Most international students who study overseas feel positive about their experiences. But universities could be actively working with businesses in home countries to help secure jobs for graduates.
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Conflict in the classroom may not look or sound like an argument. It might look like disengagement if students don’t feel seen and heard.
Public vomiting, urination and collapsing in the street are all things international students don’t see at home.
Policy-makers use language test scores to determine who gets into universities or can immigrate. But there are problems with using single test scores to make such important decisions.
Under the free trade agreement, Australian universities will be able to have majority ownership of an Indonesian university.
Students across the world are using social media to research and choose their university.
University students don’t always mix outside their own area of study or cultural cliques. But that can change with a little encouragement, and food helps.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson said Australia is “the highest-growing country in the world”, with population growth “double than a lot of other countries”. Is that right?
Russia is aiming to triple international students numbers to more than 700,000 by 2025.
International student recruitment needs to be overhauled if the UK is to keep a foothold in an increasingly competitive market.
Chinese students make up the largest portion of international students in Australia. To ensure our A$28bn international education sector continues to thrive we need to pay more attention to why.
Ottawa and the governments of all four Maritime provinces have created pathways to help international students transition to permanent resident status. But fear causes too many to return home.
Overseas students with a disability shouldn’t be denied visas on the basis of potential cost to Australia’s community or health services. They are required to pay for these services themselves anyway.
Using purpose-built English language tests for purposes other than what they were created to test reduces the validity of these tests.
Contrary to some reports, there is no new English language test for international students - the government is simply expanding standards already being met by most providers.
Australia is currently experiencing one of the largest booms in international student enrolments, which needs to be sustainable if we’re going to continue to benefit economically.
Australian universities shouldn’t silence or be silenced by Chinese students who hold nationalistic views, they should encourage a healthy debate.
Framing freedom of speech and cultural sensitivity as competing goals makes us miss opportunities to develop cross-cultural competency.
The globalisation of higher education and what it means for students.
An insider’s view.
Top contributors
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Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Director, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Vice Provost for International Education, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Honorary Principal Fellow, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Lecturer, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Professor in the School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
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Assistant Professor in the Department of Equity Studies, York University, Canada
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Professor and ARC Future Fellow, School of Education, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer and Socio-cultural researcher, UniSA Education Futures, University of South Australia
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Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
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Alan Morris is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney
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Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute
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Professor Emeritus and Former Deputy Vice Chancellor, The University of Melbourne
