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UK International Students Net Migration

November 30, 2012

Britain, like Australia, cuts nose to spite face? “Net migration to UK falls by a quarter. ONS figures show net migration fell from 242,000 to 183,000 in past year, driven in part by fewer overseas students, according to The Guardian. Net migration to Britain has fallen by a quarter over the past year, from 242,000 to […]

Negative Impact of International Students?

November 26, 2012

“Foreign students boost unemployment among the young.  Efforts by the Australian government to make studying in Australia more attractive to foreign students appear to have boosted unemployment rates among the nation’s young people, according to a new report . The report says tens of thousands of foreign students are successfully applying for different visas at […]

International Student Education Employment Immigration

October 11, 2012

International Education Immigration and Students Australian Higher Education Grapples with Rise of Asia.  However, in a recurring theme at the conference, speakers said Australian society was simply unready for deeper relationships with Asia—a challenge to the goal described by Mr. Connelly. Broader social realities, such as a national debate over the rights of asylum seekers […]

Australian Education Minister Supports Overseas Students

November 8, 2010

Australian Education Minister Supports Overseas Students Feds back overseas students. TERTIARY Education Minister Chris Evans last week stressed he wanted debate over international education kept separate from that on population. During the election campaign in August, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott attracted headlines with a warning that overseas student numbers had to be “politically sustainable”. Similarly, […]

Australian Immigration Overseas Students Inflation Skilled Workers and Workers’ Rights

October 16, 2010

Australian Immigration Overseas Students Inflation Skilled Workers and Workers’ Rights Migration rules bring danger of inflation. THE drop in overseas students could lead to inflation and higher interest rates as the skills shortages bite in the resurgent economy. Independent forecaster Chris Richardson, head of Access Economics, told an international education conference yesterday that changes to […]

Australian International Education Exports and Skilled Immigration

October 14, 2010

Australian International Education Exports and Skilled Immigration Foreign students in retreat. MONASH University is poised to slash about 300 staff and shave $45 million from next year’s budget as a nationwide slump in international student enrolments begins to bite. In another ominous sign for the nation’s multibillion-dollar education industry, Monash has predicted a fall of […]

Australian University VCs Warning on International Student Enrolments and Income

September 7, 2010

Australian University VCs Warning on International Student Enrolments and Income Departure of overseas students will cost dearly, warn university chiefs. MONASH University vice-chancellor Ed Byrne has warned that continuing decline in the number of overseas students will endanger universities, and seriously harm higher education. The comments came as the vice-chancellors of Australia’s top research universities […]

Victorian College Regulator Under Scrutiny

August 16, 2010

Victorian College Regulator Under Scrutiny College collapses spark fresh probe. VICTORIA’S education regulation agency is under investigation over its ability to do its job properly following a spate of college collapses that have affected thousands of international students. With crackdowns on so-called dodgy colleges under way, Victoria’s Auditor-General, Des Pearson, is examining whether the government […]

Saudi Quality Issues with Australian Universities

August 13, 2010

Saudi Quality Issues with Australian Universities Aussie unis not good enough, say Saudis. * Saudi minister’s criticisms spark row * Warns about “low level” Aussie universities * Academics press for immediate retraction SAUDI Arabia has sparked a diplomatic incident after bluntly suggesting that Australian universities outside the elite sandstones weren’t good enough to train its […]

Australian International Education Student Enrolments Decrease

August 10, 2010

Australian International Education Student Enrolments Decrease International education struggles with student number decline. Australia’s international education sector says it’s in crisis and set to go into a downward spiral unless the next government takes urgent action. New figures from the Australian Council for Private Education show student numbers at a standstill after recent changes to […]

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