International students
Trump’s ‘fortress’ could help us
PHIL HONEYWOODAustralia has long referred to the US as the sleeping giant of the international education sector.
Chinese student surge eases
A surge of students from China to the US has begun to level off, with recruitment efforts expanding to other regions.
Row over foreign online teaching
JOHN ROSSUniversity and student groups are at odds over moves to allow more online teaching of international students.
Project tracks overseas scholars
JULIE HAREA new research project plans to find out what happens to overseas scholarship recipients when they return home.
Only unis in alumni outreach
John RossA campaign to mobilise international alumni has ruffled feathers by limiting its reach to universities.
Call to retain ‘poaching’ curbs
JOHN ROSSIndian agents have warned against a relaxation of a rule which curtails onshore poaching of foreign students.
Foreign students more satisfied
JOHN ROSSInternational students are happy as well as plentiful, with new figures reflecting record satisfaction rates.
Multiculturalism lures students
JOHN ROSSInternational education and multiculturalism have fed off each other to strengthen student flows down under.
Foreign students’ impact unclear
JOHN ROSSThe Productivity Commission has called for an inquiry into the impact of international students on the labour force.
Visa backlog ‘under control’
JOHN ROSSThe government says a backlog in student visa processing has been reduced following a surge in applications.
Chinese to warn of visa delays
JULIE HAREA prestigious Chinese scholarship program is set to advise students to avoid Australia because of extensive visa delays.
IDP doubles recruitment for UK
JOHN ROSSIDP has doubled its recruitment into the UK, defying a slowdown fuelled by Britain’s immigration crackdown.
Start-up develops India VET role
JOHN ROSSAn Australian company has established a base camp for an assault on India’s gargantuan offshore VET market.
Lax leadership missed market
JULIE HAREVariability in universities’ reponses to the demand-driven system are due to quality of leadership, a study claims.
Subject rankings scrutinised
JOHN ROSSOverseas-bound students choose universities for prowess in their chosen fields rather than overall prestige.
Brexit may send students our way
DARRAGH O’KEEFFEAustralian universities could nab a share of Britain’s $6.9 billion European student market.
Raw deal for foreign students
KYLAR LOUSSIKIANDiscrimination against international students is one issue unearthed by a University of Wollongong review.
China accounts for PwC’s TOP pick
KYLAR LOUSSIKIANWhen PricewaterhouseCoopers bought a 15 per cent stake in TOP Education late last week, it wasn’t thinking small.
Minister to grow overseas market
JOHN ROSSVictoria’s newly installed International Education Minister plans to spend less time behind the desk.
Melbourne’s massive sign-up
JULIE HAREMelbourne University has surpassed its millionth MOOC enrolment, just three years after its first course went live.
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Race case ‘threat to uni brand’
Hedley ThomasStudents in a racial hatred case say documents show they were wronged and kept in the dark by their university.
No-shows at ministers’ meeting
JOHN ROSSJust four jurisdictions turned up for today’s meeting of skills ministers, dashing hopes of a reform push.
Refugees earn US uni degrees
AFPRwandan charity Kepler is helping Congolese refugees the chance to take online degrees from a US university.
Nanny state on steroids
In today’s High Wired, we wonder how NSW can go from lock-out laws to lemonade-free zone in just a couple of years
Accused exonerated in trial
JOHN ROSSA protein long blamed for causing Alzheimer’s disease is an unsung hero that tries to fight off the illness.
Cash lure for mining engineering
JOHN ROSSMiners and academics are offering scholarships to avert a skills shortage in a resurgent resources sector.
Record-breakers make the grade
ANDREW BURRELLA record 33 indigenous students will receive degrees at UWA this year.
Low-fat milk kids ‘gain kilos’
OLIVER MOODY, VERITY EDWARDSParents who give their children low-fat milk may actually be increasing their risk of obesity, research suggests.
Melbourne leads hi-ci list
JULIE HAREMelbourne University, with 17 names, has the most academics named on a new list of highly cited researchers.
ANU has most employable grads
JULIE HAREANU produces the most employable graduates from local universities after being placed 22nd on an international league table.
