The notion that international education is an “export” has been completely demolished this week with both industry players, commentators, and the government admitting that international education is really just a conduit for immigration (i.e. people imports). On Monday, The Australian featured International Education Association of Australia CEO Phil Honeywood, who admitted that “the primary focus” Source

Family and friends of Saandra Salim allege that Ontario’s Grand River Hospital’s eight-month delay in communicating Salim’s biopsy results allowed cancer to spread untreated to the 27-year-old’s liver, spine and uterus. Source

Former universities minister Jo Johnson, has called on universities to be transparent about comparable offers in the face of national media scrutiny. Source

Oxford researchers say more international students are staying in UK beyond two-year period allowed by post-study work visa, but many of them are not going into graduate-level jobs Source

New policy proposals could make it easier for international graduates in New York State to stay and launch businesses.  Source

The term “bad actors” has been thrown around a lot in the media of late. But, I’m not entirely clear on who these bad actors are Source

A former minister who has previously promoted Australia as a study destination “of choice” has claimed that the number of international students is now “too high”. Source

Of note: When German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Labor Minister Hubertus Heil turned up at the Vietnamese-German University (VGU) in Ho Chi Minh City, they were caught by surprise: Screaming students greeted them like rock stars. Some of those students will go on to work for German companies. Further acclaim awaited the German political VIPs… Source

ApplyBoard has cut 3,500 Recruitment Partners from its network, representing a significant change in trend following several years of growth. Source