Education

Singapore-based developer Centurion has flagged a Western Australian entry, earmarking a Crawley site for a $30 million student accommodation project.

Significant steps have been taken to make WA a more attractive location for international students.

OPINION: The benefits of experience obtained outside a university degree are gaining favour in a tight employment market.

The state government has awarded more than $10 million worth of contracts to upgrade transportable classrooms across Western Australian schools.

Prominent Indigenous advocate Kado Muir hopes the launch of a new technology company will be a catalyst for an outback Goldfields town to become a digital jobs hub.

The Mamutjitji Story app represents opportunities to combine Indigenous cultural knowledge and technology.

Edith Cowan University has appointed Clare Pollock as its new vice-chancellor and president, to replace Steve Chapman.

A proposed cap on international student numbers has sparked confusion for education providers.

Maylands-based MPA Skills Trade Training has joined not-for-profit employment and skills provider IntoWork Group, marking the company's exit from voluntary administration.

Critics of the federal plan say it will have wider implications than its stated objective to free-up housing stocks.

A western suburbs school site, Loreto Primary and Convent, has been added to the Western Australian heritage list after the facility closed its doors.

The state government has awarded $25 million worth of contracts for new amenities at two high schools, including sport halls and a performing arts centre.

A nationwide initiative to promote jobs in the aviation sector will be led by the state's Civil Aviation Academy.

The state and federal governments will collectively spend $70.5 million to establish a clean energy skills centre of excellence in WA, to be run with no fixed address.

Perenti chair Diane Smith-Gander will replace former High Court chief justice Robert French as chancellor at the University of Western Australia.

Curtin University will receive $6.4 million over four years from the Gorgon gas project's joint venture partners to operate Western Australia's new GreenTech Hub initiative.

State and federal budgets have given WA's education system a multi-billion-dollar boost.

A new set of principles will provide a comprehensive framework for fortifying governance within Australian universities.

Wendy Pye says resilience was needed to establish one of the world's biggest publishing companies in terms of educational resources.

A new study has shed light on what makes Australia's higher-education sector such a drawcard for international students.

The University of Western Australia will pay back more than $10 million after finding out it has underpaid thousands of its employees since mid-2013.

A tertiary review has recommended a fund be established to ensure the sector's big-budget needs are met.

High cost of living and tuition fees in Australia has knocked the country off the top spot in university rankings it shared with Canada, as uncertainty around government migration policy contributed to the fall.

The state government will allocate $410 million to build and upgrade school infrastructure across Western Australia in the upcoming budget.

More than a dozen Western Australian schools will share a $25 million funding pool to build or upgrade its infrastructure.

From kindergarten to university, plans are progressing for future facilities.

A study has found more than one-quarter of university boards are comprised of unelected corporate appointments, leading to calls for a governance overhaul.

The Engineering Institute of Technology's new West Perth campus aims to bolster engineers' ability to tackle climate change.

Introducing a new work model in institutions with a traditional culture such as academia is challenging.

The State School Teachers' Union of WA estimated more than 11,000 of its members walked off the job today, to demand higher pay from the state government.

A WA-based national research body on student equity in universities has been overhauled.

The recently released Australian University Accord focuses on long-term reforms spanning the next decade and beyond.