The threat of falling behind in international students

By Hiep Pham. Australia is indisputably one of the key players in contemporary transnational higher education. Over the past 10 years, the number of international tertiary students in Australia has increased substantially, from 105,764 in 2000 to 257,637 in 2009. From 2009, Australia overtook France to become the third largest recipient of internationally mobile students after the United States and the United Kingdom and, according to OECD data, it continues to remain in this position. More...