{"id":14688,"date":"2015-12-22T08:57:48","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T00:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westchina.austcham.org\/?p=14688"},"modified":"2015-12-22T08:58:56","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T00:58:56","slug":"education-talking-points-22-12-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westchina.austcham.org\/?p=14688","title":{"rendered":"Education Talking Points 22-12-2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2015-12-22<\/p>\n

Monash, Peking University in exchange partnership<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monash University has partnered with one of China\u2019s top universities to give students the opportunity to live and study in Australia\u2019s top trading neighbour. Under the agreement with Beijing\u2019s Peking University, Monash bachelor of international business students will have the opportunity for a 12-week exchange in China. Funding for the program was secured under the federal government\u2019s New Colombo Plan. Monash\u2019s bachelor of international business was launched in February 2015 and runs on a trimester model. Dr Errol Muir, Monash bachelor of international business program director, said the degree aims to produce \u201cinternationally focused\u201d graduates. Click here<\/a> for full article.<\/p>\n

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Science graduates struggling to find full-time employment<\/strong><\/p>\n

The annual Australian Graduate Survey shows 48.7 per cent of life science graduates had a full-time job four months after graduating, compared with 46.9 per cent of visual and performing arts graduates, traditionally the worst-performing discipline. Graduates in chemistry and the physical sciences did not fare much better. \u201cThere has never been a shortage of people with degrees in the pure sciences and it\u2019s getting worse. To encourage people to do these degrees is to give them seriously bad advice because there is no reason to believe there are good employment prospects in the near future.\u201d Said Andrew Norton of the Grattan Institute, in reference to the current government\u2019s innovation agenda. Click here<\/a> for full article.<\/p>\n

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ARC awards $38.6 million for 50 Future Fellowships<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Australian Research Council has splashed out $38.6 million to 50 new research projects via the latest round of the Future Fellows scheme. The scheme allocates money to provide four-year fellowships to mid-career researchers. Simon Birmingham, the Federal Education Minister, said the funding would build on the Turnbull Government\u2019s innovation agenda. \u201cTo be an innovative nation, we must support our outstanding researchers to ensure we retain a strong research workforce for many years to come,\u201d Birmingham said. The next round of Future Fellowships will be announced December 16, 2016. Click here<\/a> for full article.<\/p>\n

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Reforming vocational education<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is evidence of rorting and rent-seeking in the VET sector, highlighting a need for reform. Many students are being signed up for courses they won\u2019t complete because providers will still receive the VET FEE HELP payment from the government, provided the student is enrolled beyond the census date. Government has intervened, training providers can no longer provide incentives such as laptops and iPads to applicants. Providers will no longer receive up-front payment for the whole course. Click here<\/a> for full article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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