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

APRIL 30, 2024

Canada’s temporary policy allowing international students to work more than 20 hours per week off campus will end today, April 30, the immigration minister has announced. The work limit waiver was extended in December, with authorities now saying that the initial policy will not be extended again.

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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. . And it adds to population pressures in areas like housing.”

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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

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Sector stakeholders have celebrated Australia’s decision to extend post-study work rights for targeted courses and professions, and to raise the cap on the number of hours that international students are permitted to work to 48 hours per fortnight from July 1.

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The PIE News

JULY 27, 2023

With mixed messaging on visas, Australia has made it difficult for international students to understand what exactly it wants from them, stakeholders have suggested. On the other hand, there is this expectation that a student provides a perfect statement of purpose,” Singh told delegates during The PIE Live Australia.

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The PIE News

AUGUST 1, 2023

Twenty five students from 20 countries had the opportunity to speak to leaders at a roundtable session hosted at The PIE Live Australia conference in partnership with Study Gold Coast and the session sponsors Scape. In our home countries, we work more than 40 or 50 hours per week. To survive. “In During Covid I was here.

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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. “Suddenly we have this situation in which a Western country is offering Australian dollars with unlimited work rights.

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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. Unfortunately, it also leads to confusion around different visa cohorts.

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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. We will continue to work in partnership with you [the Agents] to prepare, welcome, and support our international students.”

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Australia has become more popular among international students, level-pegging with Canada as the study destination of choice , according to a survey conducted by IDP. Australia is the only top four destination (Australia, Canada, UK, US) to see an increase in perceptions of education quality, possibly contributing to its growing popularity.

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The PIE News

MARCH 13, 2024

International students invest heavily in coming to study in Australia because they want to have a better career and a nicer place to live. There is so much at stake for many of these students coming to Australia in search of a new life funded by the life savings of their parents. Prevention is better than cure.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Stakeholders in Canada’s higher education sector have mixed feelings about the recent news that the IRCC will hike the amount needed for proof of funds for international students. Migrant Students United , which represents international students in Canada, said the move would “exclude prospecting working class students worldwide”.

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The PIE News

JUNE 30, 2023

The majority of international students, graduate and education stakeholders in Australia are behind the government’s decision to reintroduce a work cap for students, research has shown. Until July of this year, there is no limit on the number of hours international students can work.

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The PIE News

APRIL 4, 2023

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. However, Universities Australia, has noted the importance of drawing more Chinese international students to Australia. “We

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The PIE News

JANUARY 12, 2024

A controversial rule introduced as part of Australia’s recently released Migration Strategy shouldn’t have “a real impact” on demand, but could disproportionately affect certain regions. “The government is recalibrating student and graduate visa settings to support both the education sector and Australia’s migration needs.

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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

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

International graduates who stay and work in Australia earn lower salaries than their domestic counterparts, although the wage gap has reduced since 2021. Non-Australians working full-time who studied undergraduate courses earned AUS$60,000 on average in 2022 compared to AUS$68,000 for Australians.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

“If you get your reputation right and you get your relationships in market right, you don’t have to make an extra effort to recruit,” Kala Anand, vice president global of upGrad Connect , told The PIE. Don’t expect the student to come to you.”

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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

AUGUST 2, 2023

The rise in the number of Bhutanese students moving to Australia is a result of pent-up demand following the pandemic, say recruiters working in the region. After India, Australia is the destination of choice for Bhutanese students. Those who do study abroad are different from typical international students in Australia.

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The PIE News

AUGUST 23, 2023

A new overhaul in student visa processes in Australia could permit applicants to migrate to the country via education as government seeks to bolster the workforce. It is expected that this change in policy in Australia could put it ahead of other study destinations.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

International students are calling on the Canadian government to extend a rule allowing them to work more than 20 hours per week. They say a cap on work hours leaves them open to exploitation and struggling to afford to live amid spiralling costs. Do we want international students to be treated the same as domestic students?”

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Logistical challenges could delay arrivals of Chinese students to Australia, a report from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia has said, as concerns about students returning continue. The report noted positive developments that could signal a return of Chinese students studying in Australia.

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The PIE News

MAY 9, 2023

Recently I attended the Parliamentary Friends of International Education event in Canberra hosted by the International Education Association of Australia. Importantly, it also acknowledged the rich social and cultural contribution international students make to Australia. My colleague Simon Emmett wrote about this recently.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

International students may be able to work more hours and stay in New Zealand for longer after graduating if the country’s current opposition is elected when voters go to the polls later this month, according to the National party’s manifesto. The post NZ opposition pledges PSW & fast-track visa appeared first on The PIE News.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Orygen , which is based in Victoria, told The PIE News that while most Australian educational institutions provide some form of mental health support for their international students, service engagement is often limited. These needs are diverse and often related to the different mental health challenges international students face.”

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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

JANUARY 4, 2023

The latest Navitas Agent Perception Survey of 880 agents across 68 countries identified the seven most important factors influencing student choice, with cost, post-study work access and education quality selected as the top three. The UK is leading on visa processing , with Australia not far behind, the survey indicated.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 23, 2023

“The majority of providers work collaboratively and in the interests of the student to ensure this process is transparent and supportive. “There are a small number of providers, agents and students, that seek to use this system to transfer once onshore for reasons other than educational outcomes. .”

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The PIE News

JULY 5, 2023

Following on from the European digest that was launched in March 2023 , the latest edition features an exclusive interview with Phil Honeywood, CEO of the International Education Association of Australia. The report is part of an increased focus on the region and preempts The PIE Live Australia conference taking place in Gold Coast this July.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Overall, Australia emerged as the strongest 2022 destination, enjoying a “robust Q4 2022 performance, when it also benefited from an increased market share”. Pointing out Australia and Canada’s issues in 2022, the report noted that Turkey is “facing challenges with UK refusals, while Nepal is encountering similar issues with Australia”.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

“We’re finding that the price point, post-work opportunities and industries are making it more attractive to students,” she told The PIE. In addition to the attractive price point and post-work opportunities, agents emphasised that Germany appears more welcoming that alternative study destinations.

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The PIE News

APRIL 21, 2023

Though reintroducing the graduate route in 2019 may have played a part, the extremely restrictive measures for containing COVID-19 by Australia and New Zealand should also be considered, CIL indicated. The post UK: China source market stability “uncertain” appeared first on The PIE News.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The government of Australia has announced a ‘Universities Accord’ designed to build a long-term plan for the country’s higher education system. Australia’s parliament also launched an inquiry to examine the country’s international education recovery in October. Phil Honeywood (@PhilHoneywood) November 16, 2022.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A piece of research tracking the regulation of international education over time in Australia has found that there has been policy inaction in the space of international student welfare. Education providers have responsibilities to international students to support their health, wellbeing and adjustment to living in Australia.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The government also supported the establishment of a working group to address on-campus intimidation and the reporting of students or staff to foreign embassies, following concerns that pro-democracy Chinese students on Australian campuses are being threatened by classmates.

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