Jennifer Menchin

AECC Global has announced new offices in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, and a plan to overhaul it’s approach to student recruitment beyond the crisis.

The Australian government is looking for input from students, educators and the higher education sector on a new 2021-2030 strategy for international education – Australia’s fourth largest export earner, worth around $40bn a year.

Australia won’t see a return of international students en masse until 2022, according to the federal education minister, Alan Tudge.

Representatives from peak international education sector bodies have come together to meet with the federal government to discuss the crisis in the sector.

Tertiary education comparison platform Educonnect has launched in Australia, aiming to allow students to search, compare and connect with courses.

International student data for the full 2020 year has revealed the impact of travel restrictions on enrolments and commencements in Australia.

Students hoping to study in New Zealand have been dealt a blow with Immigration New Zealand announcing it will cease processing student visa applications from applicants outside the country until further notice.

VinUniversity in Vietnam is ramping up efforts to attract elite international students as part of its quest to create a world-class university.

Australia is losing South Asian students to the UK, Canada and the US, with industry insiders predicting the trend will continue into 2022.

Scammers are using the pandemic to target groups, including international students in Australia, with threats including arrest and deportation, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has said.