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Useful links

Local

• Education, skills and learning
  A comprehensive listing of education in SA

National

• Database of Research in International Education
  National database for research into international education

• Higher education providers
  A listing of higher education institutions in Australia by state and funding base
• DEST publications
  A listing of DEST publications, including EIP reports, occasional papers, statistics
• Universities Australia
  Policies, publications, resources and commentary on higher education in Australia
• ATN - Australian Technology Network
  Gateway page to member institutions of the Australian Technology Network of Australian universities
• The Australian higher education supplement
  News, discussion groups and resources relating to higher education in Australia
• Australian Universities Quality Agency
  AUQA has a brief to conduct audits of the quality assurance processes of publicly-funded Australian universities, and the accreditation and recognition procedures of the State and Territory higher education authorities
• Campus Review
  Higher education and training in Australasia newspaper. Headlines only - subscription required for full text
• edna - Education Network Australia
  Australian Ministers of Education and Training website - repository of comprehensive information and resources relating to education
• HERDSA - Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia
  A leading site for higher education with a focus on improvement of teaching, learning and policy in higher education in Australasia
• ATEM - Association for Tertiary Education Management
  Professional development programs, networking opportunities, conferences, newsletter and journal for higher education managers
• ASCILITE - Australasian Society for Computers ain Learning in Tertiary Education
  A society for those involved in tertiary computer-based education and training, including educational interactive multimedia
• ODLAA - Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia
  A professional association for members interested in the practice and administration of distance education and open learning

International

• Braintrack - index to universities worldwide
  Over 5500 links to higher education institutions in 161 countries managed by Swiss company Ionos
• College and University newsletters
  International index of newsletters and universities from Newspapers.com
• UNESCO education
  Programs, information and resources on education worldwide, including higher education
• OECD education
  Economic development, education, labour and social affairs, future studies worldwide
• Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
  UK Quality Assurance Agency with a wide range of information relevant to auditing and benchmarking in higher education
• Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
  Distributes funding for improvement of higher education and information to promote good practice
• Times Educational Supplement
  Weekly UK publication for teachers on education, including higher education
• Guardian Unlimited -  Higher education
  UK higher education news maintained by Guardian Unlimited news company
• Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
  US independent philanthropical organisation for national and international research and policy studies into teaching - the scholarship of teaching
• Chronicle of Higher Education
  Detailed news on higher education in USA and around the world with headline and general information freely available - more detailed information available to subscribers
• Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
  Online digital library of education research and information sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the US Department of Education.
• EDUCAUSE - transforming education through information technology
  International non-profit organisation shaping and enabling transformational change in higher education through the introduction, use and management of information resources and technologies in teaching, learning, scholarship, research and institutional management
• Information Technology Services - infobits
  An electronic service of the University of North Carolina providing a monthly digest of technology and instructional technology sources

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