Critics say funding through NRAS is being used to make apartments available for wealthy internationals. By Antonia Maiolo. The University of Sydney is the most recent higher education institution to apply for subsidies to boost the availability of on-campus accommodation ...

Our public universities were the guinea pigs in the introduction of the streamlined visa for international students. Now it’s to be offered more widely. By Phil Honeywood. "Based on the institutional pain that was inflicted on the public universities when ...

International enrolments have declined in recent years but are on the rise again. By Louis White The income derived from international students is essential for the financial survival of Australia’s universities, and after a brief hiatus the numbers are starting ...

The NSW government has moved on yearly and quarterly tickets but the push is now on for cheaper daily and weekly fares. Following a report that said foreign students were at risk of being attacked or robbed when walking home ...

Race Discrimination Commissioner Helen Szoke has released principles to promote and protect the human rights of international students at the Australian International Education Conference, calling on organisations working with overseas students to ensure basic human rights are protected. “These principles ...

 The government needs more representatives overseas to explain our rules or we will hurt a multibillion-dollar industry, writes Louis White. There have been too many changes to international student visa requirements that have happened far too quickly and without clarity. That ...

A suggestion that capping the number of international students in Australia could improve educational quality is not winning support among related peak bodies. The International Education Association of Australia (IEAA), Universities Australia, TAFE Directors Australia, the Australian Council for Private ...

University revenue from international students in Australia was up seven per cent in 2011 despite a drop in the number of commencing students. In a survey of Australia’s universities, 37 universities reported international student revenue of $3.892 billion in 2011, ...

Universities UK is appealing to Prime Minister David Cameron to remove overseas students from the net immigration count, ahead of a possible backlash against the sector arising from the next batch of immigration figures. Eric Thomas, president of UUK, said ...

 Course facts and figures from teachers are not enough for many foreign students, it’s that little bit of extra ‘life’ support that can really help, writes Arfa Noor.  Friends and fellow students have often questioned my decision to start my ...