Australia is looking to enact wide-ranging changes this year to put a stop to unscrupulous agent behaviour and non-genuine students switching courses.

Stakeholders welcomed 400 first-time attendees to the recent Forum on Education Abroad conference, who "brought a freshness of ideas and dynamism to the conversations".

Secretary of state Blinken and secretary of education Cardona have crafted a letter to US superintendents encouraging the hosting of international students.

The latest guidance issued by the US Department of Education last month has many in the international education sector on alert, with stakeholders warning of huge disruption to study abroad and recruitment practices.

Stakeholders have many reasons to celebrate International Education Week in 2022 - with some saying that cultural exchange is the closest we'll get to having superpowers.

A new US international strategy on education outlines the goal to be a nation in which a diverse society, global challenges and opportunities, economic competitiveness and national security and diplomacy "are the reality".

Education organisations in the US are urging the government to develop a strategy to increase international enrolment and exchanges to pre-Covid levels.

Peak bodies have submitted a statement to the Australian government on concerns relating to onshore student transfer practices adopted by some providers.