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the world
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your calendar
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December 2011
t h e n e w s l e t t e r f o r a u s t r a l i a n i n t e r n at i o n a l e d u c at i o n
professionals
Continuity is the Key
To paraphrase Thomas Jefferson, the 'price of industry survival is eternal vigilance'.
Over recent times, our international education sector in Australia has been subject
to the Bradley Review, Baird Review into ESOS, the Senate Committee into Student Welfare and any number of state regulator inquiries and proposed regulation
changes. All of these reviews and proposals involved varying degrees of research
and stakeholder engagement to produce seemingly important reports into our industry. Good intentions come forth in page after page.
However, the perennial danger with any government report is that once the document has been tabled or published, with the relevant government agency thanking
the authors for their contributions,who ensures that ACTION is then taken to implement key findings ? Have any mechanisms been put in place to guarantee that
all these earnest endeavours will make a difference ? Where is the continuity of
purpose ?
While it is early days yet, it would appear that the Knight Review has made a point
of difference with many of the reviews that have gone before it. The difference is
that not only has the Gillard Government adopted all 41 recommendations but, at
the coal face, systems and processes are now being put in place to ensure that the
recommendations will actually be implemented !
In calling for a "new consultative mechanism" Michael Knight's Recommendation 37
suggested that DIAC constitute an ongoing education visa advisory group. On 26th
October this group, the Education Visa Consultative Committee, held its inaugural
meeting. True to Knight's requirement that the group operate "as a primary means
of regular two way communication between stakeholders in the international sector
and DIAC", the committee has agreed to meet every two months throughout 2012.
The IEAA is pleased to be a member of this important advisory body.
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Another key consultative mechanism, already up and running, is the International
Education Advisory Council, chaired by Michael Chaney, AO. The Council’s brief is
to provide high level advice to the Federal Government on the challenges and opportunities facing our industry and to “contribute to the development of a five year
national strategy for international education”. The IEAA had a one on one initial
stakeholder briefing with Michael Chaney on 24th November. He anticipates that
his Council will release a Draft Report in mid 2012.
Phil Honeywood,
IEAA Executive Director
In recent weeks, we have also been pleased to see the creation of Queensland and
NSW state based international education advisory bodies. The Study Queensland
Industry Council seeks to "represent Queensland's international education and
training sector on the world stage". While the membership of this Council is small
in number, it reflects a good balance of key stakeholders. The IEAA is pleased that
our newly elected Board member, Dr Anna Ciccarelli, DVC International at University of Queensland, is a member of the Council. In contrast, our Association is not
impressed by the lack of balance apparent in the make up of NSW's International
Education and Research Taskforce. With six private sector and only one public
institution representative around the table, there is a genuine concern that this
taskforce may not advance the collaborative dialogue that has been the hallmark
of our industry's recent advocacy success. Given that the taskforce will be working with the NSW Government to develop a 10 year International Education and
Research Industry Action Plan, it can only be hoped that all parties' interests will
be appropriately reflected.
A nett public good will, of course, occur if other State and Territory Governments
take the lead of their Queensland and NSW counterparts and create similar ongoing state based consultative mechanisms. In this way a more systemic approach
to challenges that have bedevilled our industry, such as coordinated student service delivery reforms, may finally be possible.
This is my first editorial contribution to VISTA. As the new Executive Director of
the IEAA, I thank Dennis Murray for the outstanding work he has performed at the
Association as a true champion of our industry. Just as continuity of dialogue and
consultative mechanisms will be the key to our industry's advancement, we appreciate that Dennis will also provide continuity to the Association in his new Business
Development and Research Director role.
Phil Honeywood
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President’s Column
by Stephen Connelly,
IEAA President
Another big year in international education draws to a close, and the implications of the
outcomes of the Michael Knight review continue to be digested by all of us. The tea leaves
hint that compliance will be no easy task, and much remains to be understood about how
the changes will impact the industry as a whole as well as individual institutions. Already
post-study work rights have been extended to bachelor or higher degree graduates of nonuniversity higher education providers. While institutions begin the engagement process with
government to work out compliance and reporting regimes and strategies, governments of
various persuasions are putting together advisory committees to guide strategy development for states and the country. The federal and Queensland committees are well balanced,
the NSW version less so, somewhat overweight with private interests. The Australian HES
unfortunately reflected only the negative comments made by the Association about this committee, without balancing their article with the positive comments we did make, ie. that the
establishment of such a committee is a positive thing. We want to engage, not throw stones.
