International Education News Summary: July 2011

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International education news summary: July 2011 Avoiding Showdown on Agents International students leave in droves University of Tokyo PEAKS program University support should be spent on students, not gimmicks Alumnus VC from the slums gives the poorest a chance Figures for international student enrolments can be misleading Flaws in application of language test scores Vice-chancellor Hamilton promotes Oxford education Smoke-free campus: Troy University bans all tobacco use, beginning 2012 UM Collaborates With UWA To Establish Helicobacter Pylori Research Australia and China's higher education revolution State University of New York Bets Big on Agents Mixed results Collapse in foreign student numbers Australian universities mediocre: Indian students Grassroots approach to student issues Open University taps into tech appeal British bid to attract 10,000 Brazilian students Towards quality undergraduate education Swinburne to hold career and employment fair International student group ousts inaugural president Valuing University Exchanges Higher Ed internationalisation: why awareness of cultural conflict matters ACCC to help fight 'dodgy' colleges New student watchdog targets offshore education agents Malaysia, UK sign five deals International students turn on peak body president Robert Atcheson Cap on government-funded students in Britain Autonomy for five Malaysian varsities Broader implications from a downturn in international students Kangan TAFE to capitalise on India's demand for skills MOU Signing Ceremony between Assumption University and Deakin University, Australia Corruption leads to closure of Curtin's English language test centre Russia: Plan to fund 10,000 a year to study abroad Kuwait, New Zealand universities have "strong" ties Oman keen to send more students to Malaysia Drop in overseas students could cost $38b Report warns of fall in overseas students Overseas students thwart uni target QS releases final subject rankings Australia's vanishing students Private providers regard attrition rate figures as 'not a problem' Commonwealth ombudsman Allan Asher already awash with grievances Foreign students prop up research: analysis Boom needs student skills: report Students facing reality check Muslim group active at Australian universities No cap on foreign students The threat to the UK teaching universities is real and imminent 'Well-regarded' providers in line for less frequent, light-touch inspections International student fees keeping universities afloat Leap in student visa requests shows India can forgive Australian and New Zealand Higher education resources: ACUMA Incorporated
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Avoiding Showdown on Agents InsideHigherEd.com July 29 2011 The National Association for College Admission Counseling -- whose board just months ago took a strong stand against the use of commission-based agents to recruit international students -- is delaying for at least two years any move to exclude colleges that disagree with such a stance. Further, NACAC will appoint a new commission to study the issue, raising the possibility that the association may not ever explicitly bar the use of agents.... Full article: http://goo.gl/S52dk International students leave in droves GoldCoast.com.au July 31 2011 THERE has been a mass exodus of international students from the Gold Coast and the situation is tipped to get worse unless the city's image changes. Industry experts say in the past year about 20 per cent of our international students have left. At Griffith University alone there were 18 per cent fewer new international students enrolled in.... Full article: http://goo.gl/mThQp University of Tokyo PEAKS program July 2011 The University of Tokyo is proud to announce its new PEAK programs, the first undergraduate degree programs at the University to be taught entirely in English. Two courses will be available for entry in October 2012.... Full article: http://goo.gl/MqcD2 University support should be spent on students, not gimmicks The Guardian, UK July 28 2011 With university fee waivers the government is appearing to champion the disadvantaged in reality, it is doing anything but There are a great many things wrong with the coalition government's higher education policies. The latest blunder a focus on fee waivers over bursaries for poorer students reveals a worrying contradiction. The government says that students should not be put off by higher fees but at the same time say that fee waivers are necessary in order to stop higher fees having.... Full article: http://goo.gl/KSOjV Alumnus VC from the slums gives the poorest a chance Times Higher Education
