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Education | Planning & Design
An Insight into School Planning with John Neish
The fourth annual School Planning, Design & Construction Conference will examine how to build adaptable learning environments that effectively serve the country, it’s growing population and the needs of students and teachers. Held in May at the Rendezvous Hotel, Melbourne, this event is fast approaching. In the lead up to this unmissable conference, we spoke to…
5 Mar 2018, by Informa InsightsDefence & Security | Education
STEM skills shortage and the modernisation of Australian Defence capability
The Government is making an unprecedented investment into Defence capability of around $200 billion, over the next decade. While this investment marks positive news for the modernisation of Defence’s capability, it represents only part of the equation. The modernisation of Australia’s Defence capability will create more opportunities for Australians to use their expertise, experience and…
6 Nov 2017, by Informa InsightsEducation | Leadership & Communication | Technology
Lifting Australia’s innovation performance
For the last two and a half decades Australia has enjoyed sustained economic growth, booming employment and favourable living standards. But in more recent years, the country’s high labour costs have forced many companies to source products and services overseas, leading to a slump in Australian productivity. With increasingly tough competition from developing nations this…
21 Aug 2017, by Informa InsightsEducation
The importance of STEM in preparing for the fourth industrial revolution
We are on the brink of a fourth industrial revolution and Australia must increase participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects to meet the demands of its evolving job market. Our current education system isn’t converting enough students into modern, high-level professions such as nanotechnology, bio-engineering and computer science – yet these are…
23 May 2017, by Informa InsightsEducation
Teaching gifted children
Teaching gifted students is no easy feat. Easily bored and often more knowledgeable than their teachers, these children frequently come in the guise of class nuisances or even under-performers. Yet, like any other child, gifted students have a right to an education which stimulates and stretches them. The question is ‘how?’. Christine Ireland of AAEGT…
20 Feb 2017, by Informa InsightsEducation | Leadership & Communication | Occupational Health & Safety
A Service First Approach to Delivering a Great Customer Experience
Creating collaborative approaches that ensure the involvement and opinions of all involved are heard are vital in a service first approach to delivering a great customer experience, according to Gallagher Bassett's General Manager, Aidan Brophy. Speaking at the 18th Annual National Workers’ Compensation Summit later this month in Melbourne, Aidan and his colleague Lucas Kowlaski are opening…
14 Feb 2017, by Lisa HedlundEducation | Infrastructure | Planning & Design
Risks that universities should consider when structuring a PBSA transaction
In a bid to become more competitive and attract and retain those all-important international students, many universities are now accelerating the development of their on-campus accommodation. And with the current attractiveness of the debt and equity market, there has never been a better time to monetize existing accommodation assets or gain assistance from the private sector to develop…
28 Oct 2016, by Informa InsightsEducation
STEAM – The Importance of Creativity in STEM Subjects
There is no doubt about it; Australia has a skills gap and needs to increase participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects to meet the demands of its evolving job market. Our current education system just isn’t converting enough students into modern, high-level professions such as nanotechnology and computer science – yet this…
7 Jul 2016, by Informa InsightsDefence & Security | Education | Occupational Health & Safety
Handling Security Threats: The Similarities and Differences Between Australian and US Campuses
As a preview to some of the issues that will be discussed at the upcoming 8th Annual Campus Security & Safety Conference held in June we spoke with Lt. John Weinstein, a Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) Police Department district commander. John oversees police operations on three campuses with 40,000 students. Before joining NOVA, he was…
4 Apr 2016, by Informa InsightsEducation
Getting the most from an Academic Board – Q&A with Professor Fred D’Agostino, President of the Academic board, University of Queensland
Universities are currently in transition and operating in a complex and changing environment. As such, there is an increased scrutiny on good governance practices, the size, composition, and roles of the governing bodies, and more importantly; the interaction between them. In the lead up to the 10th Annual University Governance and Regulations Forum, we caught…
10 Aug 2015, 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.
