Rethinking Transnational Education: Beyond the Branch Campus Model
As universities around the world reimagine their international strategies, a quiet revolution is reshaping transnational education (TNE). Long defined by...
Australia must seize Horizon Europe to power our future
Australia has always punched above its weight when it comes to ideas. Our scientists and researchers have discovered everything from...
Time to Deliver on the Employability Promise for International Students
For more than 25 years, advocates have been calling out the mismatch between what international students are promised and what...
New Data Shows International Education Sector Reaching 102% of 2025 Student Allocations
Australia is on track to meet (and even possibly slightly exceed) the Government's indicative levels for new overseas student commencements...
Regulation That Puts Students First: ITECA Supports TEQSA Modernisation Agenda
The Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA) is very pleased that governments and other sector stakeholders have now joined us...
Rob McGowan wraps SYMPLED 2025
SYMPLED 2025 held at Torrens University in Sydney brought together policymakers, educators, agents, and advocates to confront the challenges and...
Ministerial Direction 111 and the 2026 National Planning Levels: What Our Latest Analysis Reveals
Since late 2023, the Federal Government has issued a series of announcements reshaping the framework that governs international student recruitment....
Busting myths: International students power more than tuition fees and living expenses
On 8 September 2025, the NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Trade and Small Business, the Hon Emily Suvaal MLC, launched a...
Australia’s PBSA Sector Set for Growth as Industry Gathers in Sydney
Last week, the Student Accommodation Council held our second annual Future of the Sector: PBSA conference at Crown Sydney. In...
From Campus to Connectivity: How Occom Became the Go-To ISP for Overseas Students
Arriving in Australia for the first time is an exciting whirlwind—student registrations, setting up a bank account, and immersing in...
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