/dklS Top unis may lock out local students The Australian October 26 2010 SCHOOL leavers could find it harder to get into the top universities after the government opens up the sector to all comers who qualify. A report from Access Economics has found the uncapping of places for undergraduate study…. Full article: http://goo.gl/BBHD Pay hike for uni heads, as students pay more Sunday Star Times, New Zealand October 24 2010 THE heads of the country's eight universities got pay rises of more than $200,000 between them, while raising student fees and complaining about under-funding. And new figures reveal that an extra 1500 staff in the tertiary sector crossed the $100,000 threshold…. Full article: http://goo.gl/ODs4 Top unis warn on loss of quality The Australian October 25 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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THE academic integrity and international competitiveness of Australia's universities faces being seriously compromised. This would occur if the Gillard government goes ahead with plan to approve thousands of additional student places without a corresponding boost to the…. Full article: http://goo.gl/DhTQ Universities facing crisis of confidence The Australian October 23 2010 Cash-strapped and understaffed -- but they were overlooked when Labor's stimulus billions went out THE university system is under severe stress on four fronts. Student-staff ratios are blowing out, export income is evaporating, access to research grants is at demoralisation levels and universities are struggling to replace an ageing academic…. Full article: http://goo.gl/V88q Squaring up for masters title fight at University of Melbourne The Australian October 20 2010 THE University of Melbourne has been accused of defying national protocols by badging masters-level courses with doctoral titles. "It's perfectly clear that this idea of being able to call a masters qualification a 'doctor of ' is not permissible under the existing protocols," said former education minister John Dawkins, who chairs…. Full article: http://goo.gl/B4PW Career change in sight for TAFE The Sydney Morning Herald October 22 2010 FUNDAMENTAL changes to vocational education, including a user-pays funding model, a transformed apprenticeship system and the partial merger of TAFEs and universities, have been put forward by the federal government's skills adviser to revitalise the…. Full article: http://goo.gl/qrbl Taskforce announced for Rural Tertiary Hardship Fund Joint media release: Senator the Hon Christopher Evans & the Hon Simon Crean MP October 20 2010 Rural and regional students seeking a university education received additional support today with the establishment of a taskforce and the provision of extra funding announced by the Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator…. 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://goo.gl/b8Gs University And Students Unite In Opposition To VSM Bill Voxy.co.nz, New Zealand October 20 2010 Victoria University of Wellington and its students' association, VUWSA, are uniting in opposition to the Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill which could undermine the quality of campus life, vital support services and student advocacy at…. Full article: http://goo.gl/pBuX Campus thirst for coffee helps one extra student attend uni next year University of Wollongong News October 18 2010 One extra student in need – who may not otherwise have been able to afford to attend university - will be able to enrol at UOW next year thanks to the voracious coffee appetite of the campus…. Full article: http://goo.gl/Z0QU Free $10 go cards help students get to uni QUT News October 19 2010 Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and the QUT Student Guild are distributing $30,000 worth of "go cards" during Anti-Poverty Week (October 17 - 23) to help students with the cost of…. Full article: http://goo.gl/hvjW Labor to defy churches: ethics classes likely to start next year The Sydney Morning Herald October 20 2010 STUDENTS in NSW will be offered ethics classes as an alternative to scripture classes by next year, under a proposal the government is expected to adopt. The Minister for Education, Verity Firth, will release today the findings of an independent report…. Full article: http://goo.gl/ZaGh Bradley reforms go ahead The Australian October 20 2010 THE Gillard government remains committed to its multi-billion-dollar Bradley reforms. 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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The support is despite the need to return to budget surplus in about two years, Tertiary Education Minister Chris Evans said yesterday…. Full article: http://goo.gl/5RM9 Students see 'lifetime of debt' after fees rise The New Zealand Herald October 20 2010 Angry students say they will be left with a "lifetime of debt" following Auckland University's decision to raise its fees by 6.3 per cent next year. The increase, which was approved at a meeting this week, means some domestic students will have…. Full article: http://goo.gl/trJ9 Vice-chancellors out of their depth in politics The Australian October 20 2010 The sector is ill-served by leaders who resemble a gentlemen's club rather than a peak industry body. Universities have only themselves to blame for becoming the political road kill of the Gillard government. Despite the minor patchwork on ministry labels, the higher education portfolio remains…. Full