ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand International education news summary • October 2010
Saudis attend education conference in Malaysia ArabNews.com October 21 2010 A 48-strong Saudi delegation led by Minister of Higher Education Khaled Al-Anqari is in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to attend the 5th Islamic Conference of Ministers of Higher Education and Scientific…. Full article: http://goo.gl/aodi North American student ambassadors promote Australian Education AusTrade October 11 2010 Australia’s 2010-11 Student Ambassador Program, which is organised by Austrade, began with an orientation weekend in Washington, DC between 13 and 15…. Full article: http://goo.gl/7bXS Slow progress on overseas student plan The Australian October 20 2010 A KEY government strategy for international students has yet to be released, despite being promised more than a year ago…. Full article: http://goo.gl/bG3t Overseas students less able to afford us The Australian October 20 2010 OVERSEAS students yet to decide where they will study are less able to rely on money from parents, just as Australia becomes a more costly choice. Researcher Rob Lawrence said a September survey of 1127 potential overseas students suggested a more price-sensitive market for…. Full article: http://goo.gl/Pphv Come to our international rescue The Australian October 20 2010 A DROP in foreign students will have crippling economic and social effects. FOREIGN students are in retreat, with universities vocally predicting alarming repercussions. Monash appears to be the first Group of Eight casualty. Prospective students say new rules, for student and residency visas, put Australia in the…. Full article: http://goo.gl/U0bD ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia ABN: 56 168 491 622 Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 / Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 / admin.acuma@acuma.org.au / www.acuma.org.au
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