John Ross

Asia Pacific editor, Times Higher Education -

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“I’m not using consultants. Where possible, we’ll be using our own ANU talent to help research, test [and] model ideas. There will be moments we need to use consultants. But…if we have the expertise, we’ll be using ours first.” https://t.co/rVKFOyxRDa

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ANU VC signed off on $155k + GST contract for "deliverables" including “protocols and communications approach document”, “cascade briefing system”, “leadership communications rhythm” and “gap analysis against ANU objectives”. https://t.co/rVKFOyxRDa

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Interim VC of cash-strapped ANU approved a $170,000 consultancy contract for a “rapid communications stocktake”, three weeks after assuring staff she would minimise the use of consultants. https://t.co/rVKFOyxRDa

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“People who have had a positive experience with an institution are far more likely to maintain their trust during times of general decline.” https://t.co/3ZqKaVOXyG

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Australians’ growing disenchantment with universities has occurred against a backdrop of fading trust in many types of institution, with governments and schools arguably faring worse. https://t.co/3ZqKaVOXyG

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Signs that visa grant rates for Australia-bound students are improving. https://t.co/U3M0OGYmTP

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“If Australia wants more diversity in our international student population and thriving regional universities, we need more funding for regional universities and more encouragement for students to study outside capital cities.” https://t.co/U3M0OGYmTP

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Australia’s regional universities have dodged a threat to their financial resilience, after Canberra resisted pressure to review the “desirability” of their central city campuses. https://t.co/U3M0OGYmTP

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NSW parliamentary committee recommended probes of UTS and Wollongong and changes to rules that allow university councils to avoid scrutiny of their deals with contractors through exemption clauses and dubious “commercial‑in‑confidence” claims. https://t.co/ACFnq5Ov5a

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Austrade has put "massive money" into promoting tourism but not international education. “Africa and Latin America have been left to wither as recruitment targets. We’ve seen China, our no 1 market, drop off significantly with nothing to replace it.” https://t.co/9MvaxfHzCL

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Australian government’s decision to update its 23-month-old draft international education strategy, telegraphed in its response to a 30-month-old parliamentary report, suggests that Canberra’s command-and-control approach to the sector is far from over. https://t.co/9MvaxfHzCL

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New Zealand to reallocate funding for agricultural and environmental research into the development of advanced technologies, in shift to three priority “pillars” for science funding. https://t.co/XTllZhujzo

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IEAA calls for “blanket moratorium” on changes to immigration risk while rejection rates remain so high, and says the ATEC commissioners should be required to have collective expertise in both international and independent education. https://t.co/r66GS2dL0t

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Higher ed visas refused to 36% of offshore applicants from Bhutan, 38% from Sri Lanka, 40% from India, 51% from Bangladesh and 65% from Nepal, as applications soar from South Asia and plunge from China. https://t.co/r66GS2dL0t

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Foreigners seeking Australian degrees are being denied visas at record rates, with February's grant rate for offshore higher ed visa lodgements the lowest in at least 21 years. https://t.co/r66GS2dL0t

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Graduates rated better at collaboration if they're under 30, studied as international students and completed at least some of their courses on-campus. “This isn’t about the quality of students, it’s about their learning experience.” https://t.co/urLZkeRdKo

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“AI is an unprecedented development. It’s hard to imagine it’s not going to have an impact. It’s just what that impact is going to be. [It] may be positive or negative, depending on what sector you’re in and where you’re at in your career.” https://t.co/urLZkeRdKo

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GenAI and Covid response have so far failed to dent Australian employers’ appreciation of graduates’ talents, with employer satisfaction rates trending up over the past three years, according to latest QILT survey. https://t.co/urLZkeRdKo

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International student survey found visa restrictions – particularly the cap on working hours – were considered the principal barrier to employment, cited by 61% of respondents, while 45% blamed lack of professional networks and 20% language difficulties. https://t.co/EW88SOH3Fj

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A survey of 2.2k overseas students finds 74% had underestimated difficulty of obtaining work, up from 57% a year earlier, and living 85% found living costs significantly higher than expected, up from 62%. https://t.co/EW88SOH3Fj