July 28 2011 A Malaysian university's mission offers a way out of poverty for thousands. David Matthews reports Expanding market: The Malaysian government plans to make the nation a regional hub for higher education, drawing in students from neighbouring countries and from the Muslim world UK vice-chancellors are soon to be exposed to the cut and thrust of market competition; but few, if any, can.... Full article: http://goo.gl/WiJup Figures for international student enrolments can be misleading TheConversation.edu.au July 26 2011 International education has become a vital industry for the Australian economy, in recent years rivalling coal and iron ore as one of our largest export industries. But the way were calculating international student enrolments could be giving a misleading view of the stability and health of the International education has become a vital industry for the Australian economy, in recent years rivalling coal and iron ore as one of our largest export industries. But the way were calculating international student enrolments could be.... Full article: http://goo.gl/fDH7Z Flaws in application of language test scores The Australian July 27 2011 SERIOUS flaws in the interpretation and use of English proficiency test scores at an unnamed Australian university have been revealed by a study. Now University of Melbourne graduate school of education lecturer Kieran O'Loughlin is calling for a change in selection policy and procedures across the country on the basis of his recent work on how.... Full article: http://goo.gl/GfaZW Vice-chancellor Hamilton promotes Oxford education ABC.net.au July 28 2011 Oxford University vice chancellor Professor Andrew Hamilton is in Australia pitching the institution to students and seeking donations from Australian alumni. Full article: http://goo.gl/PTY40 Smoke-free campus: Troy University bans all tobacco use, beginning 2012 The Montgomery Advertiser July 27 2011
Troy University students who smoke will have a year to figure out how to kick the habit. If not for good, then at least on campus. University trustees have adopted a policy to ban all tobacco use on campus, making it the third highereducation campus in the state to implement such a policy and one of the few institutions in the River Region to go completely smoke-free.... Full article: http://goo.gl/zYmUY UM Collaborates With UWA To Establish Helicobacter Pylori Research Bernama, Malaysian Nat'l News July 25 2011 University of Malaya (UM) and University of Western Australia (UWA) today signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for collaboration in establishing the UM Marshall Centre for Helicobacter pylori research.... Full article: http://goo.gl/2Dseg Australia and China's higher education revolution The Lowy Institute July 26 2011 Philipp Ivanov is an education consultant, formerly with the University of Sydney Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific. This post is part of the New Voices series. In May this year, China's Suzhou University announced plans to open a campus in Laos the first overseas presence by a Chinese higher education institution, and the first international campus in Laos. The development was described as yet another symbol of China's growing international ambitions and.... Full article: http://goo.gl/7Ks5Z State University of New York Bets Big on Agents InsideHigherEd.com July 26 2011 Amid continuing questions about the ethics of using agents to recruit international students, the State University of New York System is moving ahead with an ambitious agency-based recruitment strategy, with the goal of increasing its total foreign student enrollment by more than 13,000 over five years..... Full article: http://goo.gl/CpYNY Mixed results The China Daily July 22 2011 The campus of the University of Nottingham Ningbo, the first "hybrid" university in China which was set up in 2004.
Foreign universities plan more local alliances in China to attract greater student numbers amid rising demand Beijing - Foreign universities are getting ready to grab a bigger slice of the education pie in China by firming up their existing partnerships and forging new alliances with Chinese educational institutions. Much of the optimism in Western academic institutions stems from China's strong economic growth, the increased spending power of its citizens and its growing demand for quality education.... Full article: http://goo.gl/jmsB7 Collapse in foreign student numbers University World News July 21 2011 Australia's universities face further sharp falls in enrolments of overseas students, with many institutions already suffering the effects of a massive downturn and the loss of millions of dollars in fee revenues. A new report predicts a continuing decline following a government clampdown on foreign graduating students gaining permanent residency.... Full article: http://goo.gl/bVckd Australian universities mediocre: Indian students The Australian July 21 2011 Australia appears to be struggling in the all-important perception stakes, with a new survey of Indian students showing the UK and US are considered to have higher quality institutions and a better quality of life.... Full article: http://goo.gl/DVfpw Grassroots approach to student issues The Australian July 20 2011 THE new president of the Council of International Students Australia describes herself as outspoken. She also knows how isolated international students can feel. Arfa Noor, 23, a Pakistani business student at private college Melbourne Institute of Technology, was elected president last week, succeeding inaugural president Robert Atcheson.... Full article: http://goo.gl/DkIJs Open University taps into tech appeal The Australian July 20 2011 MARTIN Bean, vice-chancellor of Britain's Open University, is uncompromising about social justice and about the young. "Inequalities in education have to be tackled," he says.
