University of Melbourne provided $4.5 million in COVID-19 assistance

University of Melbourne foray into India’s huge education needs A high-level delegation of the University of Melbourne (UoM) led by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor International, Professor Michael Wesley and Assistant Deputy Vice-Chancellor International – India, Professor Muthupandian Ashokkumar was in India for two weeks from April 4 to April 16. TheRead More →

University of Melbourne pay dispute

The NTEU has referred the University of Melbourne to the Fair Work Commission over the underpayment of casual academic staff who are at loggerheads with the university over pay dispute.   The University of Melbourne abruptly stopped paying PhD rates to casual academic staff in possession of doctoral qualifications across aRead More →

International Students welcome by Christmas 2021

International students will start returning to Victoria by the end of the year under the Victorian Government’s Student Arrivals Plan, which has been submitted to the Commonwealth for approval. The Plan provides a graduated, safe return to study in Victoria for international students, and a pipeline for continued arrivals throughRead More →

Prof-Ashokkumar-Muthupandian

Good news for Indian international students When it comes to education, genuine students would want to go to the very best colleges and Universities to complete their degrees. No wonder, the world has seen students from developing countries travelling in droves to developed countries for further education and paying hugeRead More →

Ramachandra Guha’s fear for India’s freedom of expression is half-cooked at best and practically non-existent at its worst, writes Dinesh Malhotra. Speaking at the University of Melbourne’s Asia Link and Australia India Institute (AII) joint lecture “Eight Threats to Freedom of Expression in India”, Guha – eminent historian, biographer andRead More →