The PIE News

APRIL 11, 2024

A Dutch pension investor is a stakeholder in a new partnership worth AUS$1 billion to develop purpose-built-student-accommodation across Australia. ” The partners added that the development of further PBSA in Australia will continue to release pressure from the rental housing market. Together with APG Asset Management N.V.

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The PIE News

MARCH 21, 2024

International student numbers in Australia will continue to plummet as the new migration strategy is implemented in an attempt to curb migration levels amid a housing shortage, stakeholders fear. The changes will affect vocational education providers more than higher education providers, said education consultant Claire Fields. .

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The petition, which is addressed to Home Affairs minister Clare O’Neil and education Minister Jason Clare, argues that new policies impacting international students of late “do not show the faces or families” of those affected. The post Students losing amid “confusing, unfair” visa policy appeared first on The PIE News.

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The PIE News

MARCH 5, 2024

Historically low visa approval rates for international students could dent Australia’s appeal at a time when it should be gaining an advantage over other competitor destinations, stakeholders have indicated. Is Australia now less attractive? September 2023 was the nadir for the sector with an approval rate of just 66.4%

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The PIE News

APRIL 11, 2024

In a bid to help alleviate the burden of financial hardship and food insecurity of Australia’s international students, Allianz Partners has launched a new partnership with Foodbank Australia. ” Foodbank Australia CEO, Brianna Casey highlighted a correlation between hunger and concentration in students.

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The PIE News

MARCH 1, 2024

“The success and sustainability of Australia’s onshore sector requires a ruthless focus on quality education and a great student experience,” said Hill. ” The post Australia’s visa slowdown: we want “sustainable growth” says MP appeared first on The PIE News.

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The PIE News

MARCH 11, 2024

Scholarships and fellowships for students from ASEAN were launched at an overarching bilateral summit between Australia and Southeast Asia. Prime minister Anthony Albanese announced during the Australia ASEAN Summit on March 4-7 that over 75 scholarships, called Aus4ASEAN will be provided as part of a new era of partnership with the region.

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The PIE News

MARCH 22, 2024

The new Genuine Student Test – clarifying applicants’ study intentions and their economic circumstances – will be introduced to “further crack down on international students looking to come to Australia primarily to work, rather than study”, it added.

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The PIE News

MARCH 13, 2024

Educators and student recruiters in Australia are slamming the current visa squeeze which they say is significantly harming the reputation of Australia’s international education industry. The post Institutions and agents react to visa chaos in Australia appeared first on The PIE News.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Canada’s federal government recently announced a 360,000 study permit cap for the next two years, as well as changes to post-study work rights at public-private partnership colleges, while Australia’s migration review has led to difficulties for certain students to access visas.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2024

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The PIE News

JANUARY 18, 2024

International education company Oxford International Education Group has announced its first foray into the Australian market with an integrated program partnership with The University of Notre Dame Australia. ” It comes the same day as Navitas revealed a new partnership in France, making its entry into the European country. .

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Australia is introducing further decisive measures to combat student poaching and an abuse of its education system from operators driven by commercial gain – a ban on agent commissions earned from student transfers between providers in Australia is set to happen.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

It comes after Australia announced additional student visa application scrutiny in its migration strategy launched in December. “The difficulties experienced by students and our member colleges in recent months regarding visa rejections are certainly top of mind for English Australia,” English Australia CEO, Ian Aird, said.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

APRIL 15, 2024

With rising house prices, a decade of wage stagnation and ballooning student debt, young people in Australia are living through what author Jill Filipovic describes as ‘a series of broken promises’. Read more: Continue reading.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

International student numbers in Australia could be capped under a government plan to cut migration numbers, according to local media reports. They also indicated that international students would be taxed under the new policies, a proposal featured in the Australian Universities Accord Interim report released earlier this year.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Australia’s international education exports outstripped major goods exports in the latter part of 2023, adding $12.1 Stakeholders are urging government to not introduce new policy to counter challenges around housing and net migration that will deeply impact the sector, especially as the sector remains in its recovery phase.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

A new report is calling for an overhaul of Australia’s post-study work visa offerings for international students, claiming thousands are currently being given “false hope” for their career ambitions. It erodes public trust in our migration program. ‘It It erodes public trust in our migration program.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 31, 2024

