Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, has welcomed a new era in research co-operation with a $2 million agreement between one of Australia’s leading universities and the Australian Government’s tropical marine research agency. The University of Western Australia (UWA) and the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint research fund. Ministerial Media release, 26 March 2009
Archive for March, 2009
Australian Higher Education Quality Award 2009
Nominations for The Australian Higher Education Quality Award 2009 are now open. The Australian Higher Education Quality Award was established by the Board of the Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) in order to celebrate the achievements in the area of quality assurance in the higher education sector. The inaugural Award was presented during AUQF2006. Nomination forms are available on the AUQA website and close 1 May 2009.
ACODE Institute 2009 – A Learning Technologies Leadership Institute
The ACODE Institute 2009 will provide a live-in professional development experience for staff of higher education institutions in Australasia engaged in a variety of roles involving the deployment of learning technologies.
University College London to open Adelaide campus
The establishment of University College London’s first offshore campus in Adelaide will address skills shortages in the energy sector, oil and gas company Santos says.
The Independent Weekly, 18 March 2009