Australia has published a new book that charts its 25-year history of welcoming international students. The book was officially unveiled today in Canberra by Senator Evans, who also talked about a new five-year national strategy towards education exports in the "Asian century". As Australia continues to amend its education export industry, it has published a new book that charts its 25-year history of welcoming international students. Entitled
Making a Difference: Australian international education, the book was officially unveiled today in Canberra by Senator Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education.
“Over the last three decades, Australia has developed into one of the world’s leading international study destinations,” Senator Evans said. “It is estimated that around 2.5 million international students have been educated at Australian institutions in the last 25 years, creating long-term friendships between us and our international neighbours."
According to
The Australian, the primary goal of the book was to identify benefits of international education often not recognised in the wider community. For example, when the first large intake of students arrived under the Colombo Plan in the early 1950s, the White Australia policy still existed.
The
book is comprehensive in detail, looking at the history, data trends and the role of government in the development of the industry. With contributions from many luminaries in the Australian sector, it also explores the entrepreneurial spirit and origins of the industry, and "responses of institutions and sectors to the developing international student programme, including the English language and 'pathway' sectors".
it also explores the entrepreneurial spirit and origins of the industry
The final chapter captures and develops some future perspectives on the industry gathered during a workshop of researchers and sector representatives. Case studies of four countries of significance to Australian international education - Malaysia, India, China and Norway - are included.
Since the
Knight Review was published, efforts have continued at government-level to aid the sector and help build notions that Australia is working hard to integrate its foreign student population and reboot the industry. A new Chairperson, Michael Chaney, was
recently appointed to head up the International Education Advisory Council (IEAC). And regional taskforces are also being established. Another website was also been launched in June, aimed at all international visitors, called
Welcome to Australia.
Evans commented today that the IEAC "will bring a new rigour to the strategic focus of the industry and will inform the government’s development of a five-year national strategy to underpin the quality and sustainability of international education", during what he referred to as the "Asian century".
The government was acutely aware, he said, of the truly global and competitive environment in which the industry of international education now operates. “Labor is committed to keeping Australia at the forefront of this industry," he said.
As Australia continues to amend its education export industry, it has published a new book that charts its 25-year history of welcoming international students. Entitled Making a Difference: Australian international education, the book was officially unveiled today in Canberra by Senator Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education.
“Over the last three decades, Australia has developed into one of the world’s leading international study destinations,” Senator Evans said. “It is estimated that around 2.5 million international students have been educated at Australian institutions in the last 25 years, creating long-term friendships between us and our international neighbours.”
According to The Australian, the primary goal of the book was to identify benefits of international education often not recognised in the wider community. For example, when the first large intake of students arrived under the Colombo Plan in the early 1950s, the White Australia policy still existed.
The book is comprehensive in detail, looking at the history, data trends and the role of government in the development of the industry. With contributions from many luminaries in the Australian sector, it also explores the entrepreneurial spirit and origins of the industry, and “responses of institutions and sectors to the developing international student programme, including the English language and ‘pathway’ sectors”.
it also explores the entrepreneurial spirit and origins of the industry
The final chapter captures and develops some future perspectives on the industry gathered during a workshop of researchers and sector representatives. Case studies of four countries of significance to Australian international education – Malaysia, India, China and Norway – are included.
Since the Knight Review was published, efforts have continued at government-level to aid the sector and help build notions that Australia is working hard to integrate its foreign student population and reboot the industry. A new Chairperson, Michael Chaney, was recently appointed to head up the International Education Advisory Council (IEAC). And regional taskforces are also being established. Another website was also been launched in June, aimed at all international visitors, called Welcome to Australia.
Evans commented today that the IEAC “will bring a new rigour to the strategic focus of the industry and will inform the government’s development of a five-year national strategy to underpin the quality and sustainability of international education”, during what he referred to as the “Asian century”.
The government was acutely aware, he said, of the truly global and competitive environment in which the industry of international education now operates. “Labor is committed to keeping Australia at the forefront of this industry,” he said.
