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The NSW Cyber Security Innovation Node (NSWCSIN) is partnering with IBM to bolster its existing ‘Cyber-STEM’ workforce program, with 68 NSW Secondary Schools to adopt IBM’s Open P-TECH (Pathways in Technology) platform.

COVID 19: Tech industry trade association CompTIA has launched an “anytime, anywhere” online testing option for its certification exams as part of its response to the Coronavirus outbreak.

Victoria University has launched an emergency support fund to help students with vital financial assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The University of Sydney says it has used Microsoft cognitive services to build an AI-infused bot in “double-quick time” that responds to student enquiries about COVID-19 and provides instant answers to many of their questions.

Central Queensland University has been awarded research grant funding from learning platform provider Sonnant to examine the impact of new education technologies including Voice Intellect applications on student engagement, participation and learning outcomes.

The data intelligence arm of China’s Alibaba Group, Alibaba Cloud says it is delivering solutions to local Australian university partners providing critical relief for Chinese international students affected by novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Western Australia’s Edith Cowan University’s (ECU) has successfully completed the first phase of a digital transformation that has seen the migration of almost 400 workloads to Microsoft Azure - enhancing organisational agility and halving IT operational costs.

Late last year, in December 2019, a specially selected set of students from top Australian universities became the seventh set to complete Huawei's Seeds for the Future program, learning about China, Huawei and more.

University students are being offered special pricing from Apple on Macs and iPads, with the added bonus of Beats Studio3 Wireless headphones, a free year of Apple TV+, as well as special pricing on various apps and Apple Music. 

Ninety per cent of parents consider Australia’s education system to be “poor” or having “room for improvement”, with more than one in three admitting they feel ill-equipped to support their child’s learning in the next decade, according to new research.

IT services provider DXC Technology has opened a Digital Transformation Centre (DTC) in collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).

Victoria’s Swinburne Universty of Technology has officially launched Adobe Creative Campus status with free creative cloud access for students and staff.

Twenty four Australian university students will set off for China this weekend to take part in the Huawei Seeds for the Future program which gives STEM undergraduates an opportunity to learn about China and to experience China telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei’s global business.

Australian corporate ICT and cybersecurity training provider DDLS has introduced a course in cyber security that it claims will take students with no ICT background to three internationally recognised cyber security certifications in less than six months.

RMIT University has adopted the SAS Joint Certification Program, with the joint certificate recording students’ coursework using SAS software to solve real-world business problems.

Global payment platform Airwallex has announced plans for the launch of a new two-year $20,0000 scholarship to support a masters student in Melbourne School of Engineering in 2020 via the University of Melbourne’s equity program, Access Melbourne.

Tech industry trade association CompTIA says it is expanding its commitment to the Australia New Zealand region with the launch of a new initiative aimed at teaching students the fundamentals of technology.

The nature and speed of cybercrime means the threat landscape changes quicker than educational institutions can keep up with delivery of cyber security training, according to one cyber education provider who says cyber security is now impacting every sector of the world’s economy and infrastructure.

Swinburne University of Technology has become the first university in Australia to achieve Adobe Creative Campus status as part of a global university initiative to ensure students have the digital literacy skills they require.

Chinese consumer electronics powerhouse TCL has launched its "Born a Legend" competition, asking "Aussie content creators to share an ‘everyday hero’ story to win" A$10,000!