article: http://goo.gl/vql7 High university drop-out rates cost $1.4bn The Australian October 20 2010 Second-year students from Charles Sturt University, which has retention and transition programs to help students. STUDENT attrition in Australia's universities comes at a cost of more than $1.4 billion a year, or an average of $36 million…. Full article: http://goo.gl/Chot Shrill response to falling numbers The Australian October 20 2010 DON'T be spooked by Monash University's plan to cut 300 staff. This is notwithstanding the opportunistic claims by Monash's vice-chancellor Ed Byrne and his fellow vicechancellors of the universities of Melbourne and NSW that wider cuts may be expected due partly to the federal government's new student visa…. Full article: 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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http://goo.gl/EMrZ Education told to follow tourism lead The Age October 19 2010 AUSTRALIA needs a co-ordinating authority similar to Tourism Australia to help solve its problems with international students, says the head of one of the peak bodies in the field. Stephen Connelly, president of the International Education Association of Australia, says…. Full article: http://goo.gl/1zH8 Will Student Opportunities Be History? Voxy, New Zealand October 18 2010 Students' associations have been working hard for students for over a hundred years and are reminding MPs this week to vote down an Act Party Bill that will undermine the services, facilities and vibrant campus environments that students use and…. Full article: http://goo.gl/Ni1K NZ Universities win more funding University World News October 17 2010 New Zealand's government has announced extra funding for universities just days before publication of a report claiming big economic benefits from such spending. The independent report commissioned by Universities New Zealand concluded that a $40 million (US$30.2 million) increase in annual government spending on universities would…. Full article: http://goo.gl/ia51 Universities face funding crisis University World News October 17 2010 A collapse in income from foreign student fees has begun to hit universities across the country with Monash University, the nation's biggest, facing a A$45 million (US$44.8 million) drop in revenue next year and the loss of…. Full article: http://goo.gl/LKYp We simply can't give everyone a great education The Australian October 16 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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THE Prime Minister is trying to push more children into a devalued tertiary system. FOR the past three years Julia Gillard has told us that education is her great passion. The other day, on her first overseas trip, she told us that she "came into politics predominantly to make a difference to opportunity questions, particularly make a difference in education. So, yes, if I had a choice…." Full article: http://goo.gl/wsyo Call to tackle foreign student drop The Age October 15 2010 VICTORIAN universities have stepped up pressure on the federal government to fix Australia's student visa system as international student numbers continue to fall. Melbourne University vice-chancellor Glyn Davis yesterday used a press conference with the Prime Minister to call for reform, warning the quality of university education was on…. Full article: http://goo.gl/gguy Cutting it at the chalk face The Sydney Morning Herald October 15 2010 Like many Australians, I can say I have been a great beneficiary of education. From Highgate Primary to Harvard University and also with many family members employed as academics, teachers and researchers in the education system. But I am also a beneficiary of international education…. Full article: http://goo.gl/Q25B University students face delay for results The Sydney Morning Herald October 15 2010 THOUSANDS of students at Macquarie University face a long wait for results at the end of the year after a dispute between staff and management flared dramatically. Up to half of the university's full-time academic staff are set to put a freeze on processing…. Full article: http://goo.gl/feKB VU event management degree best in Australia Victoria University News October 14 2010 Victoria University’s degree in event management has been named Australia’s best education program at the Australian Event Awards. 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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The Bachelor of Business (Event Management) specialises in education and training for…. Full article: http://goo.gl/Ijao Pain in store for top universities The Australian October 15 2010 BUDGET cuts at Australia's biggest university, Monash, are "a warning" to other institutions, says University of NSW chief Fred Hilmer. Professor Hilmer said the loss of foreign students could force budget cuts on other universities in…. Full article: http://goo.gl/GcmZ Press Release: Universities Boost Economic Performance Universities New Zealand October 14 2010 A report by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) shows that government investment in New Zealand’s universities provides a significant permanent increase to GDP. The report entitled The Economic Value of University Investment was commissioned by Universities New Zealand – Te Pokai Tara (Universities NZ). It models the economic impact of investing an…. Full article: http://goo.gl/Akqv Steven Joyce: Govt shifts $55 million into more student places New Zealand Government October 12 2010 The Government will fund almost 3,000 more university student places over the next two years in response to high demand for full-time tertiary study, Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce announced…. Full article: http://goo.gl/ZaKE UQ students strengthen relations with Chinese youth UQ News October 14 2010 Three University of Queensland students selected as delegates to promote cross-cultural relations with China attended the inaugural Australia-China Youth Dialogue (ACYD) earlier this month. Psychology and science student Misha Byrne, Chinese and law student Jeffrey Sheehy, and…. Full article: http://goo.gl/etPF

