This Month
Fixing the ‘crisis’ of Australian universities
Higher education, in the words of one expert, is in “serious trouble”. Can Jason Clare, regarded as the nicest minister in Canberra, fix the system?
Harvard wins reprieve from Trump’s foreign student ban
The judge said the president’s moves to halt foreign students would have bring “immediate and irreparable injury” to the Ivy League institution.
IDP Education blown off course by global migration headwinds
The Melbourne-based company said student numbers were likely to be 28 to 30 per cent lower than expected amid policy changes in the US, UK and Canada.
IDP Education’s 48pc free fall is about much more than horror earnings
It’s not often you see a share price halve on an earnings downgrade. Here’s what’s happening at the student testing group.
Unis rake in record foreign student revenues ahead of crackdown
New figures reveal record highs in both the number of overseas students enrolled in 2024, as well as the cash flowing to some universities from tuition fees.
May
I help kids get into Harvard. Here’s what I’m telling them now
Students from our region have never been strangers to headwinds. So to the families wondering whether to step back: Don’t. Step up.
Harvard wins another battle in foreign student war with Trump
A federal judge said she would issue a temporary order to prevent the Trump administration from blocking the school’s ability to enroll international students.
Trump says Harvard should cap foreign student enrolment at 15pc
“Harvard wants to fight, they want to show how smart they are, and they’re getting their ass kicked,” the president told reporters in the Oval Office.
US orders halt to foreign student visa interviews
The order comes amid an escalating battle between President Donald Trump and the nation’s elite universities, in particular Harvard.
Trump’s Harvard ban exposes Australia’s foreign student problem
For lecturers striving to provide a meaningful learning experience for all, it presents a real dilemma when some students struggle with basic English.
Mark Scott on what Australia should learn from Trump’s Harvard attack
The University of Sydney vice chancellor says international students in Australia feel “bereft” about the debate regarding their presence in the country.
Australia should pay attention to what Trump just did to Harvard
Students who have made extraordinary sacrifices to study here are being accused of everything from housing shortage to driving inflation.
Foreigners ‘not welcome’. US universities reel from Trump’s war on Harvard
US college officials fear Trump may use international enrolment as leverage to demand changes on campuses elsewhere.
Aussies in turmoil as Trump bans overseas students from Harvard
Donald Trump’s surprise move to ban international students from Harvard has caused shock in the alumni community and uncertainty among those enrolled.
‘The stuff of tyranny’: Trump bars Harvard from enrolling foreigners
The Trump administration said existing international students must transfer or lose their legal status. More than a quarter of its students are international.
Are overseas student caps back on the government’s agenda?
Julian Hill, the new assistant minister for international education, has refused to rule out another attempt to introduce caps on foreign students.
Unis to increase fees as international student numbers fall: S&P
Top-tier universities will be hit hardest by falling enrolments but can most easily increase fees for courses seen as “luxury goods”, the ratings agency says
Australia’s student dorms sector set for boom
The nation’s purpose-built student housing sector is on track to boom, with record high international student enrolments and global capital pouring in.
‘Cynical ploy’: Coalition’s student maths gets a fail mark
The Coalition stands accused of creative maths after claiming it would raise $3.5billion from overseas students in taxes and visa fees, despite slashing numbers.
April
Canada’s collapse a warning as international students baulk at fees
Half of all prospective international students say an increase in visa fees of the magnitude promised by Labor and the Coalition would make them reconsider studying in Australia.