ICEF Monitor: Australia announces updated ELICOS standards

16 Oct 2017 Here are the highlights: The Australian government will now require independent scrutiny of assessments for students progressing from intensive English language courses to further study in Australia As of March 2018, the country’s ELICOS standards will apply to all providers of intensive English courses, including VET institutes Source: http://monitor.icef.com/2017/10/australia-announces-updated-elicos-standards/

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17Oct

Australia: 18% growth in economic value of int’l education hides future worries

 Aug 9, 2017 by Anton Crace The value of Australian international education has surpassed record levels for the fourth consecutive financial year, growing by over 18.5% in 2016/17, according to the latest export data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data, which lists the export debits and credits across all Australian sectors, showed ...

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10Aug

Universities set to lose $1.2b in funding under Turnbull government changes

AUGUST 6, 2017 by Matthew Knott   Universities would be hit with $1.2 billion in funding cuts under the Turnbull government's higher education changes, with new data showing some institutions are set to lose up to $57 million over the next four years. The figures, compiled by peak body Universities Australia, provide the ...

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07Aug

ICEF Monitor: Australia tracking to double-digit enrolment increase for 2017

12 Jul 2017 Here are the highlights: International enrolment in Australia has increased by 14% year-to-date April and now sits at just under 500,000 students Australia’s top five sending markets, China, India, Malaysia, Nepal, and Vietnam, account for more than half of all enrolment and roughly two-thirds of YTD growth this year Outside of ...

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12Jul

Global skills demand is opportunity for Australia’s providers, says KPMG

Mar 27, 2017 by Anton Crace Australia’s vocational providers are well placed to ramp up offshore activities and help emerging countries fill skills gaps in sectors such as healthcare, transportation and logistics, according to a new report by KPMG. The Report highlighted a number of skill demands that can be matched with ...

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28Mar

Foreign enrolment hits new record in Australia

24 Feb 2017 Here are the highlights: Australia’s international enrolment grew by 10.9% last year to reach 554,179 for 2016. This is a new record for foreign enrolment in Australia and compares to average annual growth of 6.5% over the past ten years. Australia’s international student enrolment hit a new high in 2016 to ...

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28Feb

ICEF Monitor: Australia on track for 12% growth in 2016

18 Jan 2017 Here are the highlights: Total international enrolment in Australia has increased by 12%, year-to-date October 2016 Commencements are up by 11%, compared to the same YTD period for 2015 Australia has recorded overall growth of 36% since 2013 Three in four international students in the country come from Asia, with China far ...

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19Jan

Australia: One in three students dropping out of university

JANUARY 18 2017, Timna Jacks, Henrietta Cook One in three Australian students are not completing their university degree within six years, new figures show. As thousands of students anxiously wait to learn whether they have received a first-round university offer, federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham has released data showing about 33 per ...

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18Jan

Australia: First round offers 2017: securing a spot at university has become more difficult

JANUARY 18 2017, Craig Butt, Henrietta Cook Securing a spot at university has become more difficult, with students needing a higher ATAR to get into most courses. After sweating out the summer in anticipation, thousands of university hopefuls found out on Wednesday whether they had been accepted into the course of their ...

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18Jan

Australia: Academy would enable gifted country kids to study at selective state schools

JANUARY 17 2017, Henrietta Cook The smartest state school students from across Victoria could board for the first time at a new academy for gifted children, with the Andrews government investigating its construction next to Melbourne High School. The institution would be built at a site next to the select-entry boys' school in South Yarra ...

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17Jan