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 25, 2023

The world’s largest economies admitted nearly two million international students in 2022 for the first time as migration reached “unprecedented levels”, according to new data from the OECD. Canada, Australia and Japan complete the list of the top five receiving countries.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

A leaked review of exploitation in Australia’s visa system urged the government to widen the role of the regulator beyond education quality to include things like student attendance and compliance back in March. .” ” The post Australia focuses in on private VET with $37.8m

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The Universities Accord – a major 12-month long review into Australian higher education – has released its report with a bold call for up to 80% of Australians to be tertiary-education by 2050. The post Major review of Australian HE calls for doubling of places by 2050 appeared first on The PIE News.

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The PIE News

APRIL 13, 2023

Australia’s migration system is “not fit for purpose” when it comes to encouraging international students to stay and work in the country, Universities Australia has warned. We need more of them to remain in Australia after they graduate to complement the skills and talents of our homegrown workforce,” the group wrote.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Stakeholders fear that Australia’s approach to visa policy and processing is damaging the chances of genuine students being able to enrol at universities across the country. Visa processing has been hampered by policy changes stemming from the migration strategy launched in December. The unprecedented 0.0%

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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 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

MAY 16, 2024

Amendments were proposed to the Education Services for Overseas Students Act, which would give the government broader powers over the activities of agents and their interactions with providers in Australia. That’s a vote of confidence in our institutions and providers, and in Australia as a place where the best and brightest come to study.

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The PIE News

MAY 5, 2023

The system of awarding additional points to visa applicants who have studied in regional Australia could be scrapped under new recommendations in a report released by the Department of Home Affairs. The landmark review into the country’s migration system said that resettlement alone is not the answer to regional Australia’s challenges.

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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

APRIL 16, 2024

International education stakeholders across Australia are concerned that the government will hike visa fees for international students in its May budget, marking another blow to student mobility after a string of recent measures. Colombia, Peru, Turkey and China all saw grant rates plummet or decline in January, the body highlighted.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The number of students arriving in Australia in October this year was 43.6% lower than pre-Covid figures for the same month in 2019, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown. “This is all good news. “This is all good news. .” “This is all good news. .

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The PIE News

MAY 3, 2023

The head of the peak body for English language education in Australia has said that the current confusion surrounding different visa programs for international students leads to “misconceptions”, amid a comprehensive review of the country’s migration system. is relatively low (somewhere between ‘modest’ and ‘competent’).

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Prospective students to universities in Australia are being instructed to withdraw their applications before their visas have been returned by the Department of Home Affairs. “We all are waiting for the implementation of the new migration strategy and finer details of the proposed Genuine Student Test.”

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The PIE News

MAY 13, 2024

A survey from education giant IDP recently revealed that curbs on international students in the UK, Canada and Australia has pushed the US to the top of the pile for student interest. “Decades of careful and strategic work by universities and the Government has seen Australia grow to be a leading provider of international education.

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The PIE News

MAY 11, 2023

Australia’s higher education sector is looking to the upcoming Universities Accord and the government’s planned migration strategy to fully understand its strategy on international education following a budget that focused heavily on cost-of-living relief and fiscal repair.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The UK international educator sector has reacted to the Home Office’s announcement on legal migration restrictions, including its review of the Graduate Route visa. As is the case for many in the sector, the news inspired Wilson to reflect on the value of the UK’s international students and the Graduate Route visa.

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The PIE News

AUGUST 29, 2023

“We welcome the government’s action, which we have called for, to crack down on dodgy and unscrupulous operators seeking to exploit students for personal gain,” said Catriona Jackson, CEO of Universities Australia. These measures put students first, which is where they belong.”

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The PIE News

AUGUST 25, 2023

Australia has closed a loophole allowing international students to switch to cheaper providers shortly after arriving in the country in a crackdown on “dodgy” providers. Normally, students would have to wait at least six months to change providers, but this “loophole” allows them to do so much sooner after they arrive in Australia.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Students are already reacting to media reports that Australia could place a cap on international student numbers, in addition to a proposed tax on overseas scholars. Analysis by international education consulting and advisory company in Australia, The Lygon Group , has found that students are already reacting to the media reports.

