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A positive discrimination approach could inject some much-needed diversity into homogenous international student groups. Universities should consider introducing scholarships for overseas students from targeted countries, in order to diversify international enrolments, a Sydney conference heard last month. Andrew Holloway, vice ...

“Going viral” is the last thing most travelers want. But organisers of a safety campaign, targeted at foreign students, are hoping for exactly that. In May last year, as disquiet was brewing over attacks on foreign students in Melbourne, a ...

International student support can’t be ticked off in a one-off orientation session, says Bruce Baird. Safety, health and welfare issues aren’t the main concern for most foreign students, according to the operators of the first national after-hours personal support hotline ...

A refusal often offends. But the immigration department’s taking strides to make sure it’s as inoffensive as possible. Visa and citizenship applicants might be unhappy with how long the process takes and the result they get at the end of ...

With numbers this tight in Canberra, VET doesn’t need to be sexy to be heard, says John Ross. Political parties have always been on pretty safe ground when they ignored vocational training. Journalists – mostly university-educated these days – tend ...

The Coalition’s spending cut plans didn’t please the VET sector. The good news for the sector is that the Coalition overestimated its cuts. The Coalition has overstated its VET-related savings by over $600 million, by twice claiming savings from the ...

The gravy train that’s propping up medical faculties – and could prop up Australia’s medical workforce – faces derailment because of a critical shortage of internship places. The vast bulk of international medical students want to stay on in Australia, ...

The much-maligned NSW government has beaten its southern neighbour to the punch, producing the country’s first state tertiary education plan. NSW will integrate the tertiary sector into state economic planning, encourage larger research centres and look for ways to fast-track ...

The Coalition’s plans could destroy new-found unity over equitable access to higher education, the rural independents have been warned. Higher education sector lobbying of independent federal MPs has intensified, with the three rural independents now tipped to make a decision ...

International education is a great export, but Australia should focus on positioning itself as a leader in skills training, according to caretaker education minister Simon Crean. If Australian education can’t convince international students to come here, it should go to ...