Implications of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement for Australian higher education providers

By Minter Ellison. The globalisation of higher education brings providers in direct contact with the complex network of rules governing international trade in services and foreign investment, including multilateral, plurilateral and bilateral free trade agreements and investment treaties. One such agreement is the recently signed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is highly relevant to Australian higher education providers considering operating overseas, particularly in key South East Asian markets such as Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore. More...