Making the case for higher education

By Hamish Coates and Gwilym Croucher. At a glance there is plenty of evidence. The city is ranked number two as the best student city, and number five taking research into account. Melbourne is home to upwards of 250,000 tertiary students. International education is the largest export industry in the state and in 2015 it contributed over A$5 billion (US$3.7 billion) to the economy and supported around 40,000 jobs. Read more...