EDUCATION

Universities Australia has signed an agreement with the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) for an ongoing partnership and collaboration with the universities of India through the AIU.

DISTANCE-learning business education is a resounding success story. In America, specialist universities, such as the University of Phoenix, have hundreds of thousands of postgraduate business students enrolled. If, perhaps, the very top tier of universities are yet to offer distance programmes, still some very notable ones do: Carnegie Mellon or Thunderbird in America, Warwick or Insitito Empresas...

It is too soon to determine when the U.S. recession ended, the arbiter of U.S. business cycles said on Monday.

Teaching staff from The University of Queensland have released an innovative learning tool to help students gain a better understanding of the core methods of direct practice in social work and the human services.

Released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), the report found that for an average person who is out of work and who has a disability, completing a VET qualification increases their likelihood of getting a job from 9% to 29% (in the first year after completion).

Through the development of a 'virtual slidebox', an Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC)-funded project has made the study of microscopy exciting once again for a digitally engaged body of tertiary students.

The University of Sydney and The Smith Family today renewed their joint commitment to supporting students of promise, with the University pledging more than a quarter of a million dollars to provide scholarships to disadvantaged students.

For almost three decades Dr. Dre has been a trendsetter in the U.S. music industry, through his recordings with gangsta rappers N.W.A. and later as a producer and record executive who helped launch the careers of Eminem, Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent.

It may seem a leap from offering virtual pet monsters for adoption to building the next Facebook but Michael Acton Smith, the man behind kids' online craze Moshi Monsters, believes he could do it.

This is no clearer demonstration of the achievements applauded during graduation ceremonies at Charles Sturt University (CSU) than the determination shown by one graduate.

ANU researchers are informing federal policy recommendations that could reshape the future of audit practices in Australia.

Parents looking for the best state school system for their housing dollar should concentrate on the northeast section of the country, particularly Massachusetts, according to a new report.

When entrepreneur Blake Mycoskie, didn't just donate some money, he started a company with the goal of putting shoes on the feet of every needy child.

He told ABC Local Brisbane he has spoken with the Alannah and Madeline Foundation, which is a charity to protect children from violence.

As Wall Street eagerly awaits signs that Internet sensation Facebook will offer shares to the public, the venture capitalists that prowl California's Silicon Valley are keeping close tabs on another hot commodity: the employees leaving Facebook.

CHILDREN as young as eight are being coached by private tutors in how to pass the tests that form the basis of performance ratings on the My School website.

The University of Melbourne's faculty of business and economics is to expand further into executive education, potentially treading on the turf of the Melbourne Business School.

Has anyone ever said to you, If there's anything I can do to help you with your business, let me know? And was your response Thank you.

Selling a business comes with a huge number of variables. The following consider 9 important areas you need to work through if you want to successfully exit the business you own.

More than one in seven staff members said they or a colleague had been bullied by children spreading malicious rumours about them on-line, according to research.

If you are looking for a top-notch degree, here are the most prestigious and rewarding ones from around the world.

In the wake of complaints about sudden acceleration problems that have led to the recall of millions of Toyotas over the past few months.

Few small businesses would choose to set up shop in a poorer section of town, but at a time when capital is hard to come by, the financial benefits for inner-city entrepreneurs can be significant.

An Internet startup called Fashion Stake launching in coming weeks aims to shake up the fashion industry, just as peer-to-peer file sharing changed the music industry.

Small and medium-sized business borrowers in the United States showed signs of continued stress in February as the percentage of loans in default stayed at a two-year high, PayNet Inc reported on Thursday.

When was the last time you had a frank discussion about money with your friends? How aggressively did you negotiate your salary last time you got a new job or had a good review?

Most Americans believe tax hikes are OK if you're making more than $250,000, a policy proposed by President Barack Obama, but hands off Medicare and Social Security, a poll released on Monday found.

Bloom Energy's recent high-profile unveiling of a new fuel cell technology has raised the sector's profile, but its perennially loss-making companies need more than visibility to register any short-term gains.

If women ran Wall Street, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's job cleaning up the bloodied financial markets might not be so tough.