Stronger, simpler, smarter ESOS: supporting international students

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09 March 2010This final report of the Baird review of the legislation that governs international education in Australia makes a series of recommendations for reform.

The recommendations include:

• more support for international students and improved information
• stronger consumer protection mechanisms to ensure students are protected from unscrupulous operators
• improved regulation of Australia’s international education sector
• improved support for those who study and live in Australia including having somewhere to go when problems arise.

Further information about the review is available here.

 

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