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Omer Yezdani, Australian Catholic University The Strategy for International Education released today by the federal government highlights the importance of international education to the Australian economy and community. But, with the arrival of COVID-19, commencing international student numbers fell dramatically by 22% in 2020. The impacts prompted the government to …

Today the Australian government announced a major reform in its Temporary Graduate Visa Subclass 485, extending visa length for international students. After this reform, international students who complete their studies in Australia would get extra time to work and develop their careers in Australia. Replacement visa for Temporary Graduate 485 visa …

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 …

79 plus in each band on PTE Academic makes students and skilled visa seekers eligible to claim 20 points in the Australian skilled migration stream   The Pearson Test of English Language (PTE) is a relatively new addition to the world of English assessment. Obtaining a score of 79 or …

PTE Academic Test made English testing easy for all. Covid-19 Pandemic changed the world and now we living in a New Normal world. Many things changed a lot, technology become a baseline of daily living. Shopping and other essential activities became online. Studying online became dominant leaving in-class face-to-face learning far …

Australia is one of the prime destinations for Nepalese students for overseas study. There are a couple of reasons that make Australia appealing for Nepalese students. The overwhelmingly large number of Nepalese international students in Australia has made Nepal the third-largest source of international students for Australia, it’s just behind two …

Millions of migrants, international students and career seekers in developed countries have already taken the PTE Academic Test. Many have good experiences and similarly bad experiences too. Based on those all experiences and research on the system Pearson has announced the PTE Academic Test change which would come into effect …

NRNA Australia president Nanda Gurung urged family and friends of the deceased to reach NRNA if they need any assistance. Three Nepalese youths lost their lives in Australia last week. Rasmi Lekhak, Samrat Tamang, and another lady lost life in a week in different parts of Australia. Australian Nepalese community …

  Shutterstock Peter Hurley, Victoria University Update: the federal budget has confirmed Australia’s border is likely to remain closed until mid-2022. Most international students must wait another year before they can return – only “small phased programs for international students will commence in late 2021 and gradually increase from 2022”, …

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 …