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Education
Breaking the glass ceiling of gender equality
Women still face challenges and discrepancies in the workplace and policies are being developed by the government and companies to achieve gender equality and break the glass ceiling. Following this, we had the opportunity to pick the brains of a few outstanding women and speakers of the upcoming Gender Equality in Australia's Workplaces Summit on…
21 Mar 2013, by Informa InsightsEducation
Welcoming @RealTimeWWII to the #SMHE program
Informa Higher Education Series is excited to announce and welcome Alwyn Collinson, Creator of @RealTimeWWII to the speaking panel of Social Media in Higher Education Conference 2012 as the international keynote speaker on Day 1 of the program. The 2nd annual Social Media in Higher Education conference will be held on the 26th and 27th…
12 Apr 2012, by Informa InsightsEducation
A question of culture as well as structure
IGNORING the entrenched prejudices of further and higher education can lead to divorce. IN 2004, Thames Valley University, a former English polytechnic based in west London, merged with Reading College, a further education institution (or TAFE). The merger was historic, creating England's first dual-sector university. The talk was about providing seamless transition from further to…
1 Nov 2010, by Informa InsightsEducation | Healthcare
new subgroups on Linkedin!
[tweetmeme source= "informa_oz" only_single=false] Exciting news everyone! We're slowly reorganising our groups and subgroups in Linkedin and will be updating the blog to keep YOU update on the latest subgroups created so that you can connect with the industry/sector that you want to! We've created 2 new subgroups under the Informa Healthcare Community parent group.…
22 Sep 2010, by Informa InsightsEducation
Informa Interview – Prof Peter Matthews on dual sector
[tweetmeme source= "informa_oz" only_single=false] We had the chance to speak to Professor Peter Matthews, Head of the Arts Academy at the University of Ballarat and Project Director of the Dual Sector Collaboration Project. The Inaugural Dual Sector Forum being held on 28th and 29th October in Melbourne has been developed by Informa in partnership with…
17 Sep 2010, by Informa InsightsEducation
Professor Gail Whiteford on engaging Indigenous populations in education
[tweetmeme source= "informa_oz" only_single=false] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbXhCamMcEk] Professor Gail Whiteford, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Social Inclusion) of Macquarie University is a speaker at the 2nd Annual Social Inclusion in Education Conference on the 13th and 14th of September 2010 in Sydney. 1. First of all, how important is it to raise aspirations among the indigenous community in order to…
1 Sep 2010, by Informa InsightsEducation
Michelle Hayter talks about students with disability and higher education
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoJDQmrhl2I] Michelle Hayter, Team Leader, Western Sydney National Disability Coordination Officer Program of the University of Western Sydney, discusses the current situation of students with disability and higher education. She also talks about efforts that different education sectors and government can make to encourage the participation of students with disability into higher education. Are you…
5 Aug 2010, by Informa InsightsEducation
Higher Education Summit 2010 – Were you there?
The 8th Annual Higher Education Summit was held on Thursday 29th - Friday 30th April 2010 at the National Wine Centre of Australia, Adelaide. The summit brought together Government authorities, educators and leading researchers to identify the key issues for reforming Australia’s education sector and to discuss the strategies to strengthen and improve the teaching…
26 May 2010, by Informa InsightsEducation
information technology in higher education
We attended Higher Education IT in October last year and manage to ask a few speakers some questions! First up, Geoffrey Bowers, Director of Daemon Internet Consultants. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp3S9nV39gw] Mr Bowers talks to us about the creation of UNSW TV and the training process that caters for people of different technological experience. Secondly, we had the…
9 Apr 2010, by Informa InsightsEducation
Education relationship defines professional standards
Click here to watch the interview. Universities play an essential role in their relationship with professional bodies, says Professor Derrick Armstrong, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Registrar of The University of Sydney. Professor Armstrong will be one of the presenters at the 8th Annual Higher Education Summit in Adelaide on April 29 and 30. He says…
15 Feb 2010, by Informa InsightsInforma Connect Australia is the nation's leading event organiser. Our events comprise of large scale exhibitions, industry conferences and highly specialised corporate training.
