The years 2020 and 2021 so far have been tough for many. There is no denying that countries and industries have been affected at different levels since the outbreak of COVID-19 in late 2019. For Australia, the impact on international ...

Improving international ranking status has, during the last two decades, become the justification for numerous disruptive ‘strategic’ business and marketing behaviours across our tertiary sector.  To add to those 17,300 jobs ‘shed’ due to COVID-19 (Universities Australia, Feb 3rd, 2021) ...

The latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) report provides key insights into how international students perceive Australia as a study destination, whether they have managed to return or are planning to return in the near future, and their preferred ways of learning. ...

Major fuel and convenience retailer 7-Eleven says the federal government should scrap capped working hours for foreign students as it is leading to vulnerable people being exploited within the workforce. Fronting a senate committee into Australia’s temporary migration program, 7-Eleven chief ...

Fresh research from a joint study between Youth19 and the University of Auckland has shown that the overarching label of “Asian” hides students’ very different experiences at high school, especially in the ways they deal with mental distress.  Associate Professor ...

Human Rights Watch has released a report that illustrates the pressure Chinese students in Australia feel to self-censor themselves, petrified that if they anger or annoy Beijing, serious consequences to themselves or their families could follow. This pervasive – but ...

Lifelong learning has always been viewed as a worthy pursuit, but the precarious world of today will increasingly force the labour market to “stay ahead” by engaging in formal training throughout their lives. A new OECD report has warned that ...

South Australia will be the first state to bring international students back after the country slammed its borders shut because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Flight Training Adelaide site at Parafield, in Adelaide’s northern suburbs, has been approved as the ...

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) emphasises that the COVID-19 pandemic has “affected nearly every step of the student’s decision making journey” in its latest report.  Given border closures, lockdowns and the ubiquity of online learning at universities, the prospective undergraduate of 2021 ...

NSW treasurer Dominic Perrottet announced yesterday he is expecting final commonwealth approval for the commencement of Australia’s first pilot program for the return of international students within days.  If approved, international students are expected to return to the state within ...