Australia’s international education industry is preparing itself for the inevitable – a tax on international students that could raise as much as $1bn annually to help pay for the expansion of the university system that is a key priority of ...
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Six Indigenous students from Monash University's National Indigenous Space Academy (NISA) are completing a 10-week internship at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California. Any First Nation student completing a science, technology, engineering or maths degree (STEM) in an Australian ...
More »Parliamentary inquiry calls for action against “bottom end” colleges
A parliamentary committee inquiry has called for “determined and focused action” against “bottom end” private colleges, which have scammed the Australian education system and broken migration law to exploit international students. The Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and ...
More »Govt cracks down on ‘dodgy’ education agents
The federal government has announced major changes are underway to combat the rorting of international student visas and to better protect students. Christine Nixon AO delivered a Rapid Review into the Exploitation of Australia’s Visa System (Nixon Review) to address ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Building a globally intentional university – Episode 80
Teri Cannon as Founding President of Minerva University reflects on the journey to build a different type of university that is intentionally global. After 10 years of helping students from 130 countries learn in a rotation through 7 global locations ...
More »International students reluctant to enroll without secure housing
One in two international students are reluctant to enrol in Australian Universities due to a lack of secure accommodation, according to the results of a new survey. Amid a rental crisis which will see Australia fall short of 106,300 homes ...
More »Uni’s ban Indian students as fraudulent visa applications soar
At least four Australian universities have restricted students from multiple Indian states from applying for study following a surge in fraudulent visa applications flagged by the Home Affairs Department. Victoria University, Edith Cowan University, Torrens University, and agents working with ...
More »Two key university groups back disclosure of commissions to education agents
Two key university groups have backed full disclosure of commissions paid to education agents who recruit international students, as concerns rise at dodgy practices in the industry as students return after the pandemic. Both the Group of Eight, representing the ...
More »CDU signs higher ed deal with Bangladesh
Researchers from CDU could have more international research opportunities after the university secured a deal with Bangladesh this week. On Monday, Charles Darwin University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bangladeshis North South University (NSU) at the Sustainable Leadership ...
More »Deakin University to build world-first campus in India
Victoria's Deakin University has announced it will be the first foreign university to establish a teaching campus in India, with the University of Wollongong eyeing similar plans to open a campus in Gujarat. Last week, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ...
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