A new report from leading international researchers highlights that appropriate levels of funding are important for good student performance, but what’s more important is how that funding is used. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the OECD’s 2016 Education at a Glance report highlighted that Australia has a world-class education system with world-leading…
DetailsEnhancing students’ scientific inquiry and encouraging innovation in the teaching of bioethics are just some examples of leading edge university teaching recognised at ceremonies across the country over the coming month. A total of 109 Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning will be awarded to university academics as part of the Government’s prestigious 2016…
DetailsThe Turnbull Government will this week introduce a raft of new compliance measures to crackdown on child care service fraud and abuses. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the Turnbull Government will this week introduce strengthened compliance and integrity measures in a “win-win” to protect both children and taxpayers. Minister Birmingham said…
DetailsThe Turnbull Government today announced it will deliver $283.5 million to set up nine new leading research centres focused on boosting productivity and economic growth, helping Australians adapt to the changing environment and lifting health outcomes. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the ARC Centres of Excellence were some of the most prestigious…
DetailsNew Federal Government data has shown significant increases across recent years in the number of higher education students from disadvantaged backgrounds, including those from regional and rural Australia, Indigenous students and those from low SES areas. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the 2015 higher education student data showed the number of…
DetailsNorthern Australia’s potential as a tropical research hot spot is a step closer to reality as construction starts on a new facility at the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine backed by $18 million from the Turnbull Government. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham and the Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch today turned…
DetailsFor many decades the Federal Government has been the primary government funder of non-government schools in Australia, while states and territories fund 85 per cent of government schools. This is a long established fact and for the Australian Education Union to express surprise or alarm at this ongoing trend is disingenuous at best. The…
DetailsAfter the strong results in the recent Academic Rankings of World Universities I offer my congratulations to Australia’s universities which have once again shone on the world stage in the QS World University Rankings, particularly with their consistently-improving research performance rankings. While there have been some mixed results, they highlight the competitiveness of international…
DetailsStudents at Adelaide’s Temple Christian College can now hone their skills at a state-of-the-art advanced woodworking centre with high-tech tools and equipment. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham, said the new facilities at the Mile End campus were funded with a $256,000 Australian Government grant. “It was great to visit Temple Christian College to…
DetailsMinister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, and Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, today announced the successful applicants for grants under the 2017 New Colombo Plan mobility program. More than 7,400 Australian undergraduate students will live, study and take up internships in countries throughout the Indo-Pacific region next…
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