English Australia acknowledged as “Association of the Year”
English Australia has won the ‘Association of the Year’ award at the 2022 PIEoneer Awards. The announcement was made at the award ceremony held in London on Friday 9 September 2022.
CEO Report August
August has been a busy month for English Australia, with a significant focus on teacher recruitment as part of our advocacy efforts, the launch of two new English language teaching courses in online and hybrid delivery. We released our latest research report outlining the partnership opportunities between Australia and Vietnam in English language teaching, and have been finalising preparations for our upcoming annual conference, which is less than two weeks away. Read on for the full story.
Melbourne ranked 5th best student city in the world for 2023
According to the QS Best Student City in the World rankings for 2023, Melbourne is Australia’s best study destination for the eighth year in a row, ranking 5th overall in the world.
New enforcement action by TEQSA against academic cheating sites
Minister for Education Jason Clare Has announced that forty commercial academic cheating sites, which are accessed 450,000 times a month from Australia, have been blocked by new enforcement action from TEQSA.
ELICOS Market Analysis: May 2022
National ELICOS commencements for YTD May 2022 increased by 19.6% versus May 2021. Enrolments decreased by 14.3%.
CEO Report July
July has been a busy month for English Australia in our efforts to support members. I would like to thank all the members that participated in the Annual ELICOS Market Survey again this year with the report released this week. Visa processing and teacher shortages have been key focuses of our advocacy this month, and the Ed-tech symposium was a highlight of our Professional Development activities with more details provided below.
Austrade’s ‘Study Australia Experience’ Boosts Engagement with Latin American Students
The Study Australia Experience website was launched in January 2022, with content translated into Spanish and Portuguese. The website features 30 Australian education institutions and provides practical advice about studying in Australia, including student video testimonials. From January to June 2022, targeted advertising reached a total of 20 million prospective students across the region, resulting in 310,000 visitors to the platform and almost 37,000 new registered users.
CEO Report June
The end of the fiscal year is upon us and as usual it has been very busy at English Australia. A highlight of the past month has been the opportunity to meet with many of you face-to-face at the Branch meeting/member forums across the country. The dust is now settling on the transition of the new government. English Australia will be engaging with new Ministers in the coming month to ensure our sector’s value and position are understood. High on the agenda will be visa processing, which we understand has been a real issue for many members.
Austrade launches marketing toolkit enabling unified brand for international education
Education providers promoting Australian education internationally are invited to register to use the Study Australia Marketing Toolkit.
The Impact of Global Inflation on the International Education Industry survey findings released
According to The PIE News, ALTO (The Association of Language Travel Organisations) has recently conducted a survey called The Impact of Global Inflation on the International Education Industry, which reveals that most agents and schools cannot absorb or sustain any further financial losses and that agents may need to increase their rates by as much as 9% by 2023, due to the effects of global inflation.