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Hundreds more students likely for Massey The Manawatu Standard October 14 2010 Student numbers at Massey University could be boosted after the Government made an extra 2895 university places available over the next two years. The additional number to meet the growing demand will be split between New Zealand's eight universities over 2011 and 2012 at a cost…. Full article: http://goo.gl/rboS Malaysia To Host Conference For Developing Sport Management Bernama National News Agency, Malaysia October 12 2010 Malaysia will host the Asian Association for Sport Management (AASM) Conference, an initiative to enhance regional cooperation in developing sport management in Asia, at the Putra World Trade…. Full article: http://goo.gl/ly6I Universities welcome additional funding for more student places Universities New Zealand October 12 2010 Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara (Universities NZ) welcomes the government's announcement to invest more money into university student places for 2011 and 2012. This decision is in accord with what universities have been pointing to for some time - that investment in university…. Full article: http://goo.gl/IkJL Collaboration drives electric car research Swinburne Media Centre October 13 2010 A delegation from Hefei University of Technology (HFUT), China visited Swinburne Unviersity of Technology in Australia today to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the research and development of…. Full article: http://goo.gl/wIKi Compulsory fees OK if students get good value for money Northern District Times October 13 2010 UNIVERSITY students could pay for services again after four years of voluntary student unionism (VSU). The Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2010 was announced recently. This would allow universities to charge students up to $250 each year for student services…. 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://goo.gl/zsiR Metaphors reveal international differences in how students and societies regard teachers The Guardian, UK October 12 2010 The images that learners around the world use for their teachers and study reveal significant differences in attitudes and aspirations. Practitioners should take note Role model? A metaphor for hard work and productivity. "My teacher is an old cow." What does this mean? How would you respond, as a teacher, if this…. Full article: http://goo.gl/piWD In thrall purely to sciences The Australian October 13 2010 THE humanities landscape across regional universities in particular looks like scorched earth. ONCE, the humanities were fundamental to the idea of the university. Now science is at the core of the research mission of the Australian university, and professional training at the core of…. Full article: http://goo.gl/6YBX Disadvantaged mentored for higher things The Australian October 13 2010 Michelle Adam, the Smith Family's national manager for higher education, says the charity is mentoring more students at university level. COMMUNITY organisations and businesses are well placed to help universities not only attract but…. Full article: http://goo.gl/QDIc Australia's image takes a battering The Australian October 13 2010 INDIANS expect Australia to be about as welcoming as a river full or piranhas And the blow to Australia's reputation following violent attacks on Indian students last year is having repercussions around the world. When asked how welcoming Australia is as a country, Indians rank it 46th out of 50 countries…. Full article: http://goo.gl/HtjQ 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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ELS plans language centres on campus The Australian October 13 2010 A SUBSIDIARY of language teaching giant Berlitz is planning to establish English teaching schools for foreign students at several Australian universities. ELS has almost 50 schools with 15,000 students in the US and plans to expand into Australia and…. Full article: http://goo.gl/TUxD Managers in the firing line The Australian October 13 2010 DEANS are a university's middlemen who must facilitate change at the faculty level. A COUPLE of years ago it was my privilege to design new role statements for deans in a recently restructured university. It was an opportunity to reflect on the expansive role of the dean and to ensure that their role statements were underpinned by sound leadership…. Full article: http://goo.gl/9z80 Global exercise in futility The Australian October 13 2010 Like Marion Jones's results at the Sydney Olympics, university rankings are not worth the paper they're printed on. AS an annual light entertainment, university rankings are bound to raise some hackles. THE Times Higher Education claims