Liveability and safety are the top reasons that international students come to Australia, new research from IDP Education has found, though priorities vary from state to state. The 'IDP Education Buyer Behaviour Study', which is a survey of 2800 international students ...

Communication skills and work rights are two important subjects for international students. The founders of a new networking program are setting out to help them master both. Peer Camp is an international student networking start-up by Silva Wei and Stephen Zuluaga. ...

It is difficult to imagine a group of people more stricken by the UK’s vote to leave the EU than the 5200 people from 80 countries who assembled for the recent European Association for International Education (EAIE) conference. Laura Howard, ...

A data aberration has caused Charles Sturt University to be misrepresented in the latest federal Education Department statistics. These figures reported that almost half of the university’s international students drop out in their first year. The Education Department’s Selected Higher Education ...

More and more universities are operating overseas, which puts a premium on navigating the often murky waters of protecting copyrights in foreign lands. Tertiary education is increasingly a global enterprise. International students roam the planet to find the best course, ...

With the federal election over, it’s time for action and implementation; that means the right ministry, and dollars to spend. The recent federal election and swearing in of a new ministry serve as a reminder to international education stakeholders that ...

The University of Adelaide and Urbanest haven’t revealed the cost of their newest student accommodation partnership, despite two News Corp papers reporting the price tag at $100 million. On Wednesday, Urbanest announced it would build a new student accommodation centre ...

Instead of throwing gala welcoming banquets, providers should focus on helping students find jobs and keeping them informed. Are we doing enough to empower the international student cohort in Australia? The answer from me is a sweet and simple, “No”. ...

A bold audio-visual project aimed at highlighting the attractiveness of a STEM career for young women had its worldwide launch on Friday. Part of a greater campaign by eight top universities, led by the University of New South Wales, it's a music ...

Offering unlimited online participation and equity of access, massive open online courses (MOOCs) offer students from all walks of life the free opportunity to educate themselves via pre-recorded lectures, problem sets and interactive user discussion forums. MOOCs are generally regarded ...