Australia
Australia: new rules on education agents start on 1 October
The rules on education agents are changing again Down Under.
In Australia all aspects of the recruitment and education of international students are regulated by the Education Services for Overseas Students
Does SA’s new international education strategy include agents?
The State Government of South Australia recently released a new international education strategy: International Education 2030 - Live, Learn, Stay.
International education is an important economic growth sector for South Australia.
Education Agent Alert: agency boss Frank Hu charged with rape
Earlier this week, Australian media reported that police have charged Melbourne businessman Frank Hu with drugging and repeatedly raping a young woman in his CBD office.
It is thought that the
Australia: TEQSA to enforce education agent rules
Australia's Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) has set up a new team that will enforce stricter compliance with Australian laws on the provision of tertiary education.
The new 7
Salford College owner thanks education agents
Founder and CEO of Salford College in Australia, Ash Goyal, was facing serious criminal charges of attempting to dishonestly obtain nearly $80,000 in Australian government marketing grants to promote his
Education Agent Alert: Chinese international students cheated
An in depth investigation by Australia's Sydney Morning Herald newspaper has revealed over 100 complaints by international students against Ashleigh Howe, who provided international student concierge services under the business
University of Sydney Business School launches international scholarships
The University of Sydney Business School is offering a range of scholarships to top students from markets across Asia.
They range in value from $5,000 to $20,000 Australian dollars and are
International student carries measles to Australia
An international student studying at RMIT in Australia contracted measles on a visit home to south-east Asia and then returned to Melbourne while contagious with the viral infection.Authorities have issued
Melbourne mourns murdered international student
Last Friday, hundred of people gathered on the steps of Melbourne's Parliament House to hold a vigil for murdered 21-year-old international student Aiia Maasarwe.
Aiia was an Arab-Israeli exchange student was studying at
International students find snake in the toilet
A group of international students living in Brisbane got a shock when one of them discovered a large snake in the toilet.
They called snake catcher, Janne Torkkola, from Brisbane snake
International student drowned on Christmas Day
An international student drowned on the south coast of New South Wales on Christmas Day.
The 46 year old Korean students was snorkeling with with family and friends at Lake Conjola,
Indian agent talks up study in Adelaide
There are 32,00 students at UniSA.
About 20% are international students who have chosen to study in Adelaide. And a good number of those are students from India.
UniSA executive director (international)
New international student accommodation in Melbourne opens
New international student accommodation in Melbourne has just opened.
Atira has opened the doors to its brand new property at La Trobe Street in the Melbourne CBD.
It's 44 levels of premium student
ISEAA launches education agent training program
The International Student Education Agents Association (ISEAA) - established earlier this year in Australia - is kicking off it new Agents Training Program.
The first session is free and open to
AICT shuts down
The the Australian Institute of Commerce and Technology (AICT), based in Perth Western Australia has shut down after the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) decided not to renew its registration.
The
International students make millions in Korean fried chicken
Four friends who met as international students at Australia's Monash University in the mid 1990s are getting rich from Korean fried chicken.
Jun Lee, Roi Yoon, Max Ji and Ayden Jung
Education agents visit USQ
A delegation of 11 education agents from China, South Korea and Jordan was in Toowoomba, Queensland this week to visit the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) and other educational institutions
Australian education agents form national peak body – ISEAA
International education in Australia is booming, largely thanks to education agents who promote over 1100 colleges, universities and schools to millions of potential students each year.
Australia has recently overtaken
Education Agent Alert: Melbourne Education and Information Centre
In Australia, Kate Choi, a manager at education agency Melbourne Education and Information Centre, was last week sentenced to 2 months jail by a Melbourne Court for stealing A$94,573 from six