He likes open platforms, free global availability of content, with ready access for informal learners. And content has to be attractive. "The learners of the future will be flexible, cool, connected to their friends," he says. They like "new stuff" and dislike complexity and bad design.... Full article: http://goo.gl/irhN0 British bid to attract 10,000 Brazilian students The Guardian, UK July 10 2011 Minister flies to Brazil to recruit fee-paying foreign students in a 'desperate' ploy to balance the university funding books David Willetts hopes a deal with Brazil will prove lucrative for British universities. Ministers have been accused of seeking to plug a black hole in university funding by arranging for 10,000 fee-paying Brazilians to study in the UK.... Full article: http://goo.gl/WdklA Towards quality undergraduate education The Star, Malaysia July 16 2011 The National Economic Advisory Council (NEAC) wrote in March last year: Malaysia faces an exodus of talent. Not only is our education system failing to deliver the required talent, we have not been able to retain local talent of all races nor attract foreign ones due to poor prospects and a lack of high-skilled jobs. Human capital lies at the heart of any high-income economy. It is key to Malaysia's transformation agenda. Not surprisingly, human resource development features prominently in the New Economic Model. Simply put, we will need to develop, attract and retain talent. Yet, the brain drain.... Full article: http://goo.gl/9Buiq Swinburne to hold career and employment fair The Borneo Post July 16 2011 A total of 20 organisations from a variety of industries will take part in a career and employment fair organised by Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus to be held on July 20. The fair will bring together organisations from both private and public sectors and serve as a platform for fresh graduates to explore career opportunities with potential employers.... Full article: http://goo.gl/lYsMD International student group ousts inaugural president The Australian
July 15 2011 The Council of International Students Australia has elected Arfa Noor as its new president after the executive committee last week had staged a revolt against inaugural president Robert Atcheson. Ms Noor, a business student at private provider Melbourne Institute of Technology, defeated Mr Atcheson at an election at CISA's annual general meeting in Melbourne on Friday.... Full article: http://goo.gl/T8dvx Valuing University Exchanges The Macau Daily Times July 15 2011 When I was studying engineering at Melbourne University in Australia in the late 70s and early 80s, student exchanges with other universities (where students took classes for a semester at another university) were virtually unheard of. Also, if memory serves, nearly all the teaching staff was Australians, and I can only remember ever taking one course with a professor who was on exchange for a semester from UCLA.... Full article: http://goo.gl/xzAY5 Higher Ed internationalisation: why awareness of cultural conflict matters The Guardian, UK July 13 2011 Rumana Manzur wanted to return to Canada to complete her post graduation, but was attacked by her husband. The incident shows the risk aspect of internationalisation of higher education When University of British Columbia Fulbright scholar Rumana Manzur travelled to Bangladesh to see her family in May 2011, her husband refused her permission to return to Canada to complete her master's degree. He accused her of cheating; when she argued back, he attacked her viciously.... Full article: http://goo.gl/GJWKV ACCC to help fight 'dodgy' colleges The Age July 14 2011 AUSTRALIA'S consumer watchdog could begin policing the operations of training colleges, enforcing standards and carrying out checks to help weed out dodgy providers. The push to involve the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in enforcement in the private training industry comes as the latest figures show the troubled international student sector has shrunk by.... Full article: http://goo.gl/1Yq8F New student watchdog targets offshore education agents
The Australian July 14 2011 THE new international student ombudsman is lobbying source countries to monitor the activities of education agents as a way of protecting students offshore from misleading information. Commonwealth Ombudsman Allan Asher said he had already had talks with authorities in India and Malaysia, and is planning similar talks in China, Korea, Brazil, Thailand and Vietnam.... Full article: http://goo.gl/6UyDR Malaysia, UK sign five deals The Star, Malaysia July 13 2011 Malaysia and Britain signed five deals Wednesday to enhance bilateral relations. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak witnessed the exchange of various memoranda of understanding (MoUs) by the respective companies as part of his four-day official visit here to lock.... Full article: http://goo.gl/sosq0 International students turn on peak body president Robert Atcheson The Australian July 13 2011 INTERNATIONAL student representation is in fresh turmoil as the president of a year-old council faces an open revolt by his executive committee at this week's inaugural annual general meeting in Melbourne. At the centre of the dispute are claims by the executive committee of the Council of International Students Australia that president Robert Atcheson has been acting unilaterally and not enough has.... Full article: http://goo.gl/LSU6d Cap on government-funded students in Britain Gavin Moodie in The Australian July 13 2011 HIGHER education's difficult circumstances in Britain are about to get more complicated and uncertain. The difficulties started in late 2009 when the former Brown Labour government imposed a cap on student places and cut funding by 6.6 per cent. New Labour, which had supported higher education during most of its 12 years in office, started changing its position in response to the global financial.... Full article: http://goo.gl/ZtXYz Autonomy for five Malaysian varsities The Star, Malaysia July 13 2011
