With endless announcements about new multi-million dollar STEM facilities opened at Australian universities, arts education has finally received some love. It’s $6.5 million worth of love in fact; the price tag of the University of Melbourne's new arts education facility.

With endless announcements about new multi-million dollar STEM facilities opened at Australian universities, arts education has finally received some love. It’s $6.5 million worth of love in fact; the price tag of the University of Melbourne's new arts education facility.

On the agenda this week is the new BubDesk concept that is freeing up Mums to pursue their career goals, a look back at the big issues arising from EduTECH in Brisbane, the call to measure soft skills in schools and a discussion on La Trobe’s decision to suspend controversial academic Roz Ward over a Facebook post.

With endless announcements about new multi-million dollar STEM facilities opened at Australian universities, arts education has finally received some love. It’s $6.5 million worth of love in fact; the price tag of the University of Melbourne's new arts education facility.

A university think tank wants the soft skills of schoolchildren to be measured, including critical thinking ability, work ethic and sense of community responsibility.

A new survey has found traditional approaches to international student recruitment are no longer relevant in the modern global education market.

A new survey has found traditional approaches to international student recruitment are no longer relevant in the modern global education market.

A new survey has found traditional approaches to international student recruitment are no longer relevant in the modern global education market.

It’s not just the university executives who want to change their institution’s business models; the rank-and-file academics want to do so too. But they’re hampered overburdened by cumbersome university infrastructure slows the pace of change to a crawl, and hinders the uptake of new technologies.

It’s not just the university executives who want to change their institution’s business models; the rank-and-file academics want to do so too. But they’re hampered overburdened by cumbersome university infrastructure slows the pace of change to a crawl, and hinders the uptake of new technologies.