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• University seed funds bear fruit.

  - 2005-09-11

  Byline: Tim Dodd Sep 11, 2005 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Rapid growth has been the order of the day at Uniseed throughout 2005. The pre-seed ...

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• Deans wary of ad hoc growth.

  - 2005-08-23

  Byline: Dorothy Illing Aug 23, 2005 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Committee of Deans of Australian Medical Schools CDAMS is nervous about ad hoc growth in medical...

  Tags: Australia, Monash University, University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales

• Leading unis plunge into the red.

  - 2003-09-09

  Sep 09, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) Several leading Australian universities have reported deficits due to the commercialisation of tertiary education. The Australian Government has been criticised by the Opposition for allowing elite universities, such as the Australian National University...

  Tags: Government, University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales

• Call for rethink on intellectual property.

  - 2003-08-24

  Aug 24, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) Australian university vice-chancellors have expressed conflicting views on intellectual property. Frank Larkins, deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Melbourne, says that the government should introduce a 200 percent tax credit for research...

  Tags: Government, University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales

• Fetching models get the glad eye.

  - 2003-06-24

  Jun 24, 2003 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) The Australian "Group of 8" universities are considering financial and marketing models for increasing student course fees. The Federal Budget for 2003-04 permits universities to increase fees by 30 per cent in most courses if...

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• Executive adds global perspective.

  - 2002-08-06

  Aug 06, 2002 The Australian ABIX via COMTEX -- Universitas Global is preparing to offer online higher degrees, which will be accredited globally. The group has recently appointed Mukesh Aghi as its chief executive officer. The former IBM executive has a doctorate in international...

  Tags: FINANCE, INTERNET, Thomson Corp., University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales

• $88m surplus at Sydney University as others struggle.

  - 2002-04-15

  Apr 15, 2002 The Sydney Morning Herald ABIX via COMTEX -- Some Australian universities are accruing wealth while others are struggling, according to Australian Audit Office data. The University of Sydney has accrued an $A88m surplus, the University of New South Wales $A41.9m, and...

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