Malaysias five research universities are set to receive full autonomy by 2015, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said. He said this was possible as the ministrys Readiness for Autonomy Audit showed that the research universities should be ready by then.... Full article: http://goo.gl/tc6Z5 Broader implications from a downturn in international students Universities Australia June 30 2011 Downturn in international students Universities Australia commissioned Deloitte Access Economics to provide an independent assessment of the impact of the downturn in international student numbers, both for the higher education sector and.... Full article: http://goo.gl/a06My Kangan TAFE to capitalise on India's demand for skills The Australian July 11 2011 Victoria's Kangan TAFE is set capitalise on India's huge demand for vocational skills after securing a deal to have its qualifications offered in the state of Maharashtra. It believes it is the first Australian TAFE to have its courses registered as Indian qualifications, which will be delivered by Indian institutions.... Full article: http://goo.gl/asxQ7 MOU Signing Ceremony between Assumption University and Deakin University, Australia Assumption University of Thailand July 08 2011 Prof. Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman, the CEO of the College of Internet Distant Education and Vice President for Information Technology of Assumption University and Mr. Glen Mehan, Representative of Deakin University, Australia signed MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) on Thursday July 07, 2011.... Full article: http://goo.gl/5hTVg Corruption leads to closure of Curtin's English language test centre The Australian July 08 2011 CURTIN University will close its IELTS English language testing centre following a corruption scandal. A former staff member, Kok Keith Low, pleaded guilty to bribery offences following an anti-corruption inquiry into a 2009-10 trade in falsified IELTS results from the Curtin centre.... Full article:
http://goo.gl/AQ1TA Russia: Plan to fund 10,000 a year to study abroad University World News July 08 2011 The Russian government has announced plans to fund up to 10,000 students a year to study abroad at the world's leading universities. The Russian Ministry of Education expects most of the students to go to the United States. But others will go to universities in Australia, Europe and elsewhere. Under the terms of the initiative, participants will be required to return to Russia to work.... Full article: http://goo.gl/mcFDB Kuwait, New Zealand universities have "strong" ties Kuwait News Agency July 08 2011 Kuwaiti Cultural attache in Australia Dr. Amar Hassan Al-Hussaini affirmed on Friday the "strong" relations between the State of Kuwait and New Zealand's universities. Al-Hussaini told KUNA by phone that his current visit to New Zealand's cities of Wellington, Auckland and Palmerston North came at the invitation of New Zealand's government to visit some.... Full article: http://goo.gl/p64Pv Oman keen to send more students to Malaysia The Borneo Post July 08 2011 MIRI: Oman is keen to send more students to Malaysia, particularly to foreign universities including Curtin University Sarawak. Oman consular advisor to the Higher Education Minister Saeeda Abdullah Al Subhi said the Omani Ministry of Higher Education is looking to place up to 1,500 undergraduates in quality and affordable tertiary institutions in.... Full article: http://goo.gl/NE7BA Drop in overseas students could cost $38b The Canberra Times July 06 2011 The Australian economy is set to lose $38 billion over the next decade as a result of the sudden and dramatic downturn in overseas student numbers. Peak body Universities Australia issued yesterday the findings of a Deloitte Access Economics report it commissioned to independently model the effects of the student drop-off to the sector and wider economy up to 2020....
Full article: http://goo.gl/YhqwK Report warns of fall in overseas students The Sydney Morning Herald July 06 2011 A REPORT commissioned by the nation's universities has estimated a 23 per cent drop in international student starts this year. The gloomy outlook, produced for Universities Australia by Deloitte Access Economics, predicts another weak year in 2012, with a further slight decline in commencements before a return to growth in 2013.... Full article: http://goo.gl/bSfRW Overseas students thwart uni target The Australian July 06 2011 INTERNATIONAL students comprise most of the growth recently counted towards Julia Gillard's target that 40 per cent of Australians aged between 25 and 34 will hold a degree by 2025. However, even on this misleading measure - with up to 42 per cent of these additional degree-qualified "residents" not intending to stay in Australia after graduation - the target could be missed because of a fall in international student numbers.... Full article: http://goo.gl/7CjKY QS releases final subject rankings University World News July 05 2011 A pattern of domination by universities in the United States and United Kingdom established in international subject rankings compiled by QS, the UK-based education network, is repeated for the final two groups of subjects. Social sciences and the arts and humanities are confirmed as the nearexclusive preserve of the developed, English speaking world, despite some strong performances by universities in the Far East.... Full article: http://goo.gl/9tlpv Australia's vanishing students BBC News July 04 2011 There are more than 400,000 foreign students in Australia A soaring currency, tough visa restrictions and a fear of violence have sharply reduced the flow of foreign students to Australia's colleges and universities. Numbers of international students are down by 10% to their lowest levels since the global financial crisis in 2008....
