Education

University students are looking for better value for money from their tertiary experience.

Universities face a period of transformation in the decade ahead, with the likelihood of greater industry engagement and an exploration of disruptive business models.

A new learning module can upskill workers and help fill the financial hole left by the absence of international students.

Romy Lawson is set to leave Murdoch University at the end of this year, just two months after she commenced as acting vice chancellor.

Getting the language of identity right has never been so complicated, or important.

This month's national WorldSkills championships was held at satellite sites across Australia following multiple outbreaks of COVID-19 in the eastern states.

Edith Cowan University, the City of Joondalup, and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA are among groups backing a newly established leadership program for Perth's schoolgirls.

Edith Cowan University has released the first designs of its 11-storey city campus along William Street.

Jaxon Construction says it has paid a majority of the subcontractors on its Forrest Hall project, after days of speculation about the future of the company.

Work on a $16.9 million upgrade to South Metropolitan TAFE's Mandurah campus has started, with new hospitality and tourism training facilities to open in 2023.

Building partnerships between business and the tertiary sector is key to producing job-ready graduates.

Phil Payne has announced his intention to step down as StudyPerth's chief executive in January.

Australia's peak education and miscellaneous workers unions have teamed up to demand teachers receive priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine.

Pay variations and stable housing for teachers in Western Australia's regional schools have been drawn as key battle lines ahead of next month's collective bargaining negotiations.

Many universities still struggle to find the management sweet spot.

Schools, TAFEs, and universities are eager to welcome international students back to WA.

Business News spoke to three international students about why they decided to study in Perth and what they have enjoyed about living here.

Perth offers plenty of high-quality learning opportunities.

The promise of ongoing federal funding for Western Australia's preschools is clouded by a lack of details, according to an academic in education studies at Edith Cowan University.

The federal government appears set on shaking up the tertiary sector in the name of differentiation.

WA's public universities have largely maintained their position in the latest QS World University Rankings, despite what has been a difficult period for the nation's higher education sector.

Government funding for the capital needs of private schools remains a contentious issue.

Recovering from COVID-19 is shaping up to be a long haul for WA's universities.

Parents posting punishments of their children online is misguided and unhealthy.

Industry partnerships and a unique take on project-based learning underpin All Saints' College's forthcoming alternative school.

Why do a university degree over three years when it can be finished in two?

Local architect Silver Thomas Hanley will co-design ECU's new city campus, alongside national agency Lyons and UK-based studio Haworth Tompkins.

Perfect scores in education, environment and healthcare have led to Perth ranking as the sixth most liveable city in the world, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit.

New premises and a major acquisition drive are behind iCollege's growth in what's considered a tough market for education providers across the country.

Murdoch University has appointed provost Romy Lawson to serve as interim vice-chancellor while it searches for a replacement for outgoing vice-chancellor Eeva Leinonen.

The return of the mullet opens up a conversation about schools' role and personal freedoms.

A culture and commitment of constant improvement will underpin a major strategic rethink for St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls as it sets out on an ambitious overhaul of what the future of learning will look like in the coming decade.