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International students: The migration nexus

Our latest report calls for education and immigration policy innovation to reach a healthy and sustainable international education sector.
Opinion

How Australia could introduce a cap on international students & protect uni funding

Australia could introduce a cap on international students and protect uni funding. Our formula shows how.
Opinion

International student caps are creating a huge headache for universities. But they could have an impact beyond elite campuses

The introduction of caps has the potential to have the most significant impact on Australia’s tertiary education system in decades.
Opinion

Migration changes will slow growth of international students, not stop it

We are hurtling towards a million international students in Australia.
Opinion

Return of international students highlights increasing gaps between universities

Data shows international students are returning to Australia, but this growth is not shared equally around the university sector.
Opinion

International students are coming back & it’s not just universities sighing with relief

The Conversation: International students are returning to Australia after almost two years of closed borders.
Opinion

International student numbers hit record highs for some, while Australia continues to fall

International students are heading to Canada, the UK and the US in record numbers despite the pandemic, new research by the Mitchell Institute shows.
Report

International students head to the UK, USA in record numbers

While Australia’s university education sector is in crisis, countries with open borders are experiencing an international student revival.
Report

Stuck in transit: international student update

Continued border closures mean the value of Australia's intern­­ational education sector is to shrink from $40.3 billion in 2019 to $20.5 billion by the end of 2022, new modelling from…
Opinion

Closed border could cost education sector $20bn a year in 2022

New research forecasts the education sector's biggest losses are yet to come, finding a third academic year of no international students would cost about $20 billion a year.
Opinion

2021 is the year Australia’s international student crisis really bites

The Conversation: While much of the economy is in post-pandemic recovery, the international education sector continues to decline and is yet to reach its lowest point.
Report

Australia to lose half its international students by mid 2021

New report explores international student delcine following COVID-19 restrictions and models further falls that could occur if borders remain closed.
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