Let's have a constructive debate about what could replace the ATAR alone as a fairer, more comprehensive and contextual measure of academic potential, writes Iain Martin.
UNSW’s first MOOC to be offered via the education platform Coursera – Introduction to Systems Engineering – goes live on 28 April and more than 20,000 students have already enrolled.
Australian universities cannot afford to accept that our global standing will inevitably wane as Asia's rises, writes Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Iain Martin.
With China investing massive amounts in universities, it's vital for the federal government to make hard policy decisions to ensure our system can be truly globally competitive, writes Professor Iain Martin.