By Anton Crace. An initiative to increase international student work and internship opportunities and a redesigned interactive website to promote Victorian education are among the latest services launched by the Victorian government to support the state’s international education industry. More...
NSW celebrates outstanding int’l students
By Anton Crace. A student who has fundraised for health and children’s charities, a school vice-captain and a student who performed better academically than 99% of her peers across Australia are the recipients of this year’s NSW Department of Education International Student Awards. More...
NZ: more int’l students stay and work than return home one year on
By Anton Crace. International students in New Zealand are more likely to find a job than they are to return overseas a year after completing their qualification, according to a landmark report on the destinations and employment outcomes of more than 130,000 international students at government-funded institutions. More...
Ireland extends ‘stay back option’ for postgraduates
By Julian Hall. In a move that will undoubtedly shore up Ireland’s positioning in the international education market and make the country more attractive to overseas students, the Irish government has agreed to allow international postgraduates to stay two years after finishing their degree. More...
Russia courts Africa with science scholarships
By Maina Waruru. The government of Russia is increasing its efforts to recruit African students to the country’s universities, the latest being an offer of 60 scholarships to study nuclear sciences by the country’s state nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom. More...
Dutch higher education attracts record 112,000 international students
By Beckie Smith. The number of international students on full degree programs in the Netherlands has doubled in the last 10 years to more than 81,000, bringing the total number of foreign students in Dutch higher education to a record high of over 112,000. More...
Hong Kong international school supply to outstrip demand, report predicts
By Beckie Smith. The supply of international school places in Hong Kong is beginning to outstrip demand, particularly in the primary school sector, where a surplus of places is expected to top 3,000 within the next five years, according to a report commissioned by Hong Kong’s Bureau of Education. More...
UK high school exam reform could create stumbling blocks for international students
By Beckie Smith. Comprehensive reforms to the UK’s national GCSE and A Level exams could create stumbling blocks for international high school students and could even mean some come to the UK later, independent schools have warned. More...
International students worth more than £25bn to UK economy
By Beckie Smith. Spending by international students generated £25.8bn in gross output for the UK’s economy in 2014/15, new research from Universities UK has shown. Universities, meanwhile, earned £13.1bn in export receipts in the same year. More...
Irish minister touts PSW extension in India
By Beckie Smith. Weeks after the Irish government announced it would double its post-study work allowance for international postgraduates, the extension of the ‘stay back option’ was a key pillar of Ireland’s marketing message as the skills minister joined a high-profile mission of 16 universities to India this week. More...