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Franchises 'a threat' to university education

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THE franchising of Australian university campuses under partnerships with private companies is damaging the country's international education reputation, a leading academic has warned. Monash University academic Simon Marginson said university campuses jointly owned by universities and private companies could not guarantee the quality of education and teaching standards.He said the campuses were the "weak underbelly" of education in Australia and could devalue university degrees.
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Places for fee-paying students

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UNIVERSITIES will be allowed to enrol more fee-paying students in popular courses to address plunging student demand in some disciplines. In her first policy move since becoming Education Minister last month, Julie Bishop will relax "nonsensical" rules for the enrolment of domestic fee-paying undergraduates. She also signalled a desire for further cuts to bureaucratic red tape
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'Cash cow' students take stand against uni

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AT 10 o'clock yesterday morning, a group of international students at the Melbourne campus of Central Queensland University told the media that they were planning to start a hunger strike.

They accused the university of treating them as "cash cows", interested only in their money.

Gay students find own space

GAY students have won the right to their own space at three university campuses and will be able to refuse entry to students who don't identify as homosexual
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Half of foreign students report racism

International students studying at Australian universities are suffering from "alarming levels" of discrimination, isolation and financial pressure, according to research.

A Monash University study has found that half the international students interviewed had suffered from discrimination or bad treatment; 57 per cent of female students reported discrimination.

One in 10 said they felt unsafe in Australia.