Work has begun on shaping the 2012 Australian International Education Conference, to be
held in Melbourne - entitled International Education in the Asian Century. It already looks
exciting.
Phil Honeywood has taken up his position as Executive Director, and writes in this VISTA
edition for the first time. Dennis Murray writes about his new role as well, and leaves a legacy
as Executive Director of IEAA for seven years that is truly remarkable.
And the final word on student mobility (thanks to Alan Olsen for the analysis).
The Australian Universities International Directors Forum has completed its 2011 benchmarking study of student mobility (2010 data), and IIE has published the latest US mobility
data in the recent edition of Open Doors.
Previously we had understood that, in terms of the participation rate of US students studying
abroad, a number equivalent to 9.5% of all US undergraduates studied abroad in 2009/10,
compared to the Australian figure of 12.0%. But Open Doors has released a new figure, that
14.0% of US undergraduates undertaking bachelor degrees studied abroad in 2009/10. We
assume that this excludes community college graduates with low access to study abroad.
It would seem appropriate to compare our 12.0% with both the 9.5% and the 14.0% and say
that Australia is comparable, rather than having overtaken the Americans, as I had thought
during the conference in Adelaide.
But the growth trend in outbound mobility for Australian universities is strong.
Enjoy the festive season and see you in 2012.
Stephen Connelly
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The Education Visa Consultative Committee
The Education Visa Consultative Committee ( EVCC ) held its first meeting at DIAC's
Canberra Offices on 26th October. IEAA is, together with other peak association representatives, a member of this important ongoing consultative body.
Key issues discussed at the first meeting included:
•
The Genuine Temporary Entrant ( GTE ) criterion will become a key determinant
for future student visa approvals, see: www.immi.gov.au/students/pdf/2011-genuinetemporary-entrant.pdf
•
The GTE has the status of a s499 Direction. This takes the form of a policy document that will direct student visa application decision makers. It will be based on the
current temporary visitor visa criterion. Circumstances that the decision maker will
consider include the home country situation, applicant's immigration history as well
as the value to the applicant of the course being applied for.
•
As part of the streamlined visa processing formulation, DEEWR is currently examining the optimum ratio of international students to domestic students for Australian
institutions. This research will assist in determining the number of overseas student
visas to be made available under the streamlining initiative. In the meantime, universities' CRICOS capacity will continue to be important.
•
Michael Willard from the Labour Market Policy Unit of DIAC has overall responsibility for the Post Study Work Rights ( PSWR ) initiative. it was explained to the EVCC
that this will be a new visa stream within the existing post study visa regime. Therefore, existing legislation will have to be changed to allow graduates with a minimum
Bachelor qualification to access the E-Visa system and gain approval for work rights.
•
In practice, the PSWR new visa stream will not come into effect until late 2013
because it will only apply to students who have been approved to study in Australia
under the new GTE arrangements from 5th November, 2011.
The EVCC Committee will hold its next meeting on 22nd February, 2012. It will continue
to meet thereafter every two months.
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Meet the New Board
Following the annual election of a number of Board members and the retirement of some, a new
Board is now operating. The following members were elected:
Brett Blacker
Anna Ciccarelli
Liz Stinson
Helen Zimmerman
Congratulations to those elected and grateful thanks to the other candidates for showing an active
interest in the governance of IEAA.
The Board is charged with significant responsibility to guide the operation and strategic direction of
the Association, in support of members and the industry as a whole. The Board will meet three times
face to face during 2012 for full day meetings around Australia and will hold two shorter teleconference meetings in the intervals.
