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The University of Adelaide is considering cutting up to 130 full-time professional staff, “rationalising underperforming programs and courses” and merging faculties, as it grapples with the loss of international students and a looming $22 million shortfall next year.
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Adelaide University Vice-Chancellor Peter Høj has warned of a higher education sector crisis unless borders reopen to international students, despite the university recording a “better than expected” surplus for a pandemic-hit financial year.
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The University of Adelaide will completely shut down next week, with students across all faculties and campuses warned that staff will be uncontactable as the institution continues to grapple with a serious financial blow inflicted by the pandemic.
South Australian universities expect that they can resume overseas student exchanges as soon as next year, as the sector continues to grapple with the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The South Australian Museum, State Government and University of Adelaide’s Mobile Language Team launched a one-year pilot program – the Aboriginal Languages Co-operative SA – which aims to support and promote Aboriginal languages through education.
University of Adelaide employees have described a workplace culture of “veiled terror”, where bullying is “the norm” and senior leaders are focussed on turning the institution into a “degree factory”, an Independent Commissioner Against Corruption survey reveals.
An ICAC survey conducted among staff at Adelaide’s three major universities has revealed widespread concerns about bullying and harassment, managers prioritising institutional reputation over addressing problems, and pre-pandemic admission and assessment standards for lucrative international students.