Eleven agencies across China are recruiting on behalf of at least 30 universities in Australia, new research by The PIE News has found. Previous data has found that 73% of international students from China looking to study in Australia used an agent to help them apply and enrol on courses in 2018.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Universities in Australia are working with more than 230 agencies across India, with some 150 counselling companies partnering with at least two institutions, according to new analysis by The PIE News. Here are the top agents in India that are trusted to recruit on behalf of the most universities in Australia: 1-2.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

“Almost 600 new staff [were] recruited between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, and are now supporting temporary and migration visa processing,” the spokesperson told The PIE News. In a LinkedIn post, Austrade lauded the news for international students, reiterating that the processing time had been knocked down to 16 days.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Minister for Home Affairs Clare O’Neil signed a directive on December 14, setting out how immigration officials will prioritise visa applications from international students wishing to study in Australia based on provider risk. Subsequent entrant applications lodged outside Australia that include an unmarried family member under 18 years.​

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The PIE News

MARCH 11, 2024

If there are going to be changes to evidence requirements for visa processing in Australia, the federal government must offer further transparency to avoid student refusals, the CEO of IDP has said. India was also mentioned during the briefing, with O’Shannessy stressing the “phenomenal” connection that the country has with Australia.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Australia has spent the week celebrating its biggest export economy with a virtual showcase and conference for all professional recruiters and agencies sending students to study in the country. ” Kate Young, Global Marketing Manager at Austrade, provided an update on the Study Australia brand and the Study Australia marketing toolkit.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Australia has prioritised strengthening education links with Southeast Asia in its first strategy focused on the region. It describes Australia’s education system as a “national asset” in engagement with Southeast Asia, adding that the sector has been “integral to building enduring relationships and economic prosperity with the region”.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

International education is a new engine of economic growth for Australia and an important part of our social fabric,” the review reads. She said, however, that she was confident Australia had “caught this problem in time” with the new package of measures.

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The PIE News

MARCH 2, 2023

The ELICOS sector had the highest volume increase in commencements and enrolments of any education sector in Australia in 2022, according to the 2022 ELICOS Market Analysis by English Australia. “This represented the highest volume increase in commencements of any education sector in Australia and is 63% back on 2019 figures.”

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The PIE News

JANUARY 2, 2024

There should be a greater focus on harnessing universities to lead Australia’s response to globally critical issues, experts at the Lygon Group suggested in a report commissioned by Universities Australia. Jackson said the findings reinforced the need for a proactive and strategic approach to international education. “The

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Australia’s government has recently been recommended a number of policy changes , with Navitas suggesting that is authorities implemented the suggested changes, “continued growth is likely, albeit at a slower rate” “Our high level analysis would suggest that if international student numbers grow at 3.7%

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Government reforms will boost Australia’s reputation worldwide, according to the assistant minister for education, assistant minister for regional development and senator for Queensland. “Australia is not alone in facing corruption and exploitative practices in international education.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The peak body for the ELICOS sector in Australia has hit a milestone of 40 years in the international education industry this year. English Australia celebrated its 40th anniversary during the annual conference in Sydney from August 30 to September 1. Christine passed away in September 2022.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Australia has announced the list of professions and courses that will be eligible for extended post-study work rights from July 1. The new measures – initially announced in September last year – will allow eligible international higher education graduates to access to an extra two years of post-study work rights.

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The PIE News

AUGUST 31, 2023

The Albanese government in Australia has announced that it is ending a visa that sector stakeholders say students have been utilising to end their studies early and access full-time work in the country. Estimates suggest that around 30% of 100,000 individuals currently on 408 Covid visas in Australia are former international students.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Clare will again meet with his Indian counterpart, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, and co-chair the annual meeting of the Australia India Education and Skills Council. At AIEC in October, Clare said that Australia is supporting the “two economic superpowers in the making” with their education missions.

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The PIE News

MARCH 22, 2024

The current skills minister, Brendan O’Connor, said the Albanese Labor government is “strengthening integrity in the vocational education and training sector by cracking down on dodgy training providers”, welcoming the passing of the legislation as good news. It comes after Australia formed a $37.8

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The PIE News

MARCH 18, 2024

They must also not arrange financing or funds to help international students with their student visa processing or their study in Australia, it added. This has blamed on universities in Australia seeking to mitigate their visa assessment level. The post Indian agent group reveals code of conduct appeared first on The PIE News.

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The PIE News

APRIL 13, 2023

Australia’s educational institutions welcomed almost 620,000 international students in 2022, an 8% rise on the previous year, but still considerably down on pre-pandemic figures. New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows promising news on student arrivals, but concerns remain on capacity, especially around accommodation.

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