Melbourne plans to improve international student employment opportunities as part of a long-term strategy to enhance the city’s global standing. 

Universities Australia has welcomed Victorian premier Daniel Andrews’s four-day visit to China where he will seek to attract Chinese students to the state.

The Greater Victoria School District in BC has dropped a curfew prohibiting international students from visiting downtown on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Victoria is looking to “boost” its connections with overseas students by opening two new study hubs in Vietnam and Malaysia.

The Australian government has endorsed Victoria’s international student arrival plan, which the state submitted to the federal government in October.

Australia is considering doubling the migration points for professional year programs and extending post-study work rights for offshore studies in flexible new study visa options.

Pilot programs to return international students to Australia's shores will "hopefully build confidence", ahead of "significant numbers coming in" next year, the country's minister for Education and Youth has suggested.

International students in Victoria, Australia are living in insecure housing that is often unsafe and are at risk of financial exploitation.