Western Australia (WA) has unveiled a new online platform that will make it significantly easier for international students to travel and study within the state. Between 2020 and 2021, international students were banned from travelling to WA due to the pandemic caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. But according to a StudyPerth report…
Western Australia Launches Website To Streamline International Student Arrival
US Unveils Changes to Attract Foreign Science, Tech Students
The Biden administration on Friday announced policy changes to attract international students specializing in science, technology, engineering, and math. The State Department will let eligible visiting students in those fields, known as STEM, complete up to 36 months of academic training, according to a notice in the Federal Register. There will also be an initiative…
Australia Opens Border for International Students and Skilled Migrants
International students, skilled workers, humanitarian, working holiday, and provisional family visa holders can return to Australia from Dec. 15 after more than 18 months, as travel bubbles with South Korea and Japan open. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed on Dec. 13 that the two-week delay on the nation’s international reopening will end as scheduled. The pause was…
WA to Spend $185M to Attract Tourists and International Students When Borders Open
December 2, 2021
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Western Australia (WA) has launched a $185 million marketing campaign to reconnect the state to the world once the state’s borders reopen, including incentives to woo back tourists and international students. It came as Australia announced it would delay reopening borders until Dec. 15 in the wake of new Omicron cases. Premier Mark McGowan said…
Australia to Increase International Student Diversity in New Strategy
The Australian government will introduce a diversity index for international students in a bid to reduce any financial risk associated with focussing on one or two markets, while improving student experience, as part of a new 10-year strategy. The majority of Australia’s international student market was from China and India in 2019 and 2020—accounting for…
Australian Visa Holders Able to Return From the Start of December
Fully vaccinated Australian visa holders will be able to enter the country from Dec. 1 after two years of border closure, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced. Morrison said fully vaccinated eligible visa holders would be able to travel into Australia without needing to apply for a travel exemption. This will include visa types of humanitarian,…
NSW Offers Free Hospitality Training to Fill Critical Labour Shortage
The New South Wales (NSW) government has announced it will offer free training opportunities to help fill skill shortages in the hospitality sector. TAFE NSW and other registered training providers will offer 3000 free training places across 29 different courses, including barista training, safe food handling, responsible service of alcohol (RSA), and an introduction to…
International Students to Return to Australian Capital Territory
International tertiary education students who are fully vaccinated will be able to return to the ACT from the start of the 2022 academic year. The announcement by the territory government on Friday comes ahead of the expected confirmation that Australia’s international borders will begin to reopen within weeks. The students must have had a COVID-19…
Australia’s Education Minister ‘Optimistic’ About International Students Returning
Australia’s Education Minister Alan Tudge has said that he is optimistic about the prospect of a rebound in the international student sector. The past 18 months have been tough for the international education sector, Tudge told the Australian International Education Conference on Oct 8. Student enrolments have declined by 70 percent since this time in…
Vaccinated International Students to Return to New South Wales by 2022
Hundreds of vaccinated international students will be returning to Australia by the end of the year after announcing an industry-funded pilot plan on Friday. The first phase of the pilot is expected to bring 500 international students back to the state on chartered flights by December, paid for by the students themselves. Students will return…
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