Some 500 international students will arrive in the state of New South Wales in 2021 under a Study NSW pilot plan, the government has announced.

The state of New South Wales in Australia recorded its highest Covid-19 case numbers on July 29, with at least a month long lockdown imposed, meaning plans to return international students have been postponed.

The City of Sydney and the International Students for Sydney held an online panel offering networking tips and career advice from a network of alumni.

An International Student Hub has launched in Sydney with the aim of supporting international students across the city and the wider New South Wales area.

UNSW Global has launched a fully online English pathway program to enable international students to fulfill language requirements from home and gain direct entry to university while waiting for global Covid-19 restrictions to lift.

UNSW Sydney has signed a five-year, AUD$100 million joint venture with the Qingdao International Academician Park in Shandong, China.

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.

New South Wales’ capital Sydney and neighbouring state Victoria have released plans to increase engagement with South East Asia and continued integration.