The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) has welcomed the release of the Consultation Paper for informing the development of the Federal Government’s Research Workforce Strategy. The Consultation Paper follows directly from Building Australia's Research Capacity, the Final report from the 2008 House of Reps Inquiry into Research Training and Research Workforce Issues.
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Michael R. James writes:
Research Postgraduates win long awaited stipend rate increase
The stage is set for a series of important reforms in higher education, with a range of reports due between now and the end of the year.
The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) has published a summary of important developments for postgraduate students in an Issues Paper released today.
The stage is set for a series of important reforms in higher education, with a range of reports due between now and the end of the year.
The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) has published a summary of important developments for postgraduate students in an Issues Paper released today.
The issues paper is available via the link below:
On 13 March 2008, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, the Hon Julia Gillard MP, announced a major review of Australia’s higher education system which will examine and report on the future direction of the higher education sector, its fitness for purpose in meeting the needs of the Australian community and economy and the options for ongoing reform. [From the DEEWR website]
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) will launch a major campaign tomorrow, Thursday 24 July, under the banner of “Our Universities Matter – Investing in People and Society”.
Details of the launch are:
THURSDAY 24 JULY 2008, 12.45 PM
KALEIDE THEATRE,
RMIT UNIVERSITY, SWANSTON ST MELBOURNE (enter from Swanston St)
LAUNCH PARTICIPANTS:
Professor Margaret Gardner, Vice-Chancellor, RMIT University (host)
Dr Carolyn Allport, National President, NTEU
Sarah Cole, Victorian President, National Union of Students (NUS)
UNIVERSITIES are among the few winners in last night's budget, with Education Minister Julia Gillard announcing an immediate injection into the system of $500million.
The one-off Renewal Fund is intended to help universities "rebuild their campus infrastructure after 11 years of Howard government neglect".
The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) has
responded positively to measures announced today in the 2008-2009 Federal
Budget, however a number of missed opportunities have marred an otherwise
auspicious start on the road to an education revolution.
