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    Emma Golledge, director of the Kingsford Legal Centre, which is based at the University of NSW, with students.

    Law students targeting real-life opportunities for learning

    Practical experience and career opportunities are a must for students when choosing a law degree.

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    July

    Some students say they want to protect their mental health by avoiding the stress of exams.

    Stressed teens would rather finish school with no ATAR than sit exams

    Students at co-educational schools reported the highest scores on emotional and mental wellbeing, and girls-only school students the lowest.

    • Julie Hare
    George Williams, incoming head of Western Sydney University, is starting his role at a time of great upheaval.

    Caps on foreign students ‘don’t make sense’: WSU boss

    Western Sydney University boss George Williams says overseas students take up jobs that are difficult to fill and spend their money with local businesses and families.

    • Julie Hare
    Working from home meant the number of people using parents to care for their children has fallen.

    ‘It’s insane’: The secret world of tutors to the super-rich

    For the children of the ultra-rich, education involves family tutors who fly with them around the world, with the best tutors earning $500,000 salaries.

    • Mattie Brignal
    David Lloyd, left, and Peter Hoj, joint vice-chancellors of the new Adelaide University.

    SA’s new mega university starts recruiting overseas students

    The new Adelaide University is due to launch with 70,000 students in early 2026, even as migration reforms bite hard on the education sector.

    • Julie Hare
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    Education businesses have proved to be a happy hunting ground for private equity.

    River Capital nabs Archer Capital’s education roll-up Aspire2

    Andrew Larke, Orica’s former star dealmaker, will co-invest alongside the Melbourne-based investment firm and come on as Aspire2’s chairman.

    • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
    Selective schools may not offer the long-term advantages they appear to offer.

    Sending kids to selective schools doesn’t pay off: study

    Demand for selective public high schools far outweighs places, but a new study casts doubt on whether they live up to their promise.

    • Julie Hare
    Colette Assaf and Charles Assaf  have built a network of childcare centres based on the Montessori method. Now, their daughter Mary Assaf and future son-in-law Christopher Omeissah are taking the approach to aged and disability care.

    The education method that’s made this family millions

    When Charles and Colette Assaf bought a Montessori childcare business in 2000, the IT entrepreneur never expected it would become his family’s future.

    • Yolanda Redrup

    June

    Sydney University student Cynthia Huynh: “Now everything has changed because of the exposure to the companies and professors at Berkeley and Stanford.”

    Why Cynthia’s uni trip to Silicon Valley was life-changing

    Study-abroad programs have become something of a rite of passage for Australian university students, and it can be a life-changing experience.

    • Julie Hare
    University of Sydney student Abby Bonic lived in a residential college for three years in order to have an authentic uni experience.

    Why parents are forking out $40k for their kids to live on campus

    Residential colleges used to be the preserve of country boarders and blue-blood families, but there’s a growing trend among parents who want their kids to have the kind of university experience they had.

    • Michelle Bowes
    Julian Stevenson, RMIT Online director of product and operations: Australians must become lifelong learners and upgrade their skills regularly, especially in fast-evolving sectors such as digitisation and artificial intelligence.

    Microcredentials address skills shortages – but we must keep it real

    Australians must become lifelong learners and upgrade their skills regularly, especially in sectors such as digitisation and artificial intelligence.

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    Thirst for knowledge driving growth in MBAs

    Diving into a full-length MBA can be daunting, so some business schools are now offering short courses to meet varying demand.

    • Megan Breen

    Short and sharp: courses that can lead to better jobs

    Bite-sized qualifications deliver better jobs and pay for employees and competitiveness for employers.

    • Agnes King

    How Australia can become a world leader in green hydrogen

    A short course is being developed to give electrical engineers the specialist knowledge they need to work in the emerging green hydrogen sector.

    • Christopher Niesche

    Companies switch on to new ways of staff training

    A growing number of employers including law firms are developing short courses known as microcredentials in collaboration with tertiary institutions.

    • Alexandra Cain
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    Online MBAs connect students to a global network

    An online MBA’s flexible study schedule makes it an attractive option for busy professionals.

    • Alexandra Cain
    PhD student Dan McDougall decided public relations was not for him.

    Higher education key to bigger pay, Labor MP argues

    When it comes to the relationship between education and earning capacity, research suggests more is better.

    • Julie Hare
    Cranbrook School is under intense scrutiny.

    Former Cranbrook teacher sues school alleging unsafe environment

    Sydney private school Cranbrook is dealing with a new legal action brought by a former teacher who alleges the environment was unsafe for female staff.

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    • Max Mason and Julie Hare