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Latest industry newsfeeds:

Australian Industry News

• University backs dialogue with India

  An initiative that brings together 30 young leaders from India and Australia to discuss contemporary economic, social, cultural and political issues, is being launched this week in Delhi.

• More international graduates find jobs - survey

  THE number of Australian employers recruiting international graduates increased substantially in 2011 from the rate at the peak of the global financial crisis.

• Coast loses $1b in foreign student slump

  THE Gold Coast has missed out on $1 billion from the education sector since 2006, according to a report that shows a 7785 shortfall in the number of foreign students on the Gold Coast.

• Top 10 Reasons why you should study in Australia in 2012

  The Australian Government announced on 22nd September 2011 a number of measures to enhance the competitiveness of Australia���s international education sector.

• All students should study abroad, minister says

  Education minister wants to make it less complicated for students to take part of their education in other countries

Global Industry News

• Australia widens window of opportunity

  The new suite of measures was released by the Australian Department of Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations in September and will take effect in mid-2012.

• Higher education in 2012: a global perspective

  Economic and political pressures as well as international competition will force US higher education to keep adapting, but at what cost to quality? In addressing what the future holds for US higher education, we must acknowledge that the recession has brought about a series of transformative trends

• How does Asia's rise influence international student mobility?

  The centre of gravity of the global economy is shifting eastwards. More than 20 of the world’s top 50 cities ranked by gross domestic product are projected to be located in Asia by 2025, up from eight in 2007, according to the McKinsey Global Institute.

• Los Angeles

  As of the 2010-11 school year, the number of Chinese students enrolled at US universities was at an all-time high. According to the annual Open Doors report from the Institute of International Education and the US State Department, there are now about 158,000 young people from China on college ca

• Indian students are being invited by Australian Universities and Institutions

  An education fair is being organized by IDP Education

USA Industry News

• Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Chinese Tourists - By Erin Kim

  With the U.S. lodging industry still feeling the effects of the recession, the country is missing out on a significant opportunity to increase jobs and GDP through international tourism, specifically, Chinese outbound tourism.

• Arcadia University Opens Mediterranean Center for Arts and Science for Study Abroad Students

  The College of Global Studies at Arcadia University announces the establishment of the Arcadia University Mediterranean Center for Arts and Sciences in Siracusa, Sicily, under the leadership of the Center's Resident Director, Lucia Ortisi.

• Higher education in 2012: a global perspective

  Economic and political pressures as well as international competition will force US higher education to keep adapting, but at what cost to quality? In addressing what the future holds for US higher education, we must acknowledge that the recession has brought about a series of transformative trends

• International student choices changing

  Not only are more students than ever before travelling abroad to realise their higher education ambitions, they are also increasingly gravitating away from traditional educational hotspots in order to do so - and this trend looks set to continue, with competition for international students growing w

• Promoting Vietnam-US trade and education

  Education cooperation will be one of important pillars in the bilateral relationship between Vietnam and the US. Vietnam’s ambassador to the US, Nguyen Quoc Cuong, made this statement at the ninth conference of the Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) held in Shreveport, Lousiana from January 3-5.

UK Industry News

• Business education: Fast masters

  The popularity gap between MBAs and their upstart younger cousin – the MSc – is narrowing. But is this driven by a desire for more specialisation, or by shortages in corporate funding?

• The 10 Most Educated Countries in the World

  In the past 50 years, college graduation rates in developed countries have increased nearly 200%, according to Education at a Glance 2011, a recently published report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

• New gateway for UK universities will build on international success

  For the first time, the HE Global Integrated Advisory Service will bring together international education advice and services from both UK government departments and partners into one central resource.

• Higher education in 2012: a global perspective

  Economic and political pressures as well as international competition will force US higher education to keep adapting, but at what cost to quality? In addressing what the future holds for US higher education, we must acknowledge that the recession has brought about a series of transformative trends

• Indian students are being invited by Australian Universities and Institutions

  An education fair is being organized by IDP Education