Three decades after the University of Notre Dame Australia's founding, its vice chancellor talks to Business News about what's next for WA's only private university.
Fiscal discipline may be Mark McGowan's bread and butter, but today's budget announcement was packed with new spending commitments for the state's health, education and tourism sectors.
Enrolled international students can return to Western Australia from this week, the state government said overnight, after deeming the cohort low risk.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Derryn Belford, David Creasy, Nashid Chowdhury, Tom Stephens, Christine Scott, John McGrath, Luke Pavlos, Ben McPherson, Graeme Fox, Adam Sierakowski, Brett Molony and Connor Graham.
International students returning to Perth will be allowed to enter the state under strict conditions this week, but the rules for new recruits aren't yet clear.
Australia could lose more than 400,000 international students by 2022 if travel restrictions remain in place, according to a new report from the Mitchell Institute.
New research from StudyPerth suggests enrolments of international students in the state's schools could have as much value to the wider economy as that provided by the tertiary sector.
WA's university sector is concerned with the lack of federal support for international students, warning that choices made now could cause years of damage to the country's economy and reputation.
The full impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak has begun to weigh on the Australian economy, with aviation, commodities and education absorbing the worst of the shock.
Representatives from Western Australia's education and tourism sectors have expressed cautious optimism the state's institutions are well placed to ride out the effects of the current novel coronavirus outbreak, as the state government pledges $2.9 million in extra funding to aid in combatting the impact it will have on WA's tourism sector.
Premier Mark McGowan this morning said direct flights from China were critical to growing WA's tourism industry, as the first direct flight from Shanghai to Perth arrived at Perth Airport.
This month's edition of Office Hours focuses on property opportunities in WA's education sector, featuring interviews with Study Perth's Philip Payne and Curtin University's Tim Urquhart.
The McGowan has reversed one of its first policy initiatives, announcing over the weekend that Perth will once again be classified as a ‘region', making it easier for international students to gain work after their studies.
Some of Western Australia's top private schools are feeling the effects of the state's ongoing economic malaise, recording a decline in enrolments in recent years.
Prendiville Group is pressing ahead with major upgrades of several hotel properties across Western Australia based on its longer-term optimism for the state.
The state government will grant $4.5 million towards StudyPerth's plan to turnaround the decline of international student numbers, which will include an alumni database, digital marketing campaign and an international student centre in the city.
Three months after announcing a new education strategy, StudyPerth has launched its action plan, outlining a range of ideas to attract and retain international students.
Government-backed agency StudyPerth has today appointed eight Western Australians from the education, legal and professional sectors as members of a new employability panel aimed at international students.
Premier Mark McGowan and StudyPerth chair Rod Jones this morning launched a new strategy to attract international students to Western Australia, with Mr Jones throwing out a challenge to the sector to turn the strategy into action.
A new report commissioned by StudyPerth has recommended the international education body update its strategy to focus on destination marketing and employability outcomes.
SPECIAL REPORT: To keep pace with the competition nationwide, WA's universities are finding ways to grow their market share in a challenging environment.
Western Australia's market share for international students has plunged to 6.6 per cent after the state registered no growth in 2017 despite an extra 71,000 students heading to Australia from overseas.
Rod Jones is set to take over from former chief scientist, Lyn Beazley, as chairperson at Study Perth early next month, prior to his retirement as Navitas chief executive later this year.
West Perth-based Phoenix Academy is using this month's state government trade mission to China to officially open a joint venture college it has established in Shanghai.
Local universities risk losing much of the income derived from international students if they don't rethink their curriculums and entry requirements, according to the chief of a prominent Asia-Australia business advocacy group.
SPECIAL REPORT: The number of international students coming to Perth has grown strongly over the past four years, but WA is still underperforming, particularly in the university sector.
Perth universities have called for the completion of a clear and comprehensive strategy targeting international students before they would contribute more money to joint marketing of the city as a study destination.
