Australia’s foreign commencement growth “wide and deep”

By  Beckie Smith. Australia’s recovery story continues as a first-of-its-kind report by the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) reveals international student commencements in Australia have rebounded after five years of shrinkage. The first six months of the year have seen more than 422,000 new commencements – an 11.5% increase on January to June 2013, with green shoots being seen in the ailing VET sector and notable growth from most source markets. More...