Is the schools sector really exempt from the proposed caps?
One of the highlights of the opening session of last week’s Australian International Education Conference (AIEC) was a welcome to...
AIEC 2024 – And that’s a wrap
The 2024 Australian International Education Conference (AIEC) wrapped up on Friday afternoon in Melbourne, after bringing together over 1900 delegates...
Applications open for 2025 Study Melbourne Inclusion Program
Applications are now open for the 2025 Study Melbourne Inclusion Program (SMIP). The SMIP provides grants of up to $75,000...
“International education is a critical national asset”
So said the Minister for Education, Jason Clare, in yesterday’s keynote address at the Australian International Education Conference (AIEC). But...
TNE exemptions factsheet released
The Department of Education has released a factsheet this week detailing the criteria international students of transnational education programs will...
The Koala’s Founder wins IEAA Excellence Award
Enormous congratulations to The Koala News Founder, Dirk Mulder, on receiving the 2024 International Education Association of Australia (IEAA) Excellence...
Could the TPS go broke?
The balance of the Overseas Students Tuition Fund (OSTF), the fund that the International Tuition Protection Service (TPS) Levy is...
Supporting the Next Generation: International Student Wellbeing in a Post-Pandemic World
The theme for this year’s Australian International Education Conference (AIEC) 2024 is The human element, and there’s nothing more human...
Deakin University celebrates 30 years of impact in India
Deakin University is celebrating 30 years of impactful engagement with India, marking the milestone as “In India, with India, for...
The next 78 days
There are 78 days left in 2024. That’s 78 days until the proposed Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality...
ESOS Bill report “provides no clarity”
The international education sector is reacting to the Senate Committee Report into the ESOS Amendment Bill tabled in Parliament on...
“The committee recommends that the bill be passed”
The much-anticipated Report of the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee inquiry into the Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment...
Debate on ESOS Bill postponed
In a move that is sure to cause an already anxious international education sector even more anxiety, the Education Services...
TEQSA takes legal action against Chegg over academic cheating
The Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency (TEQSA) has commenced legal proceedings against Chegg Inc, accusing it of providing an academic...
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