Full article: http://goo.gl/TJPP7 Private providers regard attrition rate figures as 'not a problem' The Australian July 06 2011 A PIONEERING study has found high attrition rates at private colleges, a worrying result for a sector that emphasises individual attention to students as part of its marketing pitch. But the Australian Council for Private Education and Training has countered the report, claiming pathway programs of a number of big providers can create the appearance of attrition.... Full article: http://goo.gl/Muvqs Commonwealth ombudsman Allan Asher already awash with grievances The Australian July 06 2011 A WEEK before commonwealth ombudsman Allan Asher goes public about his new role as a private college watchdog, more than 150 overseas students have contacted his office. "Already, even without any advertising, we've had about 170 people come to us," he said. The new complaints service for the international students of private colleges will be launched next Tuesday.... Full article: http://goo.gl/Q0uRs Foreign students prop up research: analysis The Australian July 06 2011 INTERNATIONAL students not only subsidise the teaching of domestic students to the tune of $1200 each but are also keeping afloat base research, an in-depth analysis by the University of Melbourne reveals. The study shows that international students paid an average of $5000 more than the estimated average cost of teaching their course, with some paying up to $10,000 more depending on the course.... Full article: http://goo.gl/HYftq Boom needs student skills: report The Australian July 06 2011 A UNIVERSITIES Australia-commissioned report has found the broad economy could take a bigger hit than universities themselves from the downturn in international education, which could cost 57,000 jobs and strip $6.2 billion from gross domestic product by 2015. However, experts say the modelling behind the report is flawed and some of the proposed solutions.... Full article:
http://goo.gl/5hgLP Students facing reality check The Age July 05 2011 About 50,000 international students study in Melbournes educational institutions each year. Overseas students come to Melbourne with high hopes but many will face challenges, with gaps between image and reality a concern. RMIT student Venu Arora was home in Delhi, writing up her doctoral fieldwork on the impact of media on youth, when violent attacks on Indian students in Melbourne made news headlines. Debate flared.... Full article: http://goo.gl/Ur5Va Muslim group active at Australian universities The Daily Telegraph July 05 2011 UNIVERSITIES are being targeted in a recruitment drive by a radical Islamic group that urges Muslims to reject democracy and target Australian troops fighting in Afghanistan. Members of the Sydney Muslim community yesterday warned that Hizb ut-Tahrir - which is banned in parts of Europe and the Middle East - had infiltrated Muslim students' associations at several campuses.... Full article: http://goo.gl/7dybx No cap on foreign students The Star, Malaysia July 03 2011 There is no limit to the number of foreigners studying in Malaysia, nor is there a ceiling on the fee that they are charged, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. We noted that higher education can be an export commodity, and it is one of the sectors under the National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs) that can boost the economy, he told reporters after attending.... Full article: http://goo.gl/RFD4V The threat to the UK teaching universities is real and imminent The Guardian June 30 2011 Matthew Robb, senior principal with the Parthenon Group's global education consultancy division, says many UK HEIs will have to remodel themselves into local businesses to survive Let's start by letting you issue your warning to the collective which we know as teaching universities in this country.
The risk to this group is that the market now has become attractive to new entrants such as the US forprofit institutions, but also domestic for-profits. We have high price points, we have English language.... Full article: http://goo.gl/nnjwD 'Well-regarded' providers in line for less frequent, light-touch inspections Times Higher Education June 30 2011 The inspection of universities by the standards watchdog should move towards a "risk-based" approach that reduces red tape for "well-regarded" institutions, the government's White Paper on higher education proposes.... Full article: http://goo.gl/Yc2ry International student fees keeping universities afloat The Australian July 01 2011 AUSTRALIAN universities are so chronically under-funded in their teaching activities that every domestic undergraduate is effectively subsidised to the tune of $1200 by international student fees. That almost matches the commonwealth's own subsidy for domestic law and business students of $1765 a year.... Full article: http://goo.gl/ei2Ad Leap in student visa requests shows India can forgive The Sydney Morning Herald July 01 2011 AFTER a troubled couple of years, the number of Indians wanting to study in Australia is beginning to increase. After several assaults on Indian students in Melbourne and Sydney in 2009 and 2010, the number coming to Australia plummeted, the issue fanned by an aggressive Indian media and compounded by a rising dollar, which made Australia comparatively.... Full article: http://goo.gl/YE79B Australian and New Zealand Higher education resources: ACUMA Incorporated Daily international education news on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acumainc Monthly international education news summaries: http://www.scribd.com/acumainc ACUMA Incorporated on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/acumainc ACUMA on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/companies/acuma-incorporated

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