Working in and around Australian universities in 2020 is certainly different! And most of the commentators are speculating that 2021 will be even tougher. Or will they be times of opportunity? And how do we ensure we give equal attention ...

A curious feeling of dismay is exhibited by many educators when PISA scores are released that show Australia’s seemingly intractable steady decline against the OECD average, and against other countries in our region. A similar feeling of dismay is also ...

When Ariana Grande sang that she had 99 problems, she likely didn’t have the state of international education in Australia in mind, but if she did, she’d be right. Here are three of our biggest problems: We only recruit significant ...

COVID-19 has transformed the international education sector globally. As countries navigate through this health crisis, it is clear that the uncertainties raised by this pandemic on the future of universities and the international education sector are inextricably linked to not ...

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic New South Wales received a lot of flak for seeming unwilling to help international students in the state, many of whom are now stranded. However, the NSW government is now introducing $20 million in concrete ...

International students are important for most universities worldwide, but the ongoing COVID-19 crisis will have an impact on the number of foreign students on campuses in the next academic year. Many institutions are expressing concerns about the decline in international ...

Following new plans for “job ready” graduates released by the Commonwealth Government, Australian universities are in turmoil. This follows persistent opposition by the government to prevent universities from participating in JobKeeper. Commonwealth Government plans announced by Minister Dan Tehan will ...

A new report has found that more than three in four international students in Australia are being paid less than the minimum casual wage, and one in four said they were receiving less than half the minimum wage in their ...

Following on from the Chinese Education Bureau recently warning Chinese students about racist incidents occurring at Australian universities, the world’s most populous country is now set on expanding its own university sector. This comes after Australian universities have increased their ...

The head of Universities Australia (UA) has urged the government to prioritise investment in university research, arguing it is critical to Australia’s economic and social development in the future. As sobering new modelling estimates “up to 38 per cent of ...