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Design flaws in the application process can see school leavers miss out on studying their most preferred degree, even if they are eligible to do it.
Making study materials free could potentially allow students to take multiple units from different universities. It would also make higher education much more accessible.
A new survey has found the financial burden of work placements on students can be crippling.
Traditional university research needs a makeover and we’ve worked out a way to do it.
Decades of research shows how the higher education system has failed to give Australians a “fair go”. How can we move from good intentions to long-overdue change?
New research highlights how a stable academic career is almost impossible to secure.
It can be argued universities also have a moral obligation to educate students about how course fees are charged and then repaid when they start working.
Teaching has long been treated as the poor cousin of higher education. The Universities Accord has the opportunity to change this.
A multi-rate student contribution system could make average student debt repayment times similar across different courses.
Our higher education system has served Australia well over the past 30 years. But it is not fit for the rapid pace of change the world will be see over the coming decades.
Fifty to 80% of undergraduate teaching in Australia is done by casual or sessional staff
Compulsory tests, essays, regular grades and timed exams are considered a given in university life. But the Universities Accord should change this.
The idea a generalist degree just leads to over-qualified graduates serving coffee Reality Bites-style is not only wrong, it is a misguided understanding of what we need from graduates.
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