Tertiary education fund to be outsourced
The Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) is looking to outsource the management of the approximately P2 billion per year tertiary education student funding.
Welcome to Study in Australia - The official Australian Government web site for students in Southern Africa
This web site is designed to help you in preparing for your studies in Australia. You will find our study guide with valuable information on studying and living in Australia, information on Australian visa requirements, as well as some important and relevant contacts and links. You can also find contact details of education agents who represent Australian schools, TAFEs and universities in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia & Zimbabwe.
New fellowship could lead to early cancer detection
A partnership between Curtin University and The Jodi Lee Foundation will support vital new research into the early detection of bowel cancer.
Curtin Professor awarded prestigious planning medal
Curtin University’s Professor Peter Newman has been awarded a prestigious national medal in recognition of his contribution towards sustainable urban and regional planning.
Senior leadership changes
The University of Queensland's (UQ) governing body, the Senate, today confirmed the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paul Greenfield AO, would cease his executive role at the University on 16 December 2011.
ICTE-UQ wins top Australian export award
The University of Queensland's Institute of Continuing & TESOL Education (ICTE-UQ) has won Australia's most prestigious national education and training export award. The Australian Export Awards recognise exporters who have achieved sustainable export growth through innovation and commitment to quality.
PhD student's Heritage Highlights wins SA Tourism Award
One of Adelaide's most unusual cultural tourism developments, the Heritage Highlights interpretive trail, won Best New Tourism Development at the 2011 South Australian Tourism Awards in early November.
CDU lecturers recognised for international teaching contributions
Two Charles Darwin University researchers from The Northern Institute have received international recognition for their contributions to research and teaching in tourism and health management.
GOVERNMENT EXTENDS SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
The Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, Senator Chris Evans, and the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP, today announced more international students will be eligible for an extension of post-study work arrangements as part of the Government’s ongoing commitment to support the international education sector.
SOUTH AFRICA: Universities must build winning nation
South Africa is an ambitious country. All of the world's leading nations reached their high-level standing because they were ambitious in the first instance, and acted on that ambition. History tells us that while ambition is essential, it also takes hard work, focus and dedication to succeed, whether it is economic, political or scientific achievement that is aspired to. For South Africa to succeed, the capacity, quality and productivity of the higher education and innovation systems need urgent attention.
School's out for 1st Oprah Winfrey class
The first graduating pupils at Oprah Winfrey's school for South African girls have finished their exams, with all of them set for university studies, the head of the academy said on Wednesday. Results of their final exams will only be released in January, but all 72 pupils at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls are set for further studies either in South Africa or abroad, Anne van Zyl said in a statement.
Namibia: School of Medicine Continues to Grow
The University of Namibia (Unam)'s School of Medicine, wants to provide the promised "seven-star" doctor as part of a consortium of partnerships with other medical schools.
Challenges facing SA higher education
Universities in SA have a lot to be proud of, says the vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Pretoria (UP), Professor Cheryl de la Rey. "In several fields, such as engineering, plant and animal sciences, and health sciences, our universities produce research that is cited internationally. And many academics from SA universities appear among the top 100 most-cited scholars in their fields of expertise."
R77-Million Bursary Fund Set Aside for University Students With Disabilities
On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3), Minister for Higher Education and Training, Dr BE Nzimande, has called upon people with disabilities in the country to make use of the R77-million bursary fund that has been set aside by his department to support students with disabilities at universities. The fund will cover their full cost of study.
Alumni Experiences
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Prakash (Sanju) Deenapanray - Australian National University, Bachelor of Engineering (Systems) & Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (Electronic Materials Engineering/Semiconductor Physics), Australian National University (ANU) “The person I am today is because I lived in Australia.” |
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Australian hotels top hit lists
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It's been a great start to the year for Australian hotels, with many being selected as 'world's best'. |
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UQ blogger branded an excellent innovator
UQ Business School lecturer Dr Tim Kastelle has been named as one of the world's top innovation bloggers of 2011 by leading industry website, Innovation Excellence.
Biofuel powers an epic Australian adventure
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Last year, four Australians set out to drive from Tasmania to Darwin without once stopping for fuel at a regular service station. |
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New UTS airport welcome service
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The University of Technology Sydney is offering a complimentary airport shuttle service for new international students arriving between 30 January and 14 February 2012. |
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Australians of the Year
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Each year Australia celebrates the achievement and contribution of eminent Australians through the Australian of the Year Awards, profiling leading citizens who are role models for all. A University of Melbourne engineering student is among those honoured in 2012. |
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TAFE pursues a sustainable future
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Hunter TAFE is looking to make businesses greener and more environmentally aware with the introduction of two new sustainability diplomas. |
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Sydney shoppers are world's most friendly
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Shoppers on Sydney’s busy George Street have been named the politest in the world. |
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Australia hits milestone on Facebook
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Tourism Australia has surpassed two million fans on Facebook, making it the most popular tourism destination page on the planet. |
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Australia’s greenest universities
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Australia’s education institutions are working hard to promote an environmentally friendly approach to education in every sense. |
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Quantum leap forward with world’s thinnest wire
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Physicists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have invented the world's narrowest conducting silicon wire – 10,000 times thinner than a human hair – with the same capacity to conduct electricity as a traditional copper wire. |
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UQ physics research among 2011’s best
University of Queensland astrophysicist Dr Tamara Davis, along with three Danish colleagues, has earned 4th place in "Physics World" magazine's Top 10 scientific breakthroughs of 2011.
Griffith scientist wins prestigious medal
Associate Professor Peter Teasedale, a senior researcher with Griffith University’s Environmental Futures Centre, has been awarded the Lloyd Smythe Medal for Analytical Chemistry by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI).
Hybrid sharks surface off Australian coast
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Marine biologists have encountered the world's first hybrid sharks off Australia's east coast, a sign that the predators may be adapting to climate change. |
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