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As the country faces a teachers’ shortage, Universities Australia has prepared a range of practical solutions to attract and retain the best and brightest.
Universities Australia Chief Executive Catriona Jackson said:
“We applaud the action taken by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency to block access to 40 of the most visited academic cheating websites.
Australia’s universities are playing leading roles in responding to Indonesia’s foot-and-mouth outbreak – supporting our neighbours and helping stop the spread of the disease.
By Universities Australia Chair Professor John Dewar
Last month Josh Frydenberg released the 2021 Intergenerational report (IGR). A legacy of former Treasurer Peter Costello, the five-yearly IGR analyses “the long-term sustainability of current policies and how demographic, technological and other structural trends may affect the economy and the budget over the next 40 years.” In short, what Governments decide now matters well beyond the three-year federal electoral cycle.
Thursday will see the first major meeting of the university sector and its leadership since COVID-19 closed Australia’s international borders and upended the lives of staff, students and their communities.
Topics: Universities Australia Conference, skills shortages, international education reputation, visa processing, policy priorities
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Thank you to the National Press Club for hosting Australia’s universities today.
Catriona Jackson, Chief Executive, Universities Australia.