that its new world university rankings, assembled by…. Full article: http://goo.gl/mhSH Govt Shifts $55 Million Into More Student Places Voxy.co.nz, New Zealand October 12 2010 The Government will fund almost 3,000 more university student places over the next two years in response to high demand for full-time tertiary study, Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce announced…. Full article: http://goo.gl/0JI0 The big challenges for higher education University World News 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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October 10 2010 The mood at the 2010 OECD higher education conference was more self-critical than complaining, according to Richard Yelland, head of the education management and infrastructure division in the organisation's education directorate. "Notwithstanding their good intentions, institutions and systems are not fulfilling their social responsibilities - to nurture research which will address pressing…. Full article: http://goo.gl/0h1d A note on absent students Marcia Devlin in The Age October 11 2010 My students want me to put the notes on the server before the lectures. But when I do this, the students don't come to the lectures. Making recordings of lectures — through notes, audio and/or video — is increasingly common in…. Full article: http://goo.gl/LMsF Small classes 'a must' for unis The Adelaide Advertiser October 11 2010 SMALLER university tutorial class sizes are "a necessity" to increase student participation and maintain high learning standards, an international higher education expert says. However, it is feared pressure on universities to make "efficiency savings" will prevent…. Full article: http://goo.gl/kdzQ Run universities like supermarkets: consultant University World News October 10 2010 A senior manager with the London-based strategy and insight consultancy SHM has suggested that universities and other higher education institutions be run like supermarkets. Paul Gillooly presented this provocative idea to an incredulous group of government officials and university leaders at the OECD's Institutional Management in Higher Education general conference…. Full article: http://goo.gl/QpxR Never mind quality, as universities expand University World News October 10 2010 The OECD's general conference, Higher Education in a World Changed Utterly: Doing more with less, identified one of the great challenges of expanding university systems: can higher education provide value while admitting more students and cutting back on spending in a recessionary climate? The problem is that no one knows how to measure the 'value' of…. 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://goo.gl/4HaS Retailers lose appeal over three-hour minimum shift requirement for students The Australian October 08 2010 FAIR WORK Australia has dealt a blow to business by dismissing an appeal by retailers to allow students to work less than three-hour shifts after school. Retailers said today's ruling would kill off after-school jobs and hurt struggling retailers, while…. Full article: http://goo.gl/8Jcg University of New England alliances prepare it for the future The Australian October 06 2010 UNIVERSITY alliances are emerging as a key feature of the sector as vice-chancellors react to the market imperative to grow. This coincides with the Gillard government's push to boost the participation of disadvantaged students…. Full article: http://goo.gl/KpiO Editorial: Student bodies must adapt to law change The New Zealand Herald October 08 2010 All sorts of dire consequences are being forecast if the Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill becomes law. The legislation, which has been endorsed by Parliament's education and science select committee…. Full article: http://goo.gl/sdKA Gordon TAFE may lose out on millions in funding The Geelong Advertiser October 08 2010 MILLIONS in funding for Gordon TAFE and schools across Geelong is in doubt with the Federal Government unable to confirm the city's eligibility for the election pledge. Geelong already missed out on automatic qualification for the $1.8 billion Health and Hospital…. Full article: http://goo.gl/fkJr

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US university buys $28m dairy farm The New Zealand Herald October 07 2010 An American university is buying a New Zealand dairy farm for more than $28 million as officials and would-be overseas investors get ready for new rules. Harvard University's endowment fund has been given Overseas Investment Office (OIO) approval…. Full article: http://goo.gl/Jlbe Outgoing Vice Chancellor says diversity of Australian universities at risk Murdoch University News October 06 2010 Australian universities could become educational “clones” of each other unless changes are made to current funding arrangements, the Vice Chancellor of Murdoch University, Professor John Yovich said today. He challenged the new Federal Government to urgently review the funding model so universities…. Full article: http://goo.gl/8Dvj University understaffing 'ridiculous' The Australian October 07 2010 CORPORATE heavyweights lashed out at the poor funding of universities, warning that student-to-staff ratios were at "ridiculous" levels. There are currently more than 20 university students to one member of staff compared with less…. Full article: http://goo.gl/daWS Student slide may defer University of South Australia plans The Australian October 06 2010 THE University of South Australia may be forced to delay its $1 billion renewal plan if overseas student numbers slide more than 20 per cent next year…. Full article: http://goo.gl/TRm2 Overseas students value our degrees The Australian October 06 2010 INTERNATIONAL students still have a high regard for Australian qualifications despite assaults, dodgy colleges and an immigration crackdown. 