Indian agents have called on Australian universities to reverse a decision to suspend recruitment from regions of North India, saying the move borders on discrimination. 

A qualifications recognition agreement between Australia and India to streamline education and career pathways was announced as well as a range of TNE plans, as a delegation of education leaders from Australia visited the country.

The director of SOAS criticised the UK’s higher education system for ‘exploiting’ international students at the International Higher Education Forum 2023.

Australian education exports in 2022 increased to AUS$25.5 billion (USD$17.15bn), figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics have shown.

Mental health services at Australian universities need to be tailored to international students’ cultural needs if they are to be effective, a leading mental health charity has said.

The Australian government is looking for “robust and resilient ways” to regulate the country’s international education sector.

Australia has announced the list of courses eligible for extended post-study work rights - up to four years for eligible bachelor graduates - ranging from health to education to construction, from July.

Logistical challenges could delay arrivals of Chinese students to Australia, a report from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia has said.