In the wake of the dot.com bubble and the MOOC revolution, why haven’t more students taken up global online learning? Twenty years ago, at the beginning of the dot.com bubble, it seemed as though the advent of the internet would ...
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From today, a new international agreement will make it easier for Australian higher education qualifications to be recognised in the Asia-Pacific. The Tokyo Convention was signed by Japan, South Korea, China, Australia and New Zealand, and supports the mobility of ...
More »The pushback against overseas students
International education is facing an uncertain future. In unprecedented ways, study destination nations around the globe are addressing the community impact of tuition-fee-paying international students. Whether it be Theresa May’s policy of counting all overseas students as migrants, Donald Trump ...
More »Dean argues against protectionism and closed borders ahead of CEMS graduation
The Dean of the University of Sydney Business School has urged governments and universities not to let international education be affected by what he called growing protectionism and barriers to the movement of people. Professor Greg Whitwell made the comments in ...
More »A quarter of international students earn $12 an hour or less: survey
Many international students are being massively rorted by employers, a landmark survey has found. Researchers from UNSW and UTS canvassed 4,300 temporary migrants, many of whom were international students. Among other disquieting findings, they discovered a quarter of international students earned $12 ...
More »Solutions for improving international education
As Australia’s intake of international students continues to grow, “managed campus solutions" have arisen to help keep universities afloat in the international market. With international education now Australia's third largest export, it comes as no surprise that organisations such as the ...
More »English tests for international students: Birmingham responds
Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham has fielded questions regarding his plan to enforce a higher standard of testing for prospective international students. The minister was quizzed on the changes by ABC journalist Sabra Lane, before laying out the ...
More »Partnership with Indonesia the way of the future
Universities are increasingly looking to Indonesia for research partnerships and international study opportunities, experts say. The Australian International Education Conference, held in Hobart last week, saw professionals gather to discuss the state of the education industry, with a focus on ...
More »Summit to look at preparing students for the workforce
More than 400 higher education experts are expected to gather for a summit in Washington DC today. The IIE Summit on Generation Study Abroad will see the release of a new report - Gaining an Employment Edge: The Impact of ...
More »Travel restrictions damage university recruitment: study
The majority of universities will be hampered by travel restrictions and struggle to meet their recruitment targets, a study has found. In a survey of 391 higher education professionals from 333 higher education institutions, 56 per cent said new travel ...
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