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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A survey commissioned by international education agent IDP has found almost 40 per cent of the…. Full article: http://goo.gl/jHbp New uni deal for poorer students to start in bush The Australian October 06 2010 THE University of Sydney is set to offer places to disadvantaged students on the basis of their school's recommendation. But the students will have to do their first year at the University of New England in central…. Full article: http://goo.gl/AprN Sydney Uni in deal to take disadvantaged students The Sydney Morning Herald October 06 2010 ONE of the most elite universities in Australia is targeting poor and disadvantaged students for entry as long as they complete a year of study at a regional institution…. Full article: http://goo.gl/gqJ8 Push for charter of rights The Australian October 06 2010 NATIONAL governments that host the world's three million international students will be expected to grant them wider citizens rights under a proposed global student mobility charter. A draft charter, based on the UN and International Labour Organisation protocols, is expected…. Full article: http://goo.gl/2nbM Vice-chancellors move to cultivate cardinal virtues in students The Australian October 06 2010 WHEN John Henry Newman wrote his The Idea of a University, his ideal already had been superseded by history. The research university had taken hold as an institution to challenge knowledge, not just inculcate it, and students were seeking not self-knowledge but…. Full article: http://goo.gl/sK16 Budget cuts threaten University of Western Australia staff 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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The Australian October 06 2010 THE University of Western Australia is set to cut staff at its engineering, computing and mathematics faculty. This is part of a proposal to slash the salary bill for research and teaching appointments by more…. Full article: http://goo.gl/QAw0 Country kids set sights on city campuses The Australian October 06 2010 FEW country students with their sights set on study in the city will settle for a regional university. Last year, only 0.7 per cent of rural and regional students whose first preference was to go to a metropolitan university, but who were not offered a place, instead accepted a regional university…. Full article: http://goo.gl/QVDT The new couple on campus: Student loan and debit card The Washington Post October 04 2010 Soon after they arrived on campus, more than a million college students across the country received a welcome letter and a plastic card bearing a MasterCard logo from a little-known company called Higher One…. Full article: http://goo.gl/L0cF Student leaders outline what is wrong with Act's bid to make association membership voluntary The New Zealand Herald October 05 2010 The decision of National members of a parliamentary select committee to ignore tertiary institutions, students and the public by supporting an Act bill to impose voluntary student membership on students' associations is disgraceful…. Full article: http://bit.ly/cp6Nur University shares concerns of students speaking out against decision Lincoln University News, New Zealand September 30 2010 Students of Lincoln University are condemning the recommendation of the Select Committee that the Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill go forward. The University values its relationship with the Lincoln University Students’ Association and shares the students’ concerns…. Full article: 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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http://bit.ly/bgIcZU What will happen to standards? The Age October 05 2010 What's meant by a ''broader range'' of students? 'My university has decided that it must allow "a broader range of students" into our courses. Has anyone considered what will happen to standards if we do this?' The issue of standards has prompted much debate across the Australian higher education…. Full article: http://bit.ly/biocSJ Fulbright Scholarships: Study in the US Since 1949 over 1,800 Americans and 2,500 Australians have studied, researched, and lectured in Australia and the U.S. as Fulbright grantees. Fulbright Alumni include a distinguished list of Nobel- and Pulitzer Prize- winners, governors and senators, ambassadors and artists, prime ministers and…. Full article: http://bit.ly/9J0UOb Officials endorse student fee The Armidale Express October 04 2010 UNIVERSITY of New England (UNE) Chancellor Richard Torbay and Vice-Chancellor Jim Barber have urged parliamentary support for the Student Services Amenities Bill 2010, which is before the House of Representatives this…. Full article: http://bit.ly/d1goxV Failing to keep up with the neighbours Sunday Star Times via Stuff.co.nz October 03 2010 OPINION: What's the health of our universities? Getting better, says the government. Getting worse, say the eight institutions. While this is a perennial debate, it achieved a new and critical