Education

Some charities and non-government agencies in the human services sectors are set to benefit from a boost in funding, after a revision of the state government’s indexation policy delivered an extra $36.3 million for organisations over the next three years.

As student enrolments are finalised for the new academic year, Western Australian universities are on track to meet their targets, despite a continuing decline in the number of applications from mature aged students.

Western Australia is on the verge of a plant breeding revolution, following the signing of two historic agreements between WA and Zhejiang University in China.

LEN Buckeridge’s BGC Construction has won a $73 million contract for the development of a basketball and athletics complex at AK Reserve, to replace facilities at Perry Lakes stadium.

In times to come we might look back at 2007 as the year Western Australia finally counted in the national schemes of things.

The Fundraising Institute of Australia has recognised three Western Australian organisations in this year’s WA fundraising awards.

This week’s climate change summit in Bali has put the issue at the top of the political agenda, but many in the business sector are unsure how to plan for the challenge.

UWA Extension, the community outreach program of The University of Western Australia, has organised several upcoming presentations.

The environmental approvals process remains problematic for industry in Western Australia, with the increasing regulatory standards likely to present a growing challenge for the state’s miners.

More than four decades after it was started by general practitioner Kevin Cullen, the landmark Busselton population health study is the subject of growth plans that could substantially broaden the use of its valuable data.

The head of the University of Western Australia’s Centre for Water Research, Jorg Imberger, is one of the state’s best known scientists, so when he starts talking, smart people stop to listen.

The Perth arm of international architecture firm Woods Bagot has been awarded the design contract for a $200 million biotechnology precinct at Murdoch University.

Architectural firm Woods Bagot has been commissioned to design a new $200 million Biosecurity and Agricultural Research Facility at Murdoch University.

The architect of Melbourne’s liquor licensing laws, John Nieuwenhuysen, is not a big fan of the City of Subiaco’s restrictions on small bars.

Wesfarmers has become Australia’s largest sector employer, but like all employers it has to grapple with labour shortages.

The resources sector is again at the forefront of community initiatives, with BHP Billiton Ltd committing $5 million to fund resources research and education at the University of Western Australia Business School.

NAVITAS Ltd, formerly IBT Education Ltd, has continued its rapid growth by acquiring the University of Melbourne’s Hawthorn English Language Centre for $4.73 million.

Claremont-based online book company Ebooks Corporation has won two major supply contracts with companies in the publishing and book retailing industries.

Curtin University of Technology is hosting the tenth annual Australian Technology Network of Universities Conference from January 29 to 31 at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Ministry of Health in Mongolia have sought the help of Curtin University of Technology's Professor Jeffrey Spickett to manage an environmental disaster in a rural Mongolian village.

High-profile company director Tony Howarth has been elected president of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Australia's peak national employer and business organisation.

Administrative and clerical staff numbers in the Department of Education and Training has grown by more than seven times that of teaching staff under the current State Government.

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A subsidiary of Navitas Ltd, formerly IBT Education Ltd, has continued its rapid growth by acquiring the University of Melbourne's Hawthorn English Language Centre for $4.73 million.

NAVITAS Ltd, formerly IBT Education Ltd, has entered an agreement with the University of Manitoba to establish its second college in Canada.

Edith Cowan University has appointed Professor John Finlay-Jones as deputy vice-chancellor with responsibility for research.

Universities in Western Australia are facing a drop in student enrolments next year, with the number of applications falling and more potential students joining the state’s booming workforce.

Western Australia's education system has been allowed to slip into crisis under the Carpenter Government, says shadow education minister Peter Collier.

Navitas Ltd has entered into a Recognition and Educational Services Agreement with The University of Manitoba to establish its second college in Canada.

In the last View from the Arch, Andrew Hobbs wraps up the campaign for John Howard and Kevin Rudd, and casts a brief glace statewards.

The State Government has appointed marine biologist Phil Chalmer to the board of the Esperance Port Authority, bringing additional environmental experience to the board.

Wesfarmers Ltd has won a national award for its long-term financial support of the WA Institute of Medical Research.