ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand May 2011 International education news summary
May 2011 International education news summary
Universities called upon to battle slumlords More plumbers less pop music studies: the Brits go for voc ed Universities step up overseas recruiting Hong Kong's rising university star Offshore staffing - The issues Recruiting Chinese Students Tsinghua University names building after Australian clothing brand Plugging the talent leak International students bringing in $100m for UOW UK Government policy is blind to big picture in global rankings James Cook explores in Singapore Goldilocks opportunity for university research funding Student churn muddies picture of real state of visa applications New rules match best and brightest migrants to places New rival in English testing China Rush to U.S. Colleges Reveals Predatory Fees How the U.S. Can Stop Hindering Higher-Education Exports Government dilutes IELTS test monopoly Americans question campus costs Think Before aims to improve overseas student safety Cuts threaten innovation and export success of UK universities, report reveals Hooking up with Aussies way into country for foreign students Is it worth it? Value of degree questioned as research shows two-in-three graduates fail to find suitable work Europe: New student leader for continent UK: PM vetoes cash for university places plan Who goes where and why for education? AMICCUS-C May 2011 Newsletter (pdf) Gain or drain? How study abroad affects our economy Students battle slum conditions in Sydney In new world order, overseas institutions could enter UK patch Slump in Chinese students begins Group of Eight Chair: Local unis falling behind world standards London Met VC explains why he is cutting 400 courses Australian and New Zealand Higher education resources: ACUMA Incorporated
Universities called upon to battle slumlords The Sydney Morning Herald May 31 2011 UNIVERSITIES will need to provide housing guarantees to international students when the Australian Human Rights Commission releases its minimum standards for student safety later this year. A draft of the standards, obtained by the Herald, outlines measures to protect Australia's 470,000 international students from inadequate housing, work exploitation and violence.... Full article: http://goo.gl/UzSsb More plumbers less pop music studies: the Brits go for voc ed The Australian May 30 2011 ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc
ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand May 2011 International education news summary
British MP Sajid David says a cross constituent once appeared at his office, upset her graduate son was unemployed after two years. His joint degree was in agriculture and pop music studies. It’s the anecdote he uses to explain why the British Government is going the other way to Australia, focusing on apprenticeships, while the Gillard Government proclaims it is making "universities open to all." Full article: http://goo.gl/QmSag Universities step up overseas recruiting The Guardian, UK May 24 2011 Access to university should be based on ability to learn, not ability to pay, the prime minister, David Cameron, insisted earlier this month. Denying reports that the government would allow universities to recruit above their student number limit so long as the extra students paid higher fees, he was adamant. "There is no question of people being able to buy their way into university," he said.... Full article: http://goo.gl/K0ECg Hong Kong's rising university star University World News May 29 2011 When a minor planet was named after Hong Kong's University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in celebration of the institution's 20th anniversary this year, it seemed a fitting tribute to a rising star. Planet 202784 was named 'Gangkeda' - a Chinese abbreviation of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Chunlin Lu, Deputy Director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing announced in April.... Full article: http://goo.gl/kTqaH Offshore staffing - The issues University World News May 29 2011 I recently led a team looking at the experiences of nine universities in the UK, Australia and the United States in delivering degree programmes offshore; these included both offshore teaching in a partner institution and the establishment of offshore campuses. We focused on the staffing issues involved since they are so crucial to ensuring a good quality of delivery.... Full article: http://goo.gl/c75BE Recruiting Chinese Students Academic Impressions May 06 2010 This week, Colorado State University's vice provost for international affairs spoke to the media about his intent to see the number of Chinese students enrolled in the Fort Collins, Colorado campus double during ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc
ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand May 2011 International education news summary
the next two years. This mirrors similar commitments, aspirational statements, and recruiting plans at other institutions across the US, in the wake of growing demand in China for overseas education. However, few colleges and universities in the US have developed a strong tradition of marketing to Chinese students.... Full article: http://goo.gl/qFSkw Tsinghua University names building after Australian clothing brand Macleans.ca, Canada May 27 2011 The school won't say how much money it received In Beijing, students of Tsinghua University were outraged Tuesday when they arrived at school and found that a building on campus had been renamed after a well-known Australian clothing company. Students blamed the university for “selling itself,� reports Xinhua.... Full article: http://goo.gl/q4kuB Plugging the talent leak The Star, Malaysia May 27 2011 Retaining skilled workers in Malaysia should also mean getting graduating students overseas to return home. PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was quite frank in his two discussions with American business leaders during his recent visit to the United States when it came to why he wanted them to invest in Malaysia.... Full article: http://goo.gl/rbRCO International students bringing in $100m for UOW The Illawarra Mercury May 26 2011 The University of Wollongong is reeling in close to $100 million a year from international student fees, the latest Auditor-General report reveals. Overseas student numbers at UOW increased by roughly 4.5 per cent to 7414 in 2010, or almost 40 per cent of the university's overall population.... Full article: http://goo.gl/Ccxuo UK Government policy is blind to big picture in global rankings Times Higher Education May 26 2011 Scholar says data analysis flags up risks of moving toward US-style sector, writes John Morgan ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc
ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand May 2011 International education news summary
The notion that world university rankings offer evidence of total US supremacy is a "misapprehension" that affords the UK government false justification for policies of "competition, marketisation and privatisation".... Full article: http://goo.gl/9irp0 James Cook explores in Singapore The Australian May 24 2011 In a strategic move to protect its Asian export markets from increasing regional competition James Cook University has bought out the previous partner in its Singapore campus. The deal completed this week means the campus is now wholly owned by a JCU company incorporated in Singapore. Vice Chancellor Sandra Harding (pictured) describes the deal as a move to an integrated university, with Singapore joining JCU's campuses in Townsville and Cairns.... Full article: http://goo.gl/fmPYD Goldilocks opportunity for university research funding The Australian May 25 2011 JAMES Adams, at the prestigious National Bureau of Economic Research in the US, challenges the longaccepted wisdom that continued concentration of research within the best universities is the optimal investment of taxpayers' dollars. He highlights unintended adverse consequences from a nation's best scientific research capability being focused in a small number of elite universities.... Full article: http://goo.gl/4xZky Student churn muddies picture of real state of visa applications The Australian May 25 2011 AN optimistic analysis of student visa applications from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship has been dismissed by industry experts, who say the outlook is bleak and will continue so for some time to come.... Full article: http://goo.gl/robFE New rules match best and brightest migrants to places The Australian May 25 2011 PEOPLE who want to come to Australia as independent skilled migrants will have to ask permission to apply from next year.... Full article: http://goo.gl/zDfaj ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc
ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand May 2011 International education news summary
New rival in English testing The Australian May 25 2011 THE International English Language Testing System business of education broker, IDP Australia, faces a series of challenges beyond the loss of its cosy monopoly in student visas. Cambridge University's English as a second language department which, like IDP, is an owner of the global IELTS business, joined rival test providers in predicting that Australia's skilled migration visas also would be opened up to competition.... Full article: http://goo.gl/gnScH China Rush to U.S. Colleges Reveals Predatory Fees Bloomberg.com May 23 2011 Bloomberg's Daniel Golden reports on the experience of Leon Lin and Li Rirong, two Chinese students who were steered to the University of Connecticut satellite campus in Torrington by agents who were paid thousands of dollars and promised to get them into the university's flagship campus at Storrs. More than 400 agencies licensed by the Chinese government, and many others that are not, cater to affluent Chinese who want their children to gain the prestige of a U.S. college diploma. The agents employed often misrepresent or conceal their U.S. affiliations.... Full article: http://goo.gl/RWjeU How the U.S. Can Stop Hindering Higher-Education Exports The Chronicle of Higher Education May 22 2011 We need a national export council for higher education—and we need it now. Education is one of few export sectors where the United States remains the undisputed world leader. The United States is the recipient of about 20 percent of international students who cross national boundaries for education.... Full article: http://goo.gl/7DTIG Government dilutes IELTS test monopoly The Australian May 20 2011 THE IELTS English language test monopoly in the Australian visa business has been weakened. Today the Immigration Minister Chris Bowen said those applying for student visas also would be able to use the US-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) .... Full article: http://goo.gl/sMRxn
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ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand May 2011 International education news summary
Americans question campus costs The Australian May 19 2011 VICE-chancellors should not automatically assume the public agrees with their call for more public funding or are willing to see students pay more to study, if a new US survey is any indication. The survey conducted for the National Centre for Public Policy and Higher Education found Americans believe a university education is a pre-condition for career success.... Full article: http://goo.gl/Fyr9G Think Before aims to improve overseas student safety The Australian May 18 2011 PART of each student visa application fee should be allocated to fund programs to enhance safety and well-being, according to a submission to the Knight Review. Larry Anderson, executive director of Think Before, an information service aimed at meeting the duty of care requirements for overseas and domestic students, has written to the strategic review of the student visa program arguing the urgent need to improve information about support services for international arrivals as they settle into Australia.... Full article: http://goo.gl/nbMMZ Cuts threaten innovation and export success of UK universities, report reveals Times Higher Education May 17 2011 The international activities of UK universities have created a “highly knowledge-intensive export industry” and are a prime example of innovation in the public sector – but government funding cuts put that under threat.... Full article: http://goo.gl/upnbY Hooking up with Aussies way into country for foreign students The Herald Sun May 17 2011 THOUSANDS of foreign students are cosying up with locals to apply for permanent residency. Hooking up with an Aussie is an option for students who otherwise would lack qualifications for a visa after a federal crackdown on overseas student rorts.... Full article: http://goo.gl/dPmto Is it worth it? Value of degree questioned as research shows two-in-three graduates fail to find suitable work The Daily Mail, UK ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc
ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand May 2011 International education news summary
May 17 2011 The value of higher education has been cast into doubt after it emerged nearly two thirds of recent graduates have failed to find a graduate job. New research shows recent university-leavers are questioning the value of their hard-earned degrees, and many are considering moving overseas to find suitable work.... Full article: http://goo.gl/4moBB Europe: New student leader for continent University World News May 15 2011 Members of the European Students' Union, the umbrella organisation representing 45 national unions of students from 39 European countries, have elected Allan Päll (pictured), 25, from Estonia as their new Chair. Päll said that under his leadership the union's objectives would be to fight the trend of diminishing public investment in higher education, and to press for full implementation of the Bologna process.... Full article: http://goo.gl/psP1s UK: PM vetoes cash for university places plan University World News May 15 2011 UK Universities Minister David Willetts (pictured) has backtracked on a proposal to allow wealthy students to buy places at over-subscribed universities in England by paying higher fees up-front. The opposition claimed it was the fastest policy U-turn in history.... Full article: http://goo.gl/T3HNO Who goes where and why for education? University World News May 15 2011 Our recently-published research report for the Institute of International Education and the AIFS Foundation aims to answer questions about students' international mobility. It covers all physical movements across national boundaries for educational purposes, at all education stages, short-term as well as long-term. We find that international educational mobility is in good health with strong growth potential, but mobility patterns are changing and will continue to change.... Full article: http://goo.gl/U7SNl AMICCUS-C May 2011 Newsletter (pdf) Association of Managers in Canadian College University and Student Centres Check out the May 2011 issue of our Campus Vision newsletter, featuring advice for new student leaders, and a look at Edmonton, home of this year’s AMICCUS-C National Professional Conference. ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc
ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand May 2011 International education news summary
https://www.amiccus-c.org/content/documents/Link/newsletters/CV_May_2011.pdf http://goo.gl/CmXlB Gain or drain? How study abroad affects our economy The Guardian, UK May 12 2011 Far from depriving the UK of valuable talent, ‘graduate migration’ can offer many benefits, says Jessica Moore An estimated 33,000 UK citizens are currently studying in other parts of the world, accounting for just 1.8 per cent of all UK students in higher education The number of British students enrolling at international universities is rising, but at what cost? Building broader networks and a greater diversity of experience enhances our position in the global economy, but it could also mean we’re facing a “brain drain” where our biggest and brightest talent floods out of the UK.... Full article: http://goo.gl/AqyWf Students battle slum conditions in Sydney AFP May 10 2011 Slum conditions, overcrowding and dodgy landlords -- welcome to foreign student accommodation in Australia's most glamorous city. More than 350,000 foreign students are enrolled in colleges and universities around the country, and many are attracted to the charms of cosmopolitan Sydney.... Full article: http://goo.gl/NTxFS In new world order, overseas institutions could enter UK patch Times Higher Education May 05 2011 Ex-president of UUK predicts shifting trade winds for global higher education. John Morgan reports Thresholds and portals: Sir Drummond Bone says new £9,000 fee cap may make UK 'more attractive' to potential foreign entrants Foreign universities attracted to the UK by higher tuition fees could partner with local institutions to offer degrees in the country, according to a former head of Universities UK.... Full article: http://goo.gl/rcujr Slump in Chinese students begins The Australian May 04 2011 ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc
ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand May 2011 International education news summary
UNIVERSITIES began this academic year with an increase in the number of Chinese student numbers, defying gloomy expectations. However, higher education was the only sector still growing in otherwise bleak official statistics for the year to March, suggesting a tough second semester ahead.... Full article: http://goo.gl/EGnz9 Group of Eight Chair: Local unis falling behind world standards The Sydney Morning Herald May 04 2011 Australian universities aren't keeping up with their international counterparts when it comes to quality and price, a leading educator says. Paul Greenfield, head of the Group of Eight coalition of major research universities, believes higher education in Australia must stay internationally competitive to survive.... Full article: http://goo.gl/wYqJ8 London Met VC explains why he is cutting 400 courses The Guardian, UK May 03 2011 Malcolm Gillies has spent much of his career supporting arts and humanities, but says that London Metropolitan University must now deal with present realities. The vice-chancellor's spacious office at London Metropolitan University, dominated by a huge boardroom table, and overlooking the take-away joints of north London's Holloway Road, is strikingly functional.... Full article: http://goo.gl/8BorX Australian and New Zealand Higher education resources: ACUMA Incorporated
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