EDUCATION

As a set back to the education sector, all universities in New Zealand have seen a drop in their ranking, in the annual QS World University Rankings. The only exception is Lincoln University which made it to the list for the first time. The drop in ranking has led to a call for the Government to invest more in New Zealand's universities.

Who ever said that acting and learning can’t be done at the same time? For some of the biggest Hollywood stars, tight schedules never became a hindrance to getting a good education. From Emma Watson to Kristen Stewart, here are celebrities currently juggling college and the Hollywood life.

The Oxford dictionary added “twerk” and Morgan freeman recites the meaning of “twerk” in his popular "narrating voice"

Honi Soit, the student publication of the University of Sydney, would finally be distributed to its students after the latest issue was pulled out. The reason behind the sudden withdrawal last week of 4,000 copies of the newspaper was that the cover photo is that of 18 close-up vaginas.

A school district in Indonesia has sparked outrage when it planned to make teenage girls undergo virginity tests to enter senior high school. The plan, which was apparently aimed to discourage premarital sex and protect students against prostitution, was scrapped after the country’s officials dismissed it as unethical.

The University of Melbourne has once again claimed a top spot in the 2013 Academic World Universities Ranking produced by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. Australia's premier university, in terms of world academic rankings, has ranked 54th among the Top 100 universities in the world. University of Melbourne soared three places higher than last year's ranking. Australia has 5 universities that made it to the top 100 and 19 universities in all listed in the top 500. It cements the Un...

The mother of an 18-year-old student at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, is protesting the school's requiring her daughter to appear topless in a play. The daughter, a creative arts student, was warned that she may not get lead roles in school stage productions if she is hesitant to shed of her clothes, at least her blouse off.

Is Robert Pattinson’s ex, Kristen Stewart, spreading herself thin or can her plans to attend UCLA help her get over the British hunk soon enough? The "Camp X-Ray" star has reportedly signed up for an English Literature program at the University of California Los Angeles.

Abacus math is fundamental in the budding years of a child. It forms a stronger image in a child’s mind. It lets a child have a rich logic of basic math.

Tony Abbott changed his position on Labor's Gonski school funding in an attempt to neutralise the issue of education in the elections. The Opposition Leader vowed to match the Australian Labor's Better Schools Plan. He has reversed his long-standing objection to the plan that would guarantee payments to all states in Australia during the next four years even to states that haven't signed up for the Gonski deal.

You might have the perfect boss, the dream job, friendly colleagues, state-of-the-art office in an aristocratic area, a huge cash inflow, but not everyone does. A lot of people around you hate their jobs! It’s sad but real that many people are unsatisfied with the jobs they have and wish they were engaged in something “better”. Often, this dissatisfaction can take its toll on a person’s physical and mental health. This in turn can also affect their personal relationships and everyday life. No o...

University of NSW and University of Western Australia will offer online courses in 2014.

Various cases of racism and discrimination have appeared in headlines in Australia the past few months. From schools to public transportation, racism has become an issue that can no longer be ignored. One person who took it upon himself to help stop racism in schools is Jihad Dib, principal of the Punchbowl Boys High School in Sydney.

An investigation into the death of 23 children from eating a government sponsored lunch programme was the result of storing cooking oil and other ingredients in a insecticide containers.

The Greens are concerned over New Zealand's plan to attach identification numbers to young children. The political party claims that the ID numbers that will be assigned to little kids as young as three years old could be used to track and punish their parents.

Compared to the kinds of headlines teachers are making today, Cameron Diaz in and as Bad teacher was a veritable saint. From teachers who rape underage girls to the ones who end up birthing children fathered by underage boys – the new nightmare of children’s abuse starts with their mentors – take in question the Australian teacher arrested in Philippines.

According to a report from Universities Australia, more than two-thirds of the student population is worrying about their tuition fees and other finances. The current figure is a big leap coming from just half of university students reportedly under financial stress in 2006.

Independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich is going up against religious schools in his aim to protect the rights of gay students. He is preparing a bill that would ban schools from expelling students on the grounds of their sexuality, which is strongly opposed by most faith-based educational institutions.

Higher Education Minister Kim Carr has accused former Prime Minister Julia Gillard of causing Australia National University to cut 230 jobs. Carr says Australia National University's job cuts were closely associated with the Australian Labor party's decision to reduce university funding to $2.3 billion. Any changes that Kevin Rudd's government planned to implement would have to meet budget rules requiring new spending to be offset by savings.

Not only is Big Brother's surveillance leviathan growing larger by the day but it has become a most arrogant creature as well, operating at will against the people - or, perhaps more appropriately in this case, operating against the will of the people.

The primary and intermediate teachers union in New Zealand has signed a deal with the government to give 800 expert teachers allowances worth $4 million. The union said the allowance will mark the beginning of performance pay.

Australia can expect an increase in foreign students enrolments in the next five to 10 years as the recent commissioned survey by HSBC reveals that the country is the top choice of Chinese students for their overseas education. They ranked Australia no. 1 in Asia, and fourth globally behind the US, UK and Canada

Six universities in Australia have recently topped the World University Rankings for 2012-2013. The highest-ranking Australian university is the University of Melbourne. Out of 400 universities, the University of Melbourne ranked 28th with an overall score of 77.9. It ranked 37th in the world rankings in 2012.

Attractiveness makes people's lives easier or at least some people think so.

A Victoria University student has collected the top award in a global business competition for a scheme to support entrepreneurs in villages in developing countries.

Trying to find the easy way out can lead to all sorts of discoveries. When several 15-year-olds found they could hack the laptop of their teacher’s boyfriend for test answers, it was too good to pass up. Within a few minutes, the students did not just find the answers to their exam – a racy photo of their teacher was also part of the find.

Many women have silicone implants on their areas just to move sizes from Cup A to Cup D, but for Washington teen Brittany Minder, being too buxom proved to be a problem, at least for one night.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard may have joked her way on Thursday by saying that the student who threw a salami and tomato sandwich at her may have thought she was hungry.

The cost of raising a child today has increased by half its recorded amount six years ago, according to a report by AMP and the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) from Australia’s University of Canberra. The report reveals that a middle-income family now is facing the inevitable - - to spend more on raising children than attending to basic socio-economic needs like, education.