Two Nepalese youth could be sentenced for 25 years imprisonment for alleged involvement in illegal drug trafficking activities. Australian Federal Police has arrested and charged two Nepalese in Brisbane. According to the police source, the duo was arrested on 22 February night after AFP investigators executed search warrants at Roma …
Read More »Why the international education crisis will linger long after students return to Australia
Peter Hurley, Victoria University A series of recent announcements about Australia’s borders reopening mean there is hope of an end to the crisis in our international education sector. But there is still a long way to go. Over 145,000 international student visa holders are stuck overseas. It is still unclear …
Read More »2021 is the year Australia’s international student crisis really bites
Shutterstock Peter Hurley, Victoria University 2021 is shaping up as very difficult for universities, as well as the more than 130,000 people whose jobs rely on the international education sector. In October 2019 almost 51,000 new and returning international students arrived in Australia. In October 2020, this figure had fallen …
Read More »How unis can use student housing to solve international student quarantine issues
Quarantine capacity is a major issue, given the numbers of international students. Using student accommodation to quarantine newly arrived students is a way to increase this capacity.
Read More »COVID to halve international student numbers in Australia by mid-2021 – it’s not just unis that will feel their loss
Shutterstock Peter Hurley, Victoria University The international student crisis is causing a population shock that is only going to get worse, a new report by the Mitchell Institute has found. The education policy think tank estimates over 300,000 fewer international students — half the pre-coronavirus numbers — will be in …
Read More »Ladies barbeque meetup today
Hey, girls, are you newly arrived? And are you looking for networking and friendship to make your Australia stay homely? If yes, there is a meetup for Nepalese girls for networking and empowerment. With growing Nepalese international students Sydney based youth initiative ‘Winners Circle Media’ is throwing a barbeque meetup …
Read More »85 points on Skill Select needed, to be invited to apply for 189 visa
International student graduated in Australia now need to score at least 85 points on Skill Select while they submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) to be hopeful of getting an invitation to apply Australian permanent residency visa 189. Invitation round on 11 November 2019 result outcome makes it clear …
Read More »Australian permanent residency seems not accessible to many international students
Australian permanent residency seems gradually slipping from many international student’s hands. The latest Australian skilled visa invitation round result indicates the real Australian permanent residency visa 189 is not impossible but very hard to get. On November round the Department of Home Affairs only invited 250 candidates to apply for …
Read More »Stricter English for international students
Planning to study Australia to heighten your career and international exposure? Now you need to improve your soft skills along with your academics. The Australian government has now focused more on language skill for international students planning to join Australian education providers. International students with low communicative and language skills …
Read More »Hard working visa condition breacher international student would face deportation
It would not be wrong to say the international students are the most hardworking people in Australia. Australian cities are cleaner, busy and restaurants are competent enough to offer quality food at a cheaper price because there are international students at the backend. Many international students are involved in cleaning, …
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