Tag: PhD students
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Opening statement: Joint Standing Committee on Migration
Joint Standing Committee on Migration, Public Hearing for the Committee’s Inquiry into the value of skilled migration to Australia Opening statement from Dr Matthew Brown, Deputy Chief Executive, The Group of Eight Thank you for the opportunity to appear before the Committee. Australia’s future prosperity depends on our ability to…
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Media release: Migration policy recognises the essential role of international PhDs in building national capability
The Australian Government’s nuanced approach to managing international student numbers will help ensure our leading research-intensive universities maintain a pipeline of high-quality talented researchers from around the world. Group of Eight Chief Executive Vicki Thomson said: “By providing exceptions for families of international PhD students seeking to study in Australia,…
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Go8 feedback on draft Higher Education Support Guidelines 2025
Dr Anthony Millgate, Assistant Secretary, Research Policy and Engagement Branch, Department of Education Group of Eight Universities (Go8) feedback on draft Higher Education Support (Commonwealth Scholarships) Guidelines 2025 and legislative amendments to the Other Grants Guidelines (Research) 2017 The Go8 consents to the publication of this submission and has no…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 returns to India in on-going commitment to India’s quality students and joint research
Australia’s group of leading research intensive universities, the Group of Eight (Go8), is back in India to hold its second 2017 PhD mobility /research workshop, comprising universities, industry and Government, as it continues to strengthen the Go8 commitment to hosting quality Indian PhD students, and increasing joint research projects. The…
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In the media: Opinion Editorial: Universities to focus on PhD training push in India
Australian Financial Review, 9 April 2017 By Vicki Thomson As it celebrates 70 years of Independence, India has a Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, with a determined and strategic vision for his nation’s future through the modernisation of the economy. Equipping India’s population with the skills to participate in this new…
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Go8 Media Release: Smart membership decisions ensure Council for International Education can “hit the ground running”.
The Go8 welcomes the Government’s announcement of “Council for International Education” membership. “The membership represents a broad range of experience across the many facets of our $19 billion international industry and that is essential,” says Go8 Chief Executive Vicki Thomson. “It is critical to it being able to ‘hit the…