Australian prime minister Scott Morrison’s intimation that international students may be pushed away from Sydney and Melbourne has been derided by the country’s industry.

A new guide to help ELICOS providers identify students with mental health concerns and provide assistance has been released.

Australia's ELICOS sector has continued its modest growth, increasing enrolments, student weeks and value in 2017, but a widening gap between the eastern states is developing.

Australian providers are preparing for an end to the delivery of English programs with VET-accreditation after the Australian Skills Quality Authority issued a notice of their intention to ban these courses due to conflicts between vocational and ELICOS Standards.

Australia has continued to break its international education records, with new highs for student numbers, enrolments and revenue, but there are growing concerns for some sectors and source markets.

AIEC in Australia focused on how the international education sector must ‘embrace diversity’ in 2017, with sessions focused on integration and inclusion. However, an announcement on broadening Elicos standards to all ELT providers was the news that hogged the headlines, but not for the right reasons.

A new set of ELICOS benchmarks to ensure international students don’t “slip through the cracks”, received a mixed reception at AIEC.

New College Group has purchased a new school in Dublin; its first outside of the UK as it looks to diversify its portfolio post-Brexit.