TUESDAY 7 OCTOBER 2008
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN TOP UNIS DO AS WELL AS AUSTRALIANS –
NEW STUDY
Australian International Education
Conference 7-10 October
2008
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.
The research by IDP Education looks at subject
results for six groups of students – domestic and international,
females and males, undergraduates and postgraduates – and finds
very little difference in their academic performance.
Results from the study will be presented
Wednesday 8 October to 1,200 delegates at the Australian
International Education Conference at the Brisbane Convention and
Exhibition Centre, who have assembled for their annual symposium,
the largest in the Asia-Pacific.
Researcher Alan Olsen has drawn on data
supplied by the University of Sydney, University of Queensland,
University of Melbourne, Monash University, UNSW, the Australian
National University, the University of Adelaide and University of
Western Australia, who make up the prestigious Group of Eight
universities.
Mr Olsen said: “This shows that international
students do as well as Australian students. International students
pass 91.6 per cent of what they attempt, while Australian students
pass 92.0 per cent of what they attempt.
“It is an analysis of 195,694 students. Given
that it confirms earlier studies, it puts to rest commonly heard
allegations that international students don’t do as well as their
Australian counterparts.”
The study showed:
- Female students did better than males
- Postgraduate coursework students did better than
undergraduates
- International students studying in Australia did as well as
domestic students.
THE EVENT
What: 22nd
Australian International Education Conference (AIEC)
Where: Brisbane
Convention and Exhibition Centre
When: 7-10
October 2008
Theme: Global Citizens,
Global Impact
Web: http://www.aiec.idp.com/
INTERVIEWS AND MEDIA
BRIEFINGS
Tim Dodd 0407 440 160 / +61 407 440 160 or
tim.dodd@idp.com
ABOUT INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION IN
AUSTRALIA
- Education is Australia’s top services export and third largest
export overall after coal and iron ore
- Education moved ahead of tourism in export value for the first
time in the 2007 calendar year
Export revenue from education and
tourism
Yr to Jun 07 Yr to Dec 07
Yr to Jun 08
Education $11.1
billion $12.2 billion $13.7
billion
Tourism
$11.5 billion $11.8 billion
$12.0 billion
Source: International Trade in Goods and
Services 5368.0,
Australian Bureau of Statistics
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- 474,389 international students have enrolled to study in
Australia during 2008 (up to August) according to the Federal
Government agency, Australian Education International
ABOUT IDP EDUCATION PTY
LTD
- IDP Education jointly hosts the
Australian International Education Conference in conjunction with
the International Education Association of Australia
- IDP Education is the largest placement service for
international students enrolling in Australian educational
institutions with over 75 student offices in 29 countries
- IDP Education jointly owns the world’s leading English
language proficiency test, IELTS, with the British Council and
Cambridge University
- IDP Education is jointly-owned by Australian universities
and SEEK Ltd, Australia’s leading online employment and training
company.
