International education competitiveness

Ainslie MooreUniversities Australia

International education competitiveness

• Does our domestic regulation hamper the competitiveness of our services suppliers?

• International Education in Australia – cresting the third wave

• Falling international student enrolments – the perfect storm

• Policy Failure?- Student visa policy- ESOS regulation (or lack thereof)- General Skilled Migration policies – the moving feast

International Education in Australia – cresting the third wave

• 1st wave: Colombo Plan: Education as Aid

• 2nd wave: Education as trade

• 3rd wave: Education as global engagement

The Perfect Storm

•Global Financial Crisis

•Strong Australian Dollar

•The US and UK step up

•Student safety/college closures : Reputation

•Visa and Migration Policy

The Perfect Storm

•Global Financial

Crisis

•Strong Australian

Dollar

The Perfect Storm

•The US and UK step up

•Student safety/college closures : Reputation

Domestic Policy Failure?

• Student visa policy (Knight Review)

• ESOS regulation (Baird Review)

• General Skilled Migration – Points Test Review

International Competitiveness

•Domestic policy settings – a help or a hindrance to

international competitiveness?