The Albanese government is preparing to replace a controversial ministerial direction that has been criticised for favouring sandstone universities over regional and outer-suburban institutions, as providers warn Labor’s “confused and mismanaged” policy approach is damaging the sector and the economy. After ...

Punjab-based newspaper The Tribune has published an article about the “bleak future” faced by students after paying thousands of dollars in fees. The Albanese government announced in August that around 150 so-called “ghost colleges” had been shut down and another 140 issued warning notices by the ...

Three university networks that represent 20 institutions have asked Parliament to pass the international student services Bill, which was blocked by the Coalition last week, by removing the disputed cap on overseas commencements. Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton said, ...

Universities claim Sydneysiders could end up waiting for longer in emergency rooms and struggling to find care for elderly relatives under new restrictions on foreign student numbers. Institutional caps are due to come into effect in 2025 and cut the number ...

There is a belief widely held across the Western world: Chinese students are schooled through rote, passive learning – and an educational system like this can only produce docile workers who lack innovation or creativity. We argue this is far ...

Scott Jones is the chief executive of global education provider Navitas and has worked with the company for more than 20 years, in partnerships with public universities. He believes that the way to grow student numbers for a future workforce, ...

Since the Covid-19 pandemic that started in 2020, there has been a range of policy changes regarding international students that have been affected by Australia's home affairs and economic policies. The deputy head of school (research) in the School of ...

The Senate committee in charge of scrutinising the policy that will allow the Education Minister to set international students caps has recommended the legislation be passed, but not without sizeable amendments. The Education and Employment Senate Committee tabled the Education ...

The Department of Treasury last Wednesday said they have not modelled what impact the proposed amendments to the overseas education services bill will have on jobs in the university sector or on the wider economy. During the fourth hearing for ...

David Stofenmacher is the founder and CEO of the Online University of Mexico (UTEL), a Mexican private university that has established a global education company Scala. Scala partners with multiple Latin American universities to teach 120,000 students overall. Mr Stofenmacher ...