A new survey has found traditional approaches to international student recruitment are no longer relevant in the modern global education market. The Hobsons Australia's International Student Survey 2016 shows Australian universities need to move away from targeting student ‘markets’ that are broadly ...

Australia can maintain its competitive edge by capitalising on the allure of its lifestyle, environment and social norms. There has been a great deal of media commentary of late analysing the dramatic increase in overseas students choosing to study in ...

Determining the local economic impact of international students in most areas of Australia is nigh impossible because the data is a mess, an expert argued. In a study soon to be published in the Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, professor ...

The University of Technology Sydney has developed Australia’s first scholarship program for North Koreans who have fled to South Korea. About $200,000 has been set aside for five students to learn English through UTS:INSEARCH, the university’s pathways program. The students get tuition for ...

Universities must not adopt a one-size-fits-all approach when crafting their learning abroad programs, an expert has argued. Study abroad is readily sought after by students for a cultural experience, tourism, and something good to whack on a CV. International studies ...

Australia’s new quality indicators exclude transnational students, and that needs to be fixed. Australia has been at the leading edge of transnational education for more than 30 years, ever since the Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education partnered with the ...

Refugees on temporary visas and about 29,000 asylum seekers may miss out on higher education because they are ineligible for government aid to help meet the substantial financial costs. To go to university, refugees on Temporary Protection Visas and asylum seekers must pay ...

Research shows Australia remains a top destination for international students despite concerns about value for money. The IDP Education Buyer Behaviour 2015 study released at last week’s Australian International Education Conference 2015 by international student recruiter IDP Education, has found ...

Addressing Campus Review’s recent Futureproof Now conference in Sydney, International Education Association of Australia chief executive Phil Honeywood discussed some home truths the sector must acknowledge. I want to talk about what I’m calling ‘five plus one’ issues that are ...

International students are key for Australia’s prosperity, the vice-chancellor of the University of Wollongong has said. In his address to the Times Higher Education World Academic Summit, Paul Wellings said international student numbers would double worldwide over the next two ...