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10 Technologies That Will Change VISTA SUMMER 2013 10 TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL CHANGE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION THE HOUSE THE COALITION ASPIRES TO (RE)BUILD: 2013 IN REVIEW LATIN AMERICA IN FOCUS: THE (NEXT) PLACE TO BE? | AND MORE... SUMMER 2013 | 1 THE HOUSE THE COALITION ASPIRES TO (RE)BUILD: 2013 IN REVIEW 4 Helen Zimmerman 10 TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL CHANGE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION 8 Rob Malicki STREAMLINED VISA PROCESSING: BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR? 12 CONTENTS Phil Honeywood LATIN AMERICA IN FOCUS: THE (NEXT) PLACE TO BE? 14 Sofía Pereira FORGING PARTNERSHIPS IN A CHANGING INDIA 20 Eugene Sebastian and Abid Khan STUDENT SAFETY IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL INCLUSION 22 Gordon Scott SUPPORT SYSTEMS ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 24 Exemplary Academic Integrity Project Team WHERE DO WE STAND IN THE MIGRATION DEBATE? 26 Joanne Barker UPDATES FROM THE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS (SIGs) 27 Admissions & Compliance Internationalisation of the Curriculum Marketing, Recruitment and Communication Pathways Sponsored Students Student Mobility Transnational Education PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CONFERENCES 34 HIGHLIGHTS TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL CHANGE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION How can technology help you do more with less? Rob Malicki stretches 10your ideas about how technology can be used in the workplace and how important it is to the future of international education. Page 8. LATIN AMERICA IN FOCUS: STUDENT SAFETY IN THE CONTEXT THE (NEXT) PLACE TO BE? OF SOCIAL INCLUSION Australia consistently ranks among Gordon Scott reflects on the the top destinations of choice for lessons learned from the tragic Latin American students, writes loss of Korean student Eunji Ban Austrade’s Sofía Pereira. Page 14. in Brisbane. Page 22. 2013 IN REVIEW THE HOUSE THE COALITION ASPIRES TO (RE)BUILD It’s been a tumultuous year in politics. But the election of the Coalition Government – and Christopher Pyne’s bold plans to build a “new architecture for international education” – show promising signs for international education in Australia. Helen Zimmerman reflects back on the year that was and casts her eyes to 2014. The Land Down Under: that Australia was unwelcoming the world’s most expensive? to international students, and increasing international In 2013 Australia was competition have all contributed unceremoniously declared the most to an overall decline in export expensive destination country for value from $18.1 billion in 2009–10 international students. According to just $14.7 billion in 2011–12 to research released by HSBC in (a figure that the ABS has since August, the typical annual cost revised downwards). of tuition and living expenses for However, some relief came international students in Australia is with a sharp fall in the value of $US38,516 ($42,195). This compared the Australian dollar, following with $US35,705 in the United States, a Reserve Bank decision to cut $US30,325 in the United Kingdom interest rates in May. The dollar and $US26,011 in Canada. dropped almost 12 per cent, This wasn’t welcome news for an reaching its lowest point since 2010 industry plagued by overregulation, – around US$0.90. If this level can sliding enrolments and other be maintained going into 2014, challenges over the last few years. then this will hopefully reduce the The high Australian dollar, widely cost barrier of studying in the Land publicised attacks on students in Down Under. 2009–10, tougher visa rules, a view 4 | VISTA “This is the time to begin building the new architecture that will sustain the international education sector through decades of future growth. An export industry not only to be proud of, but sure of.” Christopher Pyne, AIEC 2013 Image: Yme Tulleners (Kirkland Photography) Peak bodies join forces Among other issues, the peak After four changes of Labor for headline of the year bodies called on the incoming Education and Immigration government to create a high- Ministers in six months, the new The headline of the year surely level ministerial council (as government brought a new sense goes to The Australian’s Higher recommended in the Chaney of optimism to restoring Australia’s Education Supplement, which report), review the Genuine international education industry. likened Australia’s international Temporary Entrant (GTE) test and In his first address to the sector as education industry to the “bastard overhaul visa charges following Education Minister, Christopher child of Australia’s export industry”. counter-productive changes since Pyne assured delegates at the the Knight Review. “International education is treated Australian International Education like the bastard child of Australia’s “International education is Conference (AIEC) in October that export industry with no political at a crucial turning point in “restoring international education ownership, fractured policymaking, Australia, and governments have to its rightful place as one of our marketing and promotion, and