By Anton Crace. A new online guide to encourage Australian employers to hire international students has been released by the International Education Association of Australia. More...
Australia: Queensland eyes 20% market share
By Anton Crace. A draft strategy for Queensland’s international education industry has set a goal to capture 20% market share of Australia’s international students by 2026. More...
Australia: call for student focus in national strategy
By Anton Crace. Delegates at this year’s Council of International Students Australia conference have called for Australia’s International Education Strategy to take a more student focused approach to achieving its goals. More...
CISA to extend reach to Northern Territory
By Anton Crace. The Council of International Students Australia has announced plans to expand its representative body to include the Northern Territory. More...
Rahul Gandhi, AAERI, India
By Beckie Smith. As president of the Association of Australian Representatives in India, Rahul Gandhi wants to see the association grow into a global brand standing for quality among education agencies. He talks about AAERI’s beginnings, the challenges facing Indian students and how his own agency, Take Off Education, has become wise to non-genuine students. More...
Australia: outbound study quadruples in a decade as awareness grows
By Beckie Smith. The number of students studying abroad as part of their Australian degree has quadrupled in a decade to more than 30,000 in 2014, new research from IEAA shows. Meanwhile, a separate survey by Prospect Research and Marketing indicates students’ understanding of and awareness of study abroad is rising. More...
Australia creates int’l ed cross-sectorial council
By Beckie Smith. Representatives from Australia’s higher education, English language, pathway, private and vocational sectors are all represented on the new Council for International Education that will work to implement the newly-published National Strategy for International Education. More...
ILSC launches Melbourne campus
By Sara Custer. ILSC Education Group has launched its third Australian language school located in Melbourne. The centre began trading this week, offering English courses initially to students on visitor and working holiday visas. More...
South Aus plan aims to double int’l enrolments
By Natalie Marsh. The state of South Australia has released an international student action plan, with the overarching aim of doubling the number of international students studying in the state. More...
Aus: PwC acquires 15% of TOP Education
By Natalie Marsh. PricewaterhouseCoopers in Australia has acquired a 15% stake in Australian private higher education provider, TOP Education, in order to “encourage closer collaboration” between Australia and China’s international education sectors. More...