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MEDIA RELEASE
ISSUED: 12 noon, 15 October 2009
AUSTRALIA HAS BEST GOVERNMENT POLICIES
FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, SURVEY FINDS,
AS DEPUTY PM ADDRESSES CONFERENCE
Australia has the best government policies to protect international
students, IDP Education research has found.
At today’s address to the Australian International Education Conference
in Sydney by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education Julia
Gillard, IDP chief executive Tony Pollock outlined the research findings. He
praised the efforts of Commonwealth and State Governments to protect
Australia’s education reputation and the students who come here to study.
“Our survey of over 6000 students, which closed on 6 October, found that
Australia ranked number one on the best government policies to protect
international students – above the United States, Britain, Canada and New
Zealand,” Mr Pollock said.
28.5 per cent of students ranked Australia first for policies to protect
students, ahead of the US on 8.7 per cent, Britain on 7.8 per cent, Canada
on 5.6 per cent and New Zealand 2.2 per cent.
Mr Pollock said the findings reflected the work by Commonwealth and State
Governments over time in building a regulatory framework for international
education.
“Australia has been a leader in anticipating the needs of international
students and in taking the necessary legislative steps to protect them and
our education reputation,” he said.
“Current efforts by the Commonwealth and States in working with students,
overseas governments and the education industry to strengthen policy and
practice, are particularly important.”
The Deputy Prime Minister today outlined her Government’s plan for
international education policy, which included raising the bar for provider
registration, increasing scrutiny of institutions, working with the Indian
government to regulate their recruitment agents and reviewing Australia’s
Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act.
What: Special Plenary (delivered Thursday 15 October 10am) The Hon
Julia Gillard, MP, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations,
Minister for Social Inclusion, Deputy Prime Minister.
Where: Australian International Education Conference, Sydney Convention
and Exhibition Centre (conference runs 13-16 October).
Hosts: IDP Education and the International Education Association of
Australia.
Further information: Conference Media Office,
Meredith Jackson 0408 057 862 (+61 408 057 862)
mj@meredithjackson.com.au
Tim Dodd 0407 440 160 (+61 407 440 160) tim.dodd@idp.com
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