US universities on the hunt for Aussie students

By Julie Hare. WHEN school leavers are considering which university to choose, it could be a bit more complex than Macquarie or Murdoch, RMIT or QUT.
Eighteen American universities, including Yale, Brown and the University of Pennsylvania, had recruiting officers in Sydney last night hoping to persuade a new cadre of students that the US might provide an educationally superior and financially competitive alternative to local institutions. More...