Australia’s third largest export industry –
$13.7 billion in international education – can survive a global
recession, said Anthony Pollock, chief executive of IDP Education,
Australia’s leading recruiter of international students.
International students in Australia’s top
universities do every bit as well as their Australian counterparts,
according to a comprehensive study of Group of Eight student pass
rates.
24 September 2008
THE REAL EDUCATION REVOLUTION: AUSTRALIAN
EDUCATION EXPORTS GROW TO $13.7 BILLION A YEAR
Ahead of
the biggest international education conference in the Asia-Pacific
region which will be held in Brisbane next month, the Australian
Bureau of Statistics has reported that Australia’s education
exports grew by a massive 23.4% in the past year to $13.7 billion
in 2007-08.
Education Replaces Tourism as Australia's No. 1
Services Export
The value of Australia’s education exports
grew 21 per cent in 2007 to replace tourism as the top services
export and become Australia’s third largest export
overall.
18 September 2007
INTERNATIONAL DEMAND WILL
EXCEED SUPPLY, SAYS NEW IDP RESEARCH REPORT
The number of international students seeking an
Australian university education will almost double in the next two
decades, challenging universities’ ability to deal with the demand,
says new research by IDP Education.
New
President Appointed For IDP Education Australia
Professor Ian Young has been appointed
President of IDP Education Australia Ltd.
Major
Milestone For Peace Scholarship
The Peace Scholarship Program has passed the
200 student milestone with the arrival of 45 new students from
Cambodia, Chile, India, Indonesia and Mexico to commence second
semester courses in Australian universities.
IDP
boosts support for international students in
Queensland
IDP Education, Australia’s largest provider
of services to international students, is launching a new Student
Services Centre in Brisbane to offer assistance to the more than
61,000 students from overseas countries who enrol to study in
Queensland each year.
IDP
Education Appoints New Chief Operating Officer
IDP Education Pty Limited has appointed
Andrew Thompson to the role of Chief Operating Officer with the
company.
Peter
Polson Appointed Chair of IDP Education Pty
Limited
Mr Polson has thirty years experience in the
financial services industry where he has held senior executive
roles at the Commonwealth Bank, the Colonial Group, National Mutual
and the Standard Bank Group.
New
Melbourne Centre for Victoria's 107,000 International
Students
IDP Education, Australia’s largest provider
of services to international students, is opening a centre in the
middle of Melbourne to assist the 107,000 students from overseas
countries who are studying in Victoria.
New
Head of Research for IDP
IDP Education Pty Ltd has strengthened its
management team with the addition of Melissa Banks, who has been
appointed as Head of Research.
New
service centre for 36,000 international students in
Perth
IDP Education, Australia’s largest provider
of services to international students, is opening a centre in Perth
to assist the 36,000 students from overseas countries who are
studying in Western Australia.
JOINT
STATEMENT: IDP Education Australia Ltd and SEEK
Ltd
SEEK Limited appointed preferred bidder for
IDP equity partnership
