Malaysia and Australia have strengthened their international education relationship with a new offering for Malaysian hospitality students.

New Zealand has announced a reopening of borders to 1,000 tertiary-level international students who were caught offshore when border restrictions began, which has been widely welcomed by stakeholders.

International education stakeholders have described Australia's plan to allow athletes and military personal entry to the country ahead of international students as "unconscionable".

Finally about two months before the flight, Indonesia was approved as a low risk country

Australia’s English language providers “face extinction” in 2021 unless they are given additional government support and international students start returning to the country "at scale", a peak body has cautioned.

International students across Australia – especially in VET, TAFE or ELICOS education – need additional support for their mental health wellbeing, speakers urged at an IEAA event.

International students could avoid Australia’s 14 day quarantine if a digital declaration for Covid-19 vaccines is implemented, ministers suggest at a Council for International Education meeting.

The first international students, from China, Hong Kong, Japan, Vietnam and Indonesia, have arrived in Australia since the travel ban, on a pilot flight and headed to Charles Darwin University.