EDUCATION

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), through its latest edition of Education at a Glance, showed how the countries are ranking in terms of cost of education. OECD noted a sharp rise in the cost of higher education in the United States, adding this situation has already led to a relative stagnation in the number of people going on to university.

Chinese students learn English through Li Yang's Crazy English course, one-of-a-kind program where students shout the English sentences on a roof top, instead of writing them.

Young entrepreneurs who dare to skip college and dive into an industry of their choice have found an ally in PayPal founder Peter Thiel, a high-flying Silicon Valley venture capitalist. Thiel disagrees with any criticism that the program encourages young people to trivialize college. He stressed that the fellows, who were chosen from over 400 applicants, showed brilliance and sheer determination.

Employers invest in training apprentices in a bid to improve human resources, but the purpose is defeated, as dropout rate is seen to cost Australia almost $12 billion in the next 10 years. NSW-commissioned modelling by Deloitte Access Economics has estimated the combined losses in NSW last year at over $180 million. Employers lost $124 million, the state government $33 million and the Commonwealth $26 million in payments and expenses.

The author has reminisced his study tour in Japan and hopes to encourage other students and professionals to embark on a journey of surprises and new learning.

It's the news many are unlikely to believe, but new data collected by a Galaxy poll has revealed that 90% of high income bracket employees work harder and regularly perform unpaid overtime. According to the Galaxy poll of over 800 working Australians, 88% of workers said they had worked extra hours in the last six months, but the figure increased markedly with salaries.

But just because you understand why they are sleeping in doesn't mean that teens should get a blank check to be late for school every day. The fact is that they have to get up at a certain time every day for school.

Australians will have to wait for quite a while before they could get their hands on the new Samsung Galaxy tablet computer as the South Korean consumer electronics manufacturer decided to suspend its local sale, at least until the company’s legal dispute with Apple has been resolved.

The University of Sydney has lots to celebrate after the Pablo Picasso painting donated by an anonymous American auctioned for an amount of $22 million dollars.

U.S. scientists have discovered factors that make smokers thinner than non-smokers. The findings, said the Agence France Presse in a report proved that nicotine can serve as an ‘appetite suppressant in the brain’ that will prevent users from gaining weight.

Nature Publishing Group and California State University (CSU) on Tuesday announced a three-year partnership that will eliminate paper textbooks from certain classes, and replace them with interactive e-books instead.

The University of Pennsylvania has granted A-list actor, Denzel Washington an honorary degree saying the actor has continued to serve as a great influence and an inspiration for his works in the entertainment industry.

The increased volume, pace and complexity of change has produced a new profession: the Change Manager.

The hiring of HR professionals across Brisbane and Sydney is expected to increase in quarter two, according to the Q1 Market Update released today by recruitment consultancy Robert Walters.

Semi-skilled workers are being left out of work due to technological advances and automated workplaces, resulting in an ‘hour glass’ shaped labour market, according to recruitment firm Hays.

I have heard quite a bit of talk lately around the importance of implementing Employee Lifecycle Management. Can you explain what it is and why it is important?

Employers currently have a lot of room for improvement on company practice, according to PageUp People.

Gender diversity in the finance sector is not being addressed properly and could lead to worsening talent shortages, warns global finance careers website eFinancialCareers.

Working from home has become the trend among small business owners and employees in Australia as they try to improve their ‘work/life balance’.

Women in ICT who take up technical positions get paid up to 28% less than their male counterparts, according to a new study by ITCRA.

Global healthcare and pharmaceutical giant Reckitt Benckiser has launched an innovative way to attract Australian graduates.

Kate came in vibrant red as she visited the place where she found her prince almost a decade ago. She walked hand in hand with the future King, in many corners of the university in a small town of Fife, Scotland.

Scientists from the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) maintain that there is a ‘miniscule’ possibility of any impact between a gigantic asteroid and the Earth, even at a later date, recently predicted by Russian scientists.

SGIC is urging all SA drivers to keep their cool when school goes back this week, after research reveals that almost 30 per cent of drivers are getting stressed when dropping off or collecting their children from school.

A new study has found that completing a university degree leads to lower levels of happiness compared to those undertaking an apprenticeship or traineeship.