@ProfChakma

Personal reflections of a global citizen, educator, policy enthusiast & nature lover, Vice-Chancellor, U of Western Australia🇦🇺, 10th President, UWO 🇨🇦.

Joined July 2015
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Bravo! Way to go Canada! 🇨🇦
Bloomberg
@businessOct 20
The European Union and Canada will endorse an unprecedented alliance at a summit next week, cementing plans for associate EU membership for Ottawa as both reduce their dependence on the US. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

EU and Canada to Flesh Out Closer Associate Membership by 2027

The European Union and Canada will endorse an unprecedented alliance at a summit next week, cementing plans for associate EU membership for Ottawa as both reduce their dependence on the US.

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“Institutional interests are not a relevant factor.” “In the long term, however, it is the interests of future gener- ations of the people of WA and Australia that matter most.” - Hon. Robert French AC thewest.com.au/news/educatio…

Top WA legal mind backs merger as unis face performance lag

Former High Court Chief Justice Robert French has backed a plan to merge three WA universities, arguing a decision should be based on what best serves the public interest, not the universities’...

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As WA’s oldest and flagship university, UWA has links to most WA leaders, including many critics of the merger proposal, such as Professor Andrew Deeks, VC of Murdoch University.
WAtoday@WAtodayOct 20
Majority of panellists set to decide future of WA uni merger have links to UWA watoday.com.au/national/west…

Most of WA’s mega-university merger panel have ties to this one university

The panel will present a business case on merging Curtin, Murdoch and the University of Western Australia into one mega-university.

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“Uni grads continue to have strong job prospects” - Hon Jason Clare MP, Minister for Education Teaching, nursing and engineering students recording some of the strongest employment outcomes. ministers.education.gov.au/c…

Uni grads continue to have strong job prospects

Higher education students continue to have strong job prospects, with teaching, nursing and engineering students recording some of the strongest employment outcomes.New data from the 2026 Graduate...

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Forever Canada!🍁 Vive le Canada! 🇨🇦 Thank you Alberta! 🙏🙏🙏
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The Sydney Morning Herald
@smhOct 18
Exclusive: How One Nation’s negative migration plans would drive up debt by $275b smh.com.au/politics/federal/…

How One Nation’s negative migration plans would drive up debt by $275b

A 10-year analysis of lower migration scenarios using Parliamentary Budget Office tools exposes the economic and budget consequences of blunt measures to bring fewer people to the country.

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@AusHCIndiaOct 17
From Mumbai to Chennai, @uwanews is growing its presence in 🇮🇳. Its new Chennai campus will bring Australian education closer to home, with courses in AI, data science, IT & business. More choice and more opportunities for Indian students 🎓indianexpress.com/article/ed…

UWA Chennai campus gets final UGC approval, classes to begin by October-end

UWA's first Indian campus officially opened on September 18, 2026, in Andheri East. It began teaching its first cohort in September, with programmes spanning computer science, data science, artific...

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“Populism is the disease - productivity the solution”
The Australian
@australianOct 16
Australia is on the edge of an economic abyss warns OECD chief Mathias Cormann ahead of a major speech in which he urges immediate reform as the only viable remedy. Read more: bit.ly/4eDtfom
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Alannah MacTiernann on WA university merger. 6pr.com.au/merging-universit…

Merging universities vital for Western Australia to compete and thrive, says MacTiernan

Data has shifted former minister Alannah MacTiernan’s perspective on merging Western Australia’s three universities. Press PLAY to hear Alannah MacTiernan discuss Western Australia university mergers...

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“I want to leave behind something I’m proud of and something that gives my grandchildren an opportunity for educational excellence,” “we need to think about what education is going to be like in 25, 50 years, and drive towards it.” - Prof. Fiona Wood. thewest.com.au/news/educatio…

WA medical pioneer backs uni merger, pans ‘negative’ critics

WA’s renowned pioneering burns specialist Fiona Wood has slammed ‘destructive’ critics of a plan to merge three universities into one giant institution.

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🇦🇺 Can Australia Run Without Migrant Workers? 🤔 youtu.be/8uNFoOwOlSM?si=fo_e… via @YouTube

🇦🇺 Can Australia Run Without Migrant Workers? 🤔

🇦🇺 Can Australia Run Without Migrant Workers? 🤔Imagine Australia ...

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My views on WA University merger. uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026…

Merger must deliver clear benefits to WA community and beyond

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“Merging WA Unis is a good idea for Australia’s economic future” - Mark Barnaba. I agree!! With 10% share of population WA contributes 20% to Australia’s GDP. A research university with scale would allow WA to help grow Australia’s economy. afr.com/policy/health-and-ed…

Merging WA unis is a good idea for Australia’s economic future

Uniting the complementary strengths of three institutions will create a university with much greater scale, academic breadth and international competitiveness.

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