UK and Australia have been both competitors and collaborators in TNE, but now could be the time to move to a more collaborative engagement, stakeholders have suggested.

The International Education Association of Australia’s plans to create a robust agent code of ethics are underway after receiving government funding for the second stage of development.

Representatives of every sector of Australia’s international education industry have officially endorsed the London Statement of ethical international student recruitment.

The Global Alliance of Education and Language Associations, a group of 19 language school associations and related organisations worldwide, has officially endorsed the London Statement.

The British Council has launched a database of almost 4,000 specially trained education agents around the world to help build agent capacity and professionalism in the industry. Agents listed in the database have taken the British Council's training, agreed to an ethical code of principles and committed to periodical assessment in the future. The resource is available for any education institution to use.

Canada – an active player in the roundtable on international education – has spoken to The PIE News about why it has not signed up to the London Statement.

A landmark statement on ethical recruitment by education agencies has been issued by four countries: the UK, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand. While the Statement of Principles will largely be used for informing best practice and has no actual policy ramifications, the fact that four countries have agreed on quality principles for education agencies is in itself quite a milestone.