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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. According to Austrade’s 2022 Year in Review report , the 619,371 student total was 137,342 fewer than in 2019, equivalent to an 18% drop.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 23, 2023

In a 2022 submission to the ESOS review, the University of Melbourne recommended that the Australian government should “ensure proper enforcement of the requirement for students to be released by the primary institution to facilitate a transfer within the restricted period”.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 29, 2023

WINNERS The US The US seems to have been the only major destination not to introduce a sector-rocking migration policy in the last 12 months. Her successor has also sowed more seeds of worry, with a “review of the Graduate route” to be conducted after James Cleverly’s far-reaching migration announcement.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It is something that we’ve never seen before, and it was definitely unexpected” Speaking just before the Migration Review was released, Ramirez said there would indeed potentially be a lot of changes that could “directly or indirectly affect” the landscape. “I

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The PIE News

MARCH 27, 2023

International students have been arriving in Australia on university courses and then switching to vocational or private colleges which have more flexible study options to benefit from the country’s uncapped work rights, an agent association has warned.

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The PIE News

MAY 31, 2023

Australia’s government is looking to enact wide-ranging changes this academic year to put a stop to unscrupulous agent behaviour and non-genuine students switching courses aided by onshore agents, according to an Education department representative.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Sean Fraser, Canada’s immigration minister, announced the launch of a new initiative, “An Immigration System for Canada’s Future”, which will gather feedback to inform the country’s future migration policies. Canada follows Australia in inviting public feedback into immigration policies.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The latest government announcement that the Graduate Route is to be reviewed has understandably unsettled the sector as it struggles to manage the message. The review was announced a few days ago. It won’t report until September next year, as I understand,” explained Johnson. “As Students have choices,” said Arora. “I

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

.” Data from IDP also suggested students are looking more favourably at the US as the most “attractive” major study destination amid doubts surrounding the UK’s current rhetoric, as well as a new student cap in Canada and anti-migration measures in Australia.

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The PIE News

AUGUST 3, 2023

Over 350 professionals from the international education sector gathered on the Gold Coast in July at the inaugural PIE Live Australia for two days of discussions, upskilling and networking. I know good news doesn’t sell news but we are the champions of that story,” he said. I feel left behind,” he told attendees.

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The PIE News

APRIL 18, 2023

The way in which international students are afforded uncapped work rights in Australia has “become a bit of a Ponzi scheme”, a leading international education executive has said. Peter Hendy, who leads Independent Higher Education Australia , discussed how more regulation of agents would be welcome in the sector.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The major, 12-month review into the country’s entire tertiary education sector – calling for up to 80% of Australians to be tertiary-education by 2050 – listed a number of recommendations. The post Fund research to ease int’l revenue pressure appeared first on The PIE News.

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The PIE News

APRIL 11, 2023

South Asian graduates have experienced unequal opportunities in accessing employability-related programs as postgraduate international students in Australia, a report has said. Many universities in Australia have, in fact, upgraded their on-campus careers advice centres to become core business,” he said.

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The PIE News

JULY 28, 2023

Data from 2019 suggested that 75% of all international enrolments in Australia came via agencies. .” As authorities in Australia consider the regulation of education agents, Blacker emphasised that the role that education agents play must be respected.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

. “Unfortunately, Canada has gone from bad to worse” With Australia improving slightly and the US deteriorating slightly, the two countries “largely remain on par at 59% and 52% good/very good, respectively”, he noted. The countries include Thailand, Colombia, Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan.

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The PIE News

JULY 19, 2023

Australia’s federal government has released its interim report on the upcoming Universities Accord, which has been touted as the biggest review of the country’s higher education system since 2008. million – which are designed to increase access for students in regional and remote areas.

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