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Australia can’t make the most of what Europe has to offer until its exchange rate goes ***up***, writes John Ross. If you were to express a preferred origin for your overseas students – which, of course, you wouldn’t – it ...

Australian international educators, take heart – it’s way worse in the UK. The UK government has delivered a major blow to local education providers’ prospects of recruiting both staff and students, removing the main immigration stream used by overseas academics ...

Australian educators should go over to the emerging central European markets, rather than waiting for them to come here. Poland is the “jewel in the crown” of the new Europe, and VET providers in particular should make it part of ...

The tertiary sector isn’t so much split as serrated, writes John Ross. The only thing the Judean People’s Front hated more than the Romans, according to Monty Python, was the People’s Front of Judea. Immigration Minister Chris Bowen reportedly quoted ...

The national VET regulation faces serious hurdles. National VET regulation has hit a speed bump, with Western Australia saying it will not relinquish control of locally based VET providers that operate interstate or teach international students. Victoria has reportedly said ...

Skilled migration changes are generating mixed feelings Splits are emerging between higher education and VET over changes to migration policy, with VET groups mounting a rearguard action over the latest skilled migration reforms. While student visas remain a chief concern ...

NBN legislation throws a spanner in reform bills. National VET regulation, a new student amenities fee and better consumer protection for international students will all have to wait until next year, after the Senate ran out of time to consider ...

Proportionately fewer people have tertiary qualifications this year Australia has slipped slightly behind in its effort to meet the Bradley higher education attainment target, with the proportion of 25- to 34-year-olds with higher education qualifications dropping for the first time ...

Industrial action is threatening exam results at two unis. Macquarie University academics appear set to withhold exam results this week, with a dispute over stalled enterprise negotiations inflamed by the threat of job losses due to a faculty budget cut. ...

The other recalcitrant state – from a VET perspective – is now set to become the other non-Labor state. And it means lower VET fees and different international education policies. The Coalition’s apparent win in Victoria on Saturday paves the ...