Noticias Oceanía

New Zealand: Fizzy drinks could be banned at primary schools under Government proposal

Publicado: 11 abril 2022

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Dale clic para escuchar” voice=”UK English Female”] New Zealand/April 11, 2022/By: Rachel Thomas and Lee Kenny/Source: https://www.stuff.co.nz/ Primary schools will have to ban fizzy and sugary drinks if a new government health proposal is adopted. Pupils will only be allowed to drink water, milk and non-dairy milk substitutes under the plan announced on Thursday. Sugar-sweetened […]

Australia: a budgetary mixed bag for higher education

Publicado: 7 abril 2022

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Dale clic para escuchar” voice=”UK English Female”] Australia/April 07, 2022/by Manu Prakaash/Source: https://thepienews.com/ Australia’s higher education sector has hailed parts of the 2022 federal budget, but concerns have also been raised regarding the lack of foresight on addressing skills shortages and the funding gaps in research and science and technology. “It’s good to see the budget invest in […]

Victoria and NSW refuse mandatory Australian history teaching

Publicado: 2 abril 2022

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Dale clic para escuchar” voice=”UK English Female”] Australia/April 02, 2022/By Lisa Visentin/Source: https://www.smh.com.au/ Victoria and NSW are refusing to be bound by a new mandatory component in the national curriculum that proposes to make it compulsory for year nine and 10 students to learn Australian history, in a sign of ongoing tension after the country’s […]

Australia’s quality of education has dropped, students say: report

Publicado: 27 marzo 2022

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Dale clic para escuchar” voice=”UK English Female”] Australia/March 27, 2022/By: THIRA MOHAMAD/Source: https://www.studyinternational.com/ id Australia’s travel ban lift come too little, too late? IDP Education’s recent report — “Emerging Futures” — found that foreign students perceived Australia poorly for its quality education compared to its major competitors. Canada, which championed international students’ mobility throughout the pandemic, solidified its position as […]

ENZ online education pilot extended

Publicado: 26 marzo 2022

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Dale clic para escuchar” voice=”UK English Female”] New Zealand /March 26, 2022/By. Viggo Stacey/Source:https://thepienews.com/ Education New Zealand Manapou ke ti Ao has announced a new phase of its online education pilot that it is running with FutureLearn. First revealed in 2021, ENZ’s project offered 22 short taster courses online in collaboration with 13 New Zealand education providers. The courses attracted more than […]

Australia and India moving toward mutual recognition of higher education qualifications

Publicado: 25 marzo 2022

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Dale clic para escuchar” voice=”UK English Female”] Australia-India/March 25, 2022/Source: https://monitor.icef.com/ Short on time? Here are the highlights: The governments of India and Australia have announced that they are setting up a taskforce to establish a framework for the mutual recognition of qualifications The framework is expected to be in place by 2023 The […]