Tertiary education stories
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Aston University sets world record in data transmission speed
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telco
Aston University researchers shatter data transmission speed record, reaching 402 terabits per second with advanced optical fibre technology.
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Flinders University & Sennheiser launch hi-tech Adelaide campus
Thu, 9th May 2024
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edutech
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e-learning
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sennheiser
Adelaide's Flinder University collaborates with Sennheiser, renovating its city campus with cutting-edge audio technology to enrich teaching experiences and promote interactivity.
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Optic Security Group expands in Western Australia with new Perth office
Fri, 15th Mar 2024
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perth
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tertiary education
Optic Security Group strengthens its presence in Western Australia with a new Perth office and the promotion of industry veteran Patrick Hill to Operations Manager.
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IWD 2024: AI as your child's new study buddy and guide
Thu, 7th Mar 2024
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AI's enhanced role in education offers a personalised learning experience, easing teachers' workload, while providing tailored study schedules and multi-language support for students.
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IWD 2024: Tertiary education for women hasn’t kept pace with their needs
Thu, 7th Mar 2024
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edutech
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ai
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cleantech
Amid tech disruption, global tertiary education is falling behind in meeting women's needs for upskilling, requiring a more flexible, personalised approach.
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Banked unveils finance guide for New Zealand students
Tue, 9th Jan 2024
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edutech
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nz
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insurance
Ppersonal finance website Banked debuts a free, comprehensive guide to help students effectively manage finances during their transition to tertiary education.
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Tax Traders awards Cultivate Technology Scholarship to two promising students
Thu, 2nd Nov 2023
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manukau institute of technology
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support
Tax Traders awards Cultivate Technology Scholarship to budding video game developer and cybersecurity enthusiast.
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TechnologyOne marks era end for 'on-prem' in higher education sector
Mon, 30th Oct 2023
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saas
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edutech
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higher education
TechnologyOne declares the end of the 'on-prem' era as all customers transition to SaaS, boosting productivity and staff retention in higher education.
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Australian PhD students land internships at European Space Agency's Phi Lab
Wed, 25th Oct 2023
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spacetech
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collaboration
Two Australian PhD students secure research internships at the European Space Agency's cutting-edge Phi Lab in Italy.
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Dell and University of Queensland advance supercomputer innovation
Wed, 30th Aug 2023
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network infrastructure
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edutech
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datacentre infrastructure
For the next phase of supercomputing, UQ will use advanced GPU technologies to provide a whole new capability of visual compute inside the supercomputer.
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New Zealand’s Laidlaw College implements Tribal ebs:VET
Wed, 14th Sep 2022
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partner programmes
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tertiary education
New Zealand’s Laidlaw College has implemented Tribal’s student management system, ebs:VET, which uses powerful features from ebs's enterprise version.
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Tribal Group wins NZ higher education SaaS contract
Wed, 31st Mar 2021
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tertiary education
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students
Tribal Group wins contract to replace Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi's Student Management System in New Zealand.
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AIIA launches new skills hub to boost Aussie ICT industry
Fri, 29th Jan 2021
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skills gap
The hub was created as a digital skills platform to connect ICT training needs of industry and employees with VET, tertiary and industry digital courses.
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Aussie uni utilises AR and VR to discover the human body
Tue, 8th Oct 2019
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edutech
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ar, vr & metaverse
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tertiary education
Students studying anatomy at La Trobe University are utilising digital technologies as opposed to textbooks to learn about the human body.
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Sunway University launches SOC Lab powered by RSA Security
Tue, 3rd Sep 2019
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tertiary education
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rsa security
Sunway University has launched its new SOC Lab powered by RSA Security, investing MYR RM3 million in cybersecurity training and research facilities.
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Northland to get new school specialising in tech skills
Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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martech
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software development
A new tech-focused tertiary school in Whangarei aims to address Northland's tech skills shortage, offering software development and design programmes.
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Degree no longer mandatory with tech opportunities - NZTech
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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nztech
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tertiary education
New Zealand could see a 204% increase in GDP by matching Finland's education outcomes, says NZTech CEO Graeme Muller.
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THETA 2017 gathers tertiary industry to discuss tech
Mon, 8th May 2017
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edutech
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tertiary education
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theta
THETA 2017 is looking to be one of the most relevant conferences for decision makers and infrastructure managers in the tertiary sector.
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STEM degrees set students up for serious salaries
Thu, 13th Apr 2017
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edutech
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careers
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tertiary education
STEM graduates earn more but are more likely to stay in the same job, says new research by Motu. They also analyze career paths for non-STEM grads.
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Potential barriers to innovation in tertiary education revealed
Tue, 21st Mar 2017
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edutech
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nz
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tertiary education
Barriers to innovation within New Zealand's tertiary education system have been identified by the Productivity Commission.