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The University of Southern Queensland’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Bill Lovegrove has announced his retirement from the position at the end of 2011.
As the University's longest serving Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Lovegrove said he had confirmed his intention to retire at the end of this year.
USQ Chancellor Mrs Bobbie Brazil said that Professor Lovegrove will formally retire from his position on 31 December 2011.
The Chancellor thanked Professor Lovegrove for the contribution he has made to the University and wished him well for the future.
'Professor Lovegrove has led the University of the past eight years and in that time has contributed much to the development of the University and its place as a leading regional higher education provider,' Mrs Brazil said.
'In recognition of that contribution Professor Lovegrove will be awarded an Emeritus Professorship.' .
The Chancellor said the University has commenced the process of identifying a replacement for Professor Lovegrove and has engaged an executive search firm to assist with the recruitment of a new Vice-Chancellor and President.
A farewell function for Professor Lovegrove will be held later in the year.
New CSIRO-Macquarie University Chair in Wireless Coimmunications appointed
Leading expert Dr Stephen Hanly has been lured back to Australia as the inaugural CSIRO-Macquarie University Chair in Wireless Communications.
Calls to link funding to results
The Federal Government has announced it is considering plans to reconfigure the methodology of school funding to a model based on how much it costs to educate students to a certain level.
Education funding research papers released
The Federal Government has announced the release of four new, independent research reports that will form part of the government's review into school funding.
New university opens in Victoria
Victoria has opened its first new university for over 20 years after the Melbourne College of Divinity (MCD) the was granted approval to operate as a university by the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA)
Federal Government establishes skills standards council
The Federal Government has announced the formation of the National Skills Standards Council (NSSC), which will act as a standards setting body for the vocational education and training (VET) sector with an aim to improve quality and consistency of VET regulation throughout the country.
Federal Government appoints reference group to measure university performance
The Federal Government has announced a new reference group to provide advice on the implementation of four higher education performance measurement instruments under the Australian Government’s $1.3 billion Advancing Quality in Higher Education initiative.
US University expansion on hold
Difficulties navigating the quagmire of educational bureaucratic red tape has been cited as the main contributing factor to KAPLAN, the education arm of the Washington Post, deciding to pull out from its plans to establish a university in Adelaide.
Expert panel to advise government on trade cadetship
The Federal Government has announced the formation of a panel of leading education and training experts that will advise the government on the National Trade Cadetship (NTC) and Indigenous Ranger Cadetship Initiatives.
NCVER finds record apprenticeship numbers
A report published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) shows that a record 460,000 apprentices and trainees are currently in training.
Royal Darwin secures teaching accreditation
Northern Territory’s Royal Darwin Hospital has been accredited at the same standard as a number of the country’s leading teaching hospitals.
Senator calls for youth allowance reform for regional students
Nationals Senator for New South Wales Fiona Nash has called on Federal Minister for Tertiary Education Chris Evans to introduce reform to youth allowance to ensure that people are properly determined to have worked enough to deem them independent.
Quality Assurance Agency praises UNSW
The Australian Quality Assurance Agency (AUQA) has published its final audit report of the University of New South Wales (UNSW), finding that the institution had improved substantially over the recent years.
WA training centre opens
The Western Australian Government has opened the South West Aboriginal Workforce Development Centre aimed at training and building the workforce opportunities for the 12,300 working age Aboriginals living in the state’s south-west.
NCVER finds record apprenticeship numbers
A report published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) shows that a record 460,000 apprentices and trainees are currently in training.
Bligh calls for urgent education intervention
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has called for an emergency intervention by the Commonwealth to help the ‘ailing international education sector’ when the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meets.
OECD report calls for grassroots improvements in school evaluation
A new report from the OECD has found that the education reforms introduced by the Federal Government through the National Education Agreement have improved transparency and accountability of the school system, but significant work remains to generate improvements at the classroom level.
Go8 calls for applications for European Fellowships
The Group of Eight (Go8) has opened applications for its 2012 European Fellowships that will be open to early career researchers from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Croatia, and, for the first time in the program’s history, Russia.
TEQSA commissioners appointed
Dr Carol Nicoll has been appointed Chief Commissioner of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA). Dr Nicoll is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Learning and Teaching Council. She has held senior positions in the Commonwealth’s Education Department and was also the Australian Minister-Counsellor for Education, Science and Training in Europe.
Eighteen Australian universities make top 500 list
Shanghai’s Jiao Tong University has published its annual Academic Ranking of World Universities (AWRU), finding that American and British universities continue to dominate global rankings of tertiary education quality.
Deakin announces senior appointments
The Deakin University Council has announced the reappointment of Chancellor, Mr David Morgan, for a third term and three senior appointments to the University Executive.