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Only Chinese students are exports, the rest are imports

The AFR’s education editor, Julie Hare, was busy once again spreading the myth that Australia’s international education sector is one of the nation’s largest exports,...

Canada set to lift restrictive citizenship by descent norms; Indian diaspora to benefit say experts

Seems like immigration source countries are looking at the implications of the change more than Canadian media: "open up the chain of citizenship without end...:"...

A cap-and-trade system for international student places

In an earlier post I argued that the government's plans to cap international student numbers, including by education provider and course, would cause actual enrolments...

Critics wrong on international student caps

Immigration influencer Abul Rizvi is among the critics of the federal government’s plans to impose a cap on the number of new international students, which...

Why universities are headed for a reckoning

Half the students at Sydney and Melbourne universities are now from overseas. A decade ago, this figure was 25 per cent. But cuts are coming,...

UCAS Keynote speech from Vivienne Stern, Chief Executive of UUK

Chief Executive Vivienne Stern's keynote speech at UCAS' Access All Areas conference, 21 May 2024. Source

Acumen education services widens portfolio

Acumen education services has expanded its portfolio to improve the visa application experience for Indian students coming to the UK. Source

International education cutbacks ‘jeopardising Accord agenda’

Canberra should not stifle university revenue while unrolling expensive equity reforms, says implementation committee member Source

UK sector prepares for more agent regulation

Following the publication of the MAC review, the sector is preparing for tighter agent regulation and increased data sharing. Source

UK government ‘must own’ impact of any graduate visa changes

Ministers urged to resist policies that will ‘massively overcorrect’ student numbers as key migration statistics unlikely to reflect reality of institutions’ declining enrolments Source