A new billboard and advertising campaign aimed at encouraging employers to hire international students is underway in Melbourne, Australia, funded by an internship and career service company.

The Australian government could do more to help its international education sector, said one MP who questioned the value of the National Cooordinating Council and identified instability within DET. Senator Birmingham has responded directly to The PIE News.

Performance-related funding was highlighted, at a comparative talk on the state of HE as the similarities and differences in the two nations’ systems were discussed.

Attracting and training talent from India was among the priorities during the Australian Business Week in India 2017 led by Trade Minister Steven Ciobo. The Group of Eight used the trip to push for a special class of visa for researchers and PhD graduates.

A bill which will publish student education outcome data to judge the performance of education agencies helping international students enrol on courses in Australia has garnered opposition from agents worldwide because onshore agent activity is not reflected in the data.

Navitas has delivered a mixed bag of results for FY17, reporting a 5% loss in group revenue and 5% growth in student numbers for its university partnership colleges.

Australia's international education sector has surpassed record economic value levels, but stakeholders say the benefits haven't been felt across the country.

The University of South Australia is to open a new joint college with Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, in northern China.