Australia has long been seen as a favoured destination for international students. The high quality of our education, and the appeal of the Australian lifestyle has attracted more than 2.5 million international students to our shores over the past half century. As our largest services export, it is vital that Australia develops a strategy to...

This report documents research into the experiences of international students studying in Australia. The survey sought responses from international students studying onshore in the higher ducation, vocational education and training (VET) and English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas (ELICOS) Students sectors, using the International Student Barometer (ISB) survey instrument.

Looked at over time and ranked against other OECD countries, public funding of Australian universities is at a record-breaking low At a conference of university leaders in early 2013, Tony Abbott promised “relative policy stability” in higher education if he became prime minister. A year later, Universities Australia began its first Abbott-era budget submission by...

This report captures an initial analysis of 6,679 impact case studies that were submitted to the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. The case studies outline changes and benefits to the economy, society, culture, policy, health, the environment and quality of life — both within the UK and overseas.

This Senate report recommends that the Higher Education and Research Reform Bill 2014 be rejected by the Senate. Overview The Senate Education and Employment References Committees' inquiry and report looked at: (a) the principles of the Higher Education and Research Reform Bill 2014; (b) alternatives to deregulation in order to maintain a sustainable higher education...