Stephen Connelly
President IEAA, Deputy Vice-Chancellor International and Development
and Vice-President, RMIT University
Brett Blacker
Treasurer IEAA,
Director, International,
The University of Newcastle
Tony de Gruchy
Director, International Office,
Canning College
Betty Leask
Associate Professor,
Dean Teaching and Learning,
University of South Australia
William Purcell
Deputy Vice-Chancellor and VicePresident International Development,
University of Technology Sydney
David Riordan
Institute Director,
Sydney Institute of TAFE
Helen Cook
Vice President IEAA,
Associate Director Client Relation,
ETS TOEFL
Rongyu Li
Executive Director,
Deakin International,
Deakin University
Liz Stinson
Director La Trobe International,
La Trobe University
Anna Ciccarelli
Deputy Vice-Chancellor and VicePresident (International), The University of Queensland
Catherine Moore
Director,
ELT Professional Services
Helen Zimmerman
Executive General Manager,
Navitas
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IEAA’s News
STRENGTHENING IEAA’S RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
“A sound evidence base is fundamental for the success and long
term viability of international education. Public policy, institutional
policy and practice are weakened if we don’t continually ask new and
difficult questions and get valid answers. This is especially important
now as we attempt to influence the thinking of the newly established
International Education Advisory Council”.
Following the appointment of Phil Honeywood as Executive Director, Dennis Murray
has moved to head IEAA’s research and business development efforts. Dennis will be
responsible for enhancing the profile and strengthening the financial position of the
Association by promoting the research and consulting capabilities and other business
services of IEAA to external clients. He will lead and coordinate the management of
IEAA projects and expand their number and their impact across the industry.
Dennis will also be responsible for management and development of the newly established International Education Research Network (see page 15) and will continue to
be a member of the IEAA team for the Australian International Education Conference
and the IEAA Research Committee, which plans and delivers the IEAA Mid-Winter Research Seminar and the IEAA Research Roundtable.
“This new position is a natural outgrowth of the exciting work IEAA
has successfully pursued in the research and consulting space over
the past 5 years. It will build on our success and hopefully move the
industry’s research capabilities and impact to a new level”.
The position is equivalent 2 days a week. Dennis will have another life beyond IEAA,
domestically - as home assistant, farm roustabout and school run tragic - and professionally by continuing with his private consulting.
Dennis can be contacted at the usual email address: dennis.murray@rmit.edu.au
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IEAA secretariat FAREWELL AURELIE AND mARIEKE
Aurelie Bowden will be moving to Brisbane in early February. Following her
internship with the Association, Aurelie has worked as IEAA Event Management Assistant since June 2010. She has enjoyed her first experience working in international education and wish to continue to work in the sector. In
February, she will be replaced by Bernhard Buntru from Mexico.
Marieke van den Berg will finish her internship with IEAA in early January.
She will return to her native Holland to finish her studies in International
Real Estate and Facility Management. Marieke says “I am happy that I had
the opportunity to work with IEAA and to discover the Australian culture. I
hope to be back one day!” Simone Rutten, also from the NHTV University of
Applied Science, will start her internship at the IEAA Secretariat in January.
Season’s greeting from IEAA!
Wishing success in 2012!
The IEAA Secretariat will be closed during the festive season
Please note that the IEAA Secretariat will close from Friday
16 December until Tuesday 3 January 2012.
Aurelie Bowden & Marieke van den Berg
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The Tony Adams Fund
Making a difference in
International Education
The Fund aims to continue the work of Professor Tony Adams in international education by supporting activities
in the areas of research, professional development and student mobility.
Annual financial grants will be provided to help support individuals seeking to undertake research in international
education, participation in professional development activity or participation in international study experiences.
Recipients may be from Australia or from overseas.
Selection of grant recipients will be by the Fund Advisory Committee:
Family members
Pauline Adams
Julia Grainger
Education representatives
Stephen Connelly, RMIT University
Debra Langton, Swinburne University
John Hudzik, Michigan State University
Hans de Wit, Hogeschool van Amsterdam
The Tony Adams Fund is managed by the Australian Communities Foundation. Australian Communities Foundation is a charitable foundation that takes care of all regulatory responsibilities on behalf of the Tony Adams Fund.
Contributions may be made in two ways:
1. Individuals can make tax-deductible contributions direct to the Tony Adams Fund
2. Donations by companies, proceeds from ticket and other sales and donations for which a tax deduction is not
sought can be made to the Tony Adams Extension Fund
For further information please contact admin@communityfoundation.org.au
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How to Donate?
