By Anton Crace. Australia’s vocational providers are well placed to ramp up offshore activities and help emerging countries fill skills gaps in sectors such as healthcare, transportation and logistics, according to a new report by KPMG. More...
New Zealand’s regional education export gains exceed NZ$270m
By Anton Crace. International students directly supported over 2,300 jobs and generated NZ$270.6m for New Zealand’s regions, outside of Auckland, according to reports released by Education New Zealand. More...
Aus: Victoria improves safety, wellbeing services
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...
Universities Australia: ramp up global engagement, research to combat “protectionism”
By Anton Crace. Australia must ramp up its global engagement and research collaboration ties to maintain its standing within the worldwide international education sector and avoid following other destination countries into political turbulence, educators urged at the Universities Australia conference last week. 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...
Qualifications deal to boost NZ-South Korea mobility
By Anton Crace. A new qualifications recognition agreement signed by education officials of New Zealand and South Korea could “open up a world of study opportunities” for young people in the two countries, New Zealand’s education secretary has said. More...
Universities Australia marks 10th anniversary
By Anton Crace. Universities Australia celebrated its 10th anniversary during the association’s annual conference in Canberra this week. More...
Visas and cost could dampen Australia’s growth prospects, agents report
By Anton Crace. Despite Australia’s international student numbers improving while political tensions in the UK and the US appear to deter students, the country may not be as well placed as previously thought to increase its market share, according to education agents at the recent ICEF ANZA workshop in Cairns. More...
Pearson readjusts digital products and English exams after £2.6bn loss
By Julian Hall. In the wake of posting a record £2.6bn loss in February, education publisher Pearson has set out more details of how its operations will adjust. More...