Regional Japan and Australia Sign Trade Agreement, Including Provisions to Boost University Ties The signing of a free trade agreement between Australia and Japan in April has boosted prospects for greater collaboration between the two nations’ universities, with Australia seeking to accelerate university, research and…
Regional Study: Middle Classes in Emerging Markets Prioritize Education A recent Euromonitor International report predicts that emerging market economies will grow almost three times faster than developed ones, accounting for an average of 65 percent of global economic growth through 2020. And the newly minted beneficiaries…
Australia Government Uses Social Media To Spread News About Student Visa Rules The Australian government has launched a social media campaign to inform international students about its visa conditions after backing off from a crackdown in January on students who changed programs. The campaign has…
Regional ASEAN Gears Up for Increased Regional Mobility A recent article in the ICEF Monitor argues that the rise in intra-region mobility is “one of the most important trends in international student mobility today.” Recognizing the value of intra-regional mobility to promote increased trade and…
Regional Asian School Children Continue to Top PISA Rankings The latest results from the Program for International Student Assessment were released in early December and revealed that, once again, Asian 15-year olds outperform most of their Western counterparts in the tests of reading literacy, mathematics…