More action is required to bridge the “significant” gap still remaining for international students concerning graduate employability outcomes, stakeholders suggest.

Almost 500 delegates gathered in London to discuss the future of international education earlier this week at The PIE Live - Leaders in International Education, the PIE’s two-day conference.

After a summer of tension between agents and schools, companies are now looking for new ways to develop partnerships and address issues.

Australia’s international education sector has been one of the hardest hit by Covid -19, but the hard lessons learned has put the country in a position to be stronger than ever according to industry representatives.

International students opting for a mixture of at-home online and on-campus learning is kindling hopes of wider acceptance for online and TNE qualifications globally, say stakeholders.

Universities need to adapt professional skills training as skills employers search for develop over time, experts in the field of employability have urged.

While the US higher education community has overcome many of the political and Covid-19 related challenges facing the international education sector, a great deal of  "perceived" barriers remain, experts have warned.

According to commentator Simon Marginson, Australia may take 5-to-10 years to regain its international student market share and mobility in general could take at least 15 months to get back to pre-Covid-19 levels.