Grandiose efforts at reform fail to recognise the importance of interaction and understanding amongst international and domestic students. There is so much debate around higher education reform and fee deregulation, to the point where international education – a key element ...

The Council of International Students Australia has welcomed the draft national strategy for international education, saying it is a positive step from the government. “It is a very commendable effort for the government to come up with a draft strategy, ...

International students choose Australia for the on-campus and in-country experience and are less inclined to want to study online, new research shows. The new research from Hobsons shows that 49 per cent of international students are unwilling to consider online ...

Universities Australia has given its initial endorsement to the government’s draft national strategy for international education. The organisation says the plan has the potential to make Australian university graduates “true global citizens – able to compete for the best jobs ...

Online learning will continue to transform many industries, and global education is no exception; here are seven ways the sector is going to change. Cloud-based computing is transforming education at every level, particularly higher education, where students around the world ...

The UK Government has announced the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) as the sole English language testing provider for all visa categories. IELTS is now the only high-stakes English language proficiency test accepted across all the governments of the UK, ...

In 2014, international enrolment and commencements bounced back strongly from recent declines. The depreciation of the Australian dollar and stability around student visa policy has been credited for a spike in the growth rate of international student enrolments and commencements. ...

At the start of 2014 the international education sector had high hopes for positive policy reform. One year down the track, it’s good to report that our issues have gained the ear of government decision-makers. The jury is still out, ...

International students say recent reports of academic fraud involving companies charging fees to complete assignments have unfairly tarnished them. Council of International Students Australia (CISA) president Thomson Ch’ng said most reports gave the impression that international students were driving demand for such services, when ...

Universities say higher education will be one of the big winners in Australia and China’s historic free trade agreement (FTA), which includes frameworks that will expand mutual recognition of qualifications between the two countries. As part of the deal, finalised yesterday in ...