US committed to doubling the exchange of students A US presidential visit to Indonesia last week has further sealed higher education ties between the two countries. US president Barack Obama told a packed crowd of students at the University of ...

Open Doors report confirms move away from Australia by international students The United States has experienced a 30 per cent upswing in foreign students from the highly competitive Chinese market, according to a report on international student exchange released today. ...

The tertiary sector lost out in last year’s mid-year budget report, but it did better this time around. The federal government has committed itself to topping up the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) fund by up to $25 million. ...

Opposition moves to wind back the Youth Allowance reforms appear unlikely to succeed – but the rural independents’ support spells more trouble for the government. The Federal Opposition has capitalised on the government’s lower house minority to reopen the Youth ...

Education groups disappointed with Government international students strategy The Human Rights Commission, together with Universities Australia and the Academy of Social Sciences, is creating its own policies for foreign student safety. There was general disappointment among export education groups with ...

Data triggers feed into an automated wellness system to spot students at risk The University of New England is a front runner in a trend emerging in Australian universities to use business intelligence systems to identify which students are at ...

Vice-chancellors say trip has fortified a worried sector Still reeling from the fallout of the attacks on Indian students, Australian universities are taking steps to ensure its biggest overseas market – China – could better weather a similar controversy. A ...

Legislation should not be passed without a discussion peper says Go8 The Group of Eight is urging key politicians to reject pending Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) legislation unless its demands for a discussion paper are met. Its ...

Government keen to look at international student visa issue, says UTS VC Tertiary Education minister Chris Evans will seek a re-examination of Australia’s visa system and its impact on foreign students, according to a delegate who travelled with him to ...

Griffith professor funded for cutting-edge ancient DNA research The Australian Research Council (ARC) awarded a discovery grant for cutting-edge DNA research that could reveal the origins and even physical appearance of the first Australians. Dr David Lambert, professor of evolutionary ...