The peak body for Australia’s 39 public universities has released 12 initiatives ahead of Tuesday’s federal budget, including prioritising the return of international students and the provision of HELP-style loans for micro-credentials. Universities Australia (UA) CEO Catriona Jackson said the ...

The Morrison government will provide than $50 million of targeted support for international student providers that have been worst affected by the pandemic border closures.  The new measures wIll assist thousands of both domestic and international students, as well as ...

A new global survey has found that a significant number of both Australian and international students want more online learning and shorter courses, especially if it will result in lower tuition fees. This is just one of the findings from ...

A survey of nearly 1000 prospective international students has highlighted how Joe Biden’s presidential election win has dramatically improved their perceptions of studying in the US. The survey was conducted by IDP Connect, part of student recruitment group IDP Education, ...

A new report has found that most international students want to delay their studies abroad until COVID-19 travel restrictions are lifted rather than cancelling them altogether. And the good news is that Australia is still considered a top destination of ...

International students who may have had Australia on the top of their study destination list are now looking towards countries such as Canada and the UK to avoid online learning and learn about and develop connections within their chosen country ...

Student accommodation providers have offered to set up quarantine conditions in their facilities and are lobbying to provide charter flights to Australia for international students in a bid to reverse crippling occupancy rates and revenue losses. International students and their ...

New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian expressed concerns last week that Australian universities may have to make further job cuts if the country’s borders remain closed to international students. Berejiklian said the situation could be improved if governments were prepared ...

A survey conducted by the Australian National University (ANU) has found that four in five Asian-Australians have experienced instances of discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ANU survey, which involved 3000 people, found that 84.5 per cent of Asian-Australians reported ...

It’s the big question facing all Victorian universities right now: will international students return in 2021, and to what extent? The state’s International Education Advisory Council (IEAC) was disbanded nearly two months ago, and in June a five-year international education ...