two choices,” said IEAA’s Phil most valuable exports” was one of an almost wilful disregard for the Honeywood in an accompanying the Coalition’s key priorities. changing realities of the market,” press release. “We will deliver a clear strategy, opined Julie Hare and Bernard Lane “They can persist with a one that lays out a path to growing (The Australian, 14 August 2013). fragmented, unhurried approach a world-class education and The editorial came in response to two to managing global shifts in research industry, that realises pre-Election communiqués delivered international education and watch our economic potential, reduces by a joint coalition of international as students vote with their feet barriers and frees the sector to education industry peak bodies, in by choosing to study elsewhere. be more productive and globally which IEAA took a coordinating role. Or governments can take strong, competitive.” The peak bodies over the past few decisive, action to restore our Pyne committed to respond fully to years have consistently called for a status as a destination of choice for recommendations in the Chaney whole-of-Government approach international students.” report (“Australia – Educating to international education so it Globally”) which included: was timely for us to show that the Out with the old, industry was focused on a whole-of- and in with the Coalition ■ easing sector regulation, industry approach. Given previous ■ boosting outbound mobility, and divergent policy positions on a Tony Abbott’s election as the ■ expediting streamlined visa range of matters, this coordinated 28th Prime Minister of Australia in processing for low immigration approach was widely welcomed by September came as no surprise to risk providers. international education stakeholders. ardent poll watchers. SUMMER 2013 | 5 Archiving the Asian Century a study abroad experience, the New Colombo Plan intends to promote The year began in earnest on the back of the Labor Government’s study opportunities combined much-vaunted ‘Australia in the with a course-related internship or Asian Century’ White Paper. It mentorship in an Asian city. It also was heralded as the blueprint for envisages support for Asian language Australia’s engagement with the training, alumni network promotion region for years to come. Instead, and research collaboration. it has been quietly sent to the The Coalition will honour AsiaBound archives of the National Library – funding commitments until the first not even a year after its release round ceases on 31 December 2014. – by the newly-elected Coalition In the meantime, the New Colombo Government. Plan’s pilot phase will be rolled No-one disagreed with the White out across Hong Kong, Indonesia, Paper’s aim of developing deep Japan and Singapore in 2014, and meaningful engagement with before taking full effect from 2015. our Asian neighbours and supporting New funding totalling $100 million young Australians to study overseas has been committed for the Plan’s and learn an Asian language. implementation over four years. In fact, international education providers had been forging links with The New Colombo Plan has the Asia for many decades. potential to be a game changer PRESIDENT’S COLUMN in our engagement with Asia However, for all its laudable and the opportunities it offers national aims, action was slow. As young Australians. It will lay deep Murdoch University’s Mark Beeson foundations for our growth as a described it in The Conversation, nation for generations to come. the Asian Century White Paper became “yet another example It has the potential to sit above of lofty rhetoric with little of politics, having bi-partisan, industry substance committed to actually and business support and one of implementing policy.” our great and inspirational national leaders as its Patron, the Governor One tangible and welcome General, Her Excellency the Hon outcome of the White Paper for Quentin Bryce. IEAA is also pleased the international education industry to have Executive Director, Phil was the Gillard Government’s Honeywood, on the Colombo allocation of $37 million over Plan’s Steering Committee. three years for 3,500 AsiaBound scholarships per annum (up to $5,000 for each student), plus The world of SVP $1,000 for intensive Asian language Two years ago, Australia’s public tuition. This was substance, not universities welcomed the Michael rhetoric, and has been built on by Knight review of the student visa the Coalition Government with its program and the introduction of New Colombo Plan. streamlined visa processing (SVP). The New Colombo Plan Notwithstanding the initial accolades, SVP came at a cost. The New Colombo Plan was officially The Government has taken the launched on Tuesday 10 December view that shared benefits mean 2013. It is big and bold, a cornerstone shared risks. Universities and their of the Coalition’s international nominated educational business education policy – and close to partners have been required to the heart of Foreign Affairs Minister, sign up to stringent conditions, Julie Bishop, who sees it as ‘rite of investing in new systems and passage’ for Australian students. personnel to ensure the integrity of Whereas AsiaBound focussed only on the process.
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