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UK: A fifth of the international students who come to Britain to study remain after their visas expire

AUSTRALIA: International education is a great export, but Australia should focus on positioning itself as a leader in skills training, according to caretaker education minister Simon Crean.

AUSTRALIA: Uni international managers’ plea to the next government: make your left arm talk to your right arm.

AUSTRALIA: A PERTH lecturer found to have pressured failing Chinese students for sex is unlikely to be the only academic to exploit the vulnerability of students caught up in Australia's visas-for-degrees trade, according to the WA Corruption and Crime Commission

USA: In an effort to help welcome and support international students who are moving to the U.S. in order to earn a degree, many American colleges are hosting freshmen and international orientations.

USA: Although the past decade has seen a focus on internationalization at the academic level as universities across the nation have adapted strategic plans to help achieve goals of globalizing teaching, learning and research, the economic downturn has forced many of these universities to reconsider their once ambitious plans, reports the Chronicle of Higher Education.

AUSTRALIA: Source: The Australian THE fall in international student commencements accelerated in July as numbers from India plummeted with the crackdown on student visa fraud and tougher migration policies.

INDIA: Edify Education is planning to start seven schools in West Bengal and India’s North East region.

AUSTRALIA: International student visa numbers dropped more than 16 per cent last financial year, with the number from India falling by more than half.

AUSTRALIA: PRIORITY efforts by universities and TAFEs to win more streamlined visa processing for their students are being hampered by a lack of official research on student visa breaches