Global Demand for International Higher
Education
Global demand for international higher education will grow from
2.173 million in 2005 to 3.720 million in 2025. This is growth of
71% over 20 years, or compound growth of 2.7% per year [Source:
Global Student Mobility: An Australian Perspective Five Years
On]
Forecast for Australian International
Higher Education
Demand for Australian international higher education will grow
from 163,345 in 2005 to 290,848 in 2025. Demand for international
higher education places in Australia will grow 4.25% per year to
2010, then slow to 3% per year to 2015, then slow further [Source:
Global Student Mobility: An Australian Perspective Five Years
On]
The Australian Universities' Supply
Challenge
The Australian university system has the appetite and capacity
to provide 268,156 international student places, on campus in
Australia, by 2025. Demand will exceed supply in 2020, and by 2025
there will be a shortfall of 22,692 international places on
projected demand of 290,848 [Source: Global Student Mobility: An
Australian Perspective Five Years On]
Extremism at universities
A security expert has refuted claims there is no evidence of
radicalism in universities, arguing 21 are directly linked to the
extremism which has led to terrorism.[Source: Politics.co.uk -
United Kingdom]
International students
exploited
There are allegations that international graduates are being
exploited byNew Zealand employment agencies who are accused of
taking a significant cut from their salaries in return for finding
them a job. [Source: TVNZ.co.nz]
Visa red tape forcing students elsewhere, report warns
Lengthy and costly visa applications would force more than a
third of international students to study elsewhere, a new report on
further education colleges in the UK reveals. [Source: Guardian
Unlimited, United Kingdom]
Looking out for foreign students
Singapore has laid out for foreign students has spawned a
lucrative industry on the side — that of education agents. [Source:
Channel News Asia, Singapore]
Chinese
language learning booms as world enters new era
In recent years, the popularity of the Chinese language has
gained momentum in line with the international community's growing
concerns about China. Many countries and regions have established
Chinese language courses at higher education institutions and
secondary schools. [Source: People Daily Online, China]