intensity last week. The government produced financial data to argue that the universities were in…. Full article: http://bit.ly/cxFBf4 Changing standards Bill Kirkman in The Hindu October 02 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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Education should be wide-ranging, not just prepare students for the job market. My big concern is about the purpose of education, not only its quality. Just before the beginning of their school holidays I went to see my two Australian grandsons taking part in a series of dance performances staged by their Brisbane primary school. My guess is that…. Full article: http://bit.ly/bI0gT2 Voluntary student unionism ABC Radio National October 02 2010 In Canberra this week, the government has again introduced a bill to have student services fees reinstated. The fees were scrapped in 2005 as part of the Howard government's move to…. Full article: http://bit.ly/dkqIK7 The Coalition against compulsory student fees Liberal.org.au October 01 2010 The Federal Opposition will oppose any Gillard Government attempt to re-introduce “compulsory student unionism by stealth” on Australian university campuses, Senator Brett Mason, the Shadow Minister for Universities and Research, said…. Full article: http://bit.ly/bfYXzZ Why universities are against VSM KiwiBlog.co.nz, New Zealand October 01 2010 Lincoln University says student associations are vital to campus life and it is condemning an ACT bill to make their membership voluntary…. Full article: http://bit.ly/c6fX9P Higher Education Legislation Amendment Student Services and Amenities Bill 2010 News.com.ag October 01 2010 CHRIS EVANS: Thank you for coming this morning. I just wanted to announce that this morning the Government will be reintroducing the Higher Education Legislation Amendment Student Services and Amenities Bill 2010 into the House of Representatives. And it's the Government's commitment to…. Full article: http://bit.ly/d3KBzx Former US Consul General to join Murdoch University Murdoch University News 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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October 01 2010 Murdoch University is delighted to announce the appointment of the former United States of America Consul General to Perth, Dr Kenneth Chern, as Professorial Research Fellow. Dr Chern, an expert in Asian affairs, will not only play a key role in supporting Murdoch’s…. Full article: http://bit.ly/bZwg78 Ian Young appointed Vice-Chancellor of ANU Swinburne Media Centre October 01 2010 Swinburne Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young, has been appointed the 11th Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra. He will succeed Professor Ian Chubb, who has served as ANU Vice-Chancellor for more than…. Full article: http://bit.ly/a9z7se Government funding fails to keep pace with university costs Universities New Zealand - NZVCC September 28 2010 Figures released by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) today comparing the financial information of tertiary institutions between 2007 and 2009 are a testament to the sound financial management shown by our nation's eight…. Full article: http://bit.ly/bSJMuq Massey finances on the rebound Manawatu Standard, New Zealand September 30 2010 Massey University's finances are bouncing back after its financial surplus dropped $7 million over three years. The Tertiary Education Commission published data this week comparing the financial…. Full article: http://bit.ly/9x2cuj Critic Magazine Wins Student Media Awards Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand September 30 2010 Critic cleaned up at the ASPA Awards last weekend in Auckland, taking home a swag of awards including Best Student Publication in New Zealand. At the annual awards, which celebrate the 15 student magazines around the country, Critic took…. Full article: 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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http://bit.ly/asuFFb Fees will restore vital student services Carla Drakeford, NUS, in the Sydney Morning Herald October 01 2010 Legislation to reintroduce compulsory fees for student services at universities will not, as many who introduced voluntary student unionism would us like to believe, be a return to compulsory student unionism. It does not require students to be a member of their student organisation on campus. Nor are universities required to pass any of the fee revenue onto student associations. The Student Services…. Full article: http://bit.ly/cB8XB9 Lincoln University slams voluntary student union bill Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand September 30 2010 Lincoln University says student associations are vital to campus life and it is condemning an ACT bill to make their membership voluntary. ACT MP Heather Roy's Education (Freedom of Association) Bill is set to become law after it was…. Full article: http://bit.ly/avf3vC University of Otago revealed to be a top earner Otago Daily Times September 30 2010 The University of Otago achieved the highest university operating surplus in the country last year, at $31.1 million, figures released this week by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) show. Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce said the overall TEC figures, covering the years 2007-09, showed publicly-funded tertiary institutions were generally in strong…. Full article: http://bit.ly/adRcbo