Education and service design: may we disrupt you a moment?
Do you remember the moment your journey as a higher education professional started? I do. It was two years ago...
Australia Can’t Afford to Keep Treating International Students Like ATM Machines
Every year, tens of thousands of international students choose Australia for a world-class education. They bring talent, ambition and diversity...
The Future of Global Learning: How to Build a Winning TNE Strategy
As global student mobility continues to shift—spurred by tighter visa regulations and a growing appetite for flexible learning—Transnational Education (TNE)...
From Visa to Victory: The Real Story of International Students in Australia
For many international students arriving in Australia, the journey begins with a dream: to earn a world-class degree, build a...
The hidden crisis in Australian International Education no one is talking about
For those heaving a sigh of relief this morning at a Labor majority government, let’s not forget that while an...
Australia’s student visa crackdown hits wrong target: ELICOS suffers despite not contributing to the NOM
Since the start of 2024, Australia’s federal government has implemented a program of dramatic interventions into international education. These were...
How not to do International Education – a cautionary tale from the UK ahead of Australian federal elections
This month, while travelling through Scotland and England and engaging with academics and colleagues in international education in the UK,...
Higher Education Internationalisation Good Practice Guide and Capability Framework Released
The Australian Government Department of Education has recently released two resources for the international education sector: Good Practice Guide for...
Post-Election Wish List
Our efforts to keep international education from being a Federal Election issue have failed abysmally this time around. During previous...
Vicki Thomson on the Coalition’s Policy
The Coalition’s plan for Australia’s international university education sector is the wrong policy at the wrong time. In the current...
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