Uniting our sector to help international students thrive
How can we, as a sector, give our students a platform to champion their achievements, so they are best positioned to thrive and deliver benefits back to their new and home communities?
How can we, as a sector, give our students a platform to champion their achievements, so they are best positioned to thrive and deliver benefits back to their new and home communities?
A comprehensive review of the migration system has called for tighter agent regulation, a rethink of international student work rights, and higher English language requirements, among other recommendations.
The way in which international students are afforded uncapped work rights in Australia has "become a bit of a Ponzi scheme", a leading international education executive has said.
Australia's educational institutions welcomed almost 620,000 international students in 2022, an 8% rise on the previous year, but still considerably down on pre-pandemic figures. Yet, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows promising news on student arrivals.
South Asian graduates have experienced unequal opportunities in accessing employability-related programs as postgraduate international students in Australia, a report has said.
The Parliamentary Friends of International Education launched in Australia last week, aiming to improve international education literacy across parliament and the wider Australian community.
International students in Australia have been switching to vocational or private colleges to benefit from Australia's uncapped work rights, an agent association has warned.
Mental health services at Australian universities need to be tailored to international students’ cultural needs if they are to be effective, a leading mental health charity has said.