International Education
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International students want to delay, not cancel, their Australian studies: new research
A new report has found that most international students want to delay their studies abroad until COVID-19 travel restrictions are…
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‘Lack of political willpower’: IEAA CEO summarises the challenges for international students
International students who may have had Australia on the top of their study destination list are now looking towards countries…
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Student accommodation providers prepared to charter flights and quarantine students
Student accommodation providers have offered to set up quarantine conditions in their facilities and are lobbying to provide charter flights…
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Aggregate rankings model offers a broader view of university performance for international students
As Australia begins a slow and difficult recovery from COVID-19, the status of our universities will be increasingly important in…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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?…
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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…
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Australia still the top study destination for the world’s second-biggest student cohort
The peak body for Australian education in India has released a report that shows promising signs for Australia’s beleaguered university sector.…
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Australia ‘below OECD average’ in public education funding as inequity gap widens
The latest Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report highlights that Australia’s public spending on education is shrouded by…
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Australian transnational education: Navigating through the COVID-19 storm
In October 2019, my colleague and I wrote a commentary in The Australian about the need for Australian universities to…
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Home alone: A higher education experience? Opinion
One of the first impacts of a coronavirus pandemic being declared was the immediate closure of Australian international borders, coming…
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Universities Australia asks treasurer for ‘immediate relief’
The peak body for Australian universities has warned that immediate relief is required to support the university sector in its…
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International education is still alive in Australia, but we must ‘look after them’
Despite fears that financial insecurity and border closures brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic could destroy the international education sector,…
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University numbers: What do we count on open day? Opinion
Professor Martin Betts at a university open day. Photo: Supplied. The world has been waking up to a new set…
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How to recruit the world’s best international students
A curious feeling of dismay is exhibited by many educators when PISA scores are released that show Australia’s seemingly intractable…
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Strengthening our knowledge economy is the key to recovery: opinion
“Australia's future growth and prosperity will be driven by our ability to generate and attract the 'best and brightest'.” This…
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Diversification: international education’s Holy Grail
When Ariana Grande sang that she had 99 problems, she likely didn’t have the state of international education in Australia…
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Post-study work rights the key to attracting international students
COVID-19 has transformed the international education sector globally. As countries navigate through this health crisis, it is clear that the…
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Student accommodation company buys up big, despite market conditions
Dubai-based company Global Student Accommodation (GSA) is moving ahead with plans for a student accommodation complex in Adelaide’s central North…
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