The distributed university

While much of the university experience lies in the social aspect of leaving home and interacting with your peers, tertiary education facilities will increasingly move online to boost student numbers while reducing costs.

Interdisciplinary nonsense

Interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and multidisciplinary are all too common buzzwords, but talk of “breaking down the barriers” between traditional subjects in the nation’s universities isn’t always a good thing.

Australian universities will still need Asian students

If the international education sector can find its way through this year, then its prospects are much better for 2022 and beyond.

Australia’s university funding crisis

Australia’s higher education sector needs significant reform to remove the perverse incentives that have made universities dependent on revenue from international students.

An open letter to Dan Tehan

More than 70 of Australia’s Laureate professors have signed a letter to the minister for education, Dan Tehan, outlining the flaws in the proposed university reforms.

Why business backs the humanities

Understanding the humanities, social sciences and human communication holds the key to a viable future, and increasing the price of such degrees could hit our business competitiveness.

A new partnership could revitalise our universities

The time is right for a new discussion between the government and universities on the future of the sector to re-establish the centrality of our universities for Australia’s wellbeing, prosperity and security.

Australian universities should rethink their broken business model

COVID-19 offers Australian universities a one-time opportunity to rethink their currently failing business model, which appears to be built on greed and scale rather than a real commitment to offering a high-quality educational and life experience.

Tackling Chinese military infiltration of Western universities

Australian and other western universities have been all too eager to accept funding from China for research projects which bolster the Chinese military’s threat.

Three ways for universities to outwit disruption

To remain relevant, Australia’s universities will need to transform into very different entities, with new business models that foster innovation and embrace the interconnection technology offers. And they will need to do so quickly.

Why regional universities are at risk of going under

Many university buildings date from the 1960s and 1970s and the government isn’t providing funds to maintain them. While capital city universities can use income from foreign students to maintain their buildings, their regional cousins are struggling. 

Higher education in 2018 – Culture wars and money squabbles

The continuing debate about higher education policy in 2018 saw heated arguments between academics, ministers and social commentators about funding, freedom of speech and the role of universities in buttressing – or undermining – western civilisation.