[LINK] Australian uni review to make sector more competitive
Stephen Loosley
stephenloosley at outlook.com
Fri Feb 24 16:49:04 AEDT 2023
Thanks Tom
So O’Kane says, teach generic-skills, and innovative perspectives
And include wide industry involvement, eg the $28 a time dudes?
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> AAP | February 22, 2023 15:08 | News
> https://michaelwest.com.au/australian-uni-review-to-make-sector-more-competitive/
>
> In a speech to the Universities Australia conference on Wednesday in Canberra,
> Ms O’Kane said research still had to be improved.
>
> “(On innovation), Australia is very weak in terms of its results against its OECD peers,”
> she told the conference.
>
> “There is something going wrong – we might be educating people well, but we may not
> be educating them for what is needed.”
>
> “Ms O’Kane said the accord would also focus on what skills graduates would need
> for the future to meet demand in growing industries.
>
> “Employers are telling us very loudly, and it’s a strong refrain, that we need a lot
> more in the generic skills,” she said.
>
> Education Minister Jason Clare conceded more needed to be done to win
> back international students to Australian universities
> .. to encourage students to come and study here.”
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