Australia was a world leader in international education export. The term ‘punching above our weight’ described the industry that had taken market share from the UK and USA. Australia moved beyond the 'mine behind the beach' export capabilities and delivered[…]
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The Coronavirus outbreak is the dreaded 'Black Swan' event that has hit the Australian economy and the international education sector – notably the large universities. Many articles were written on the over-reliance on Chinese students by the university sector[…]
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Should you place a student in a college that you know is wrong for the student even when the student demands to be enrolled in the college??
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The regulator has released its look into international education. Some of the findings in the 159-page document -
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The government slipped in some record-keeping changes in April this year.
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2019L00571
Pg 11 Outlines the new recording keeping obligations for providers about their education agents. From October 1, 2019[…]
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The third education agent symposium is taking place in a watershed year for education agents. Symposium on Leading Education Recruitment (SYMPLED2019) is on in Melbourne, September 17, 2019, at the Pullman Hotel Albert Park, Platinum Sponsor - StudyMelbourne[…]
Read MoreEducation New Zealand (ENZ), is the government division set up for the promotion of international education. They are in control of the messaging and the training that goes out to education agents around the world. Dan Smidt, Manager-Agents, is solely focussed[…]
Read MoreImmigration + international students Temporary visa boom swamps Dutton’s permanent migration cuts New figures have revealed the surge of migrants on student and other temporary visas continues.- the closing of migration pathways is ramping up numbers in 485[…]
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There has been a recent concentration of media stories on international students in the immigration debate, population growth and work rights. The Labor opposition is citing that the rise in temporary visas is now taking jobs from Australians and focusses on[…]
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Today I attended the federal Standing Migration Committee met in Sydney regarding the Efficacy of Australian Migration Agent Regulation. 4 submissions were heard and included the Migration Institute of Australia and the Migration Alliance – the two member[…]
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