As Australia begins a slow and difficult recovery from COVID-19, the status of our universities will be increasingly important in attracting and retaining international students once borders fully reopen. In a recent article for The Conversation, UNSW president and vice-chancellor ...
More »Double bubble, toil and trouble: the international student cauldron
The active COVID-19 situation combined with domestic and international border restrictions put the notion of a mass return of international students to public and private tertiary providers in considerable doubt and uncertainty. Commentary on the issue of international students has ...
More »NSW Premier airs fears for Australian universities while international borders remain closed
New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian expressed concerns last week that Australian universities may have to make further job cuts if the country’s borders remain closed to international students. Berejiklian said the situation could be improved if governments were prepared ...
More »Monash set to become first overseas university to crack Indonesian market after 60 years of partnerships
Next year Monash University aims to become the first overseas university to break into the Indonesian market, with a new campus delivering both postgraduate and doctoral qualifications. The campus will help to foster more collaboration between Australia and its close ...
More »What does a Biden presidency mean for Australian post-secondary education? Opinion
Much of the world was rivetted as the results of the United States presidential election played out live on screen last week. President-elect Joe Biden has identified four immediate priorities: confront the Coronavirus pandemic, promote economic recovery, advance racial equity and tackle the climate crisis. While ...
More »Could a joint Australia-China response to Asia’s coronavirus crisis heal relations? New report
As Australia’s biggest trading partner, resetting tense political and trade relations between Australia and China is a key priority for Australia. And, according to a report released yesterday, both countries collaborating to address both the health and economic challenges caused ...
More »Australia to lose half of its international students by 2021: Mitchell Institute
New modelling by education policy think tank Mitchell Institute at Victoria University shows a 50 per cent drop in Australia’s international student numbers by mid-2021 if the country’s borders remain closed. The 50 per cent drop, which equates to roughly ...
More »Study finds Asian-Australians ‘trusted’ yet still highly discriminated against
A survey conducted by the Australian National University (ANU) has found that four in five Asian-Australians have experienced instances of discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ANU survey, which involved 3000 people, found that 84.5 per cent of Asian-Australians reported ...
More »The big unknown for Victorian universities in 2021
It’s the big question facing all Victorian universities right now: will international students return in 2021, and to what extent? The state’s International Education Advisory Council (IEAC) was disbanded nearly two months ago, and in June a five-year international education ...
More »The hemorrhaging of Australia’s university sector
Australian universities are set for what might be the most calamitous academic year of their institutional lives, according to Business Insider Australia. Having hedged their bets on the reliability of the international student market for some time now, COVID-19 and ...
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