Tony Adams Fund
For individual donations. Donations to this fund are tax-deductible.
Credit Card
Go to the Australian Communities Foundation website www.communityfoundation.org.au to pay via Credit Card and select the
Donate Now icon. In the Donation Form section enter GM221 or Tony Adams Fund in the Sub Fund drop down menu.
Select Tony Adams Fund and complete details accordingly. A receipt will be issued to your email address; you are not required to
return this form. No credit card fees are incurred.
EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer)/ Pay Anyone
To pay through your online banking facility please pay into the below accounts according to where you are donating. Please ensure
you include the sub-fund name and/or number as reference and notify us with name and address details for receipting purposes
at admin@communityfoundation.org.au
Account Name: Australian Communities Foundation
BSB: 183-334
Account #: 1221-69014
Name: Tony Adams Fund
Reference Number: GM221
B-Pay
Once payments are made via B-Pay, please email/advise Australian Communities Foundation with details of amount, date and subfund to which the donation is to be allocated to admin@communityfoundation.org.au
Biller: Australian Communities Foundation
Biller Code: 20206
Reference No: 1221 69014
Cheques
All donation cheques must be made out to Australian Communities Foundation and include details for a receipt. Send to:
Australian Communities Foundation
Suite 6, 19-35 Gertrude St
Fitzroy, 3065
Tony Adams Extension Fund
For companies, proceeds from ticket and other sales and donations for which a tax deduction is not sought. Donations to this fund
are not tax-deductible.
EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer)/ Pay Anyone
To pay through your online banking facility, please pay into the following account. Please ensure you identify the Tony Adams Extension Fund as reference and notify us with name and address details for receipting purposes at admin@communityfoundation.
org.au
Account Name: Australian Communities Foundation Extension Fund
BSB: 183-334
Account #: 1221-69022
Name: Tony Adams Extension Fund
Reference number: ME223
B-Pay
Once payments are made via B-Pay, please email Australian Communities Foundation at admin@communityfoundation.org.au
with details of amount and date, and identify the Tony Adams Extension Fund as the sub-fund to which the donation is to be allocated.
Biller: Australian Communities Foundation Extension Fund
Biller Code: 20206
Reference No: 1221-69022
Cheques
All donation cheques must be made out to Australian Communities Foundation and include details for a receipt. Send to:
Australian Communities Foundation
Suite 6, 19-35 Gertrude St
Fitzroy, 3065
For further information please contact admin@communityfoundation.org.au
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Members’ News
out of africa
By Phiona Stanley, Learning & Teaching Unit, UNISA,
IEAA member & Research Award winner 2011
Twelve years ago, while SCUBA diving in Honduras, I met a Dutch guy. We were each travelling alone
and both a bit bored of our own company, and we decided to travel together for a while. Well, “a while”
turned into four months, and “a Dutch guy” turned into my Best Travel Buddy (BTB). When it came
time for me to head back to work in the UK we were both in tears in Quito airport. Since that initial trip
there have been many others: we’ve hiked the Lycian Way in Turkey, piloted a Vespa together in Laos,
re-enacted the poster from the Bill Murray film Lost in Translation in a fancy hotel in Ukraine, and rugged up against a freezing Tibetan winter. We’ve hiked around Petra in Jordan, cycled alongside rice
fields in Myanmar and stayed on an uninhabited island in Nicaragua. I tell you all of this to give you an
idea what my BTB and I have been getting up to. Because, really, nothing we’ve done so far has fully
prepared us for what we’re about to go and do next.
A year ago, the BTB rang me and our conversation went something like this:
Him: How do you feel about driving to Africa?
Me: Umm, yes. I feel good about that idea, yes – why?
Him: I think we should do it.
Me: But don’t you need a fancy four wheel drive and a support crew and all that stuff?
Him: Well, you can do it that way...
Me: But...?
Him: Well, there’s this banger rally. You get a cheap car and set off in a convoy. Everyone helps pull
each other out of the sand along the way. You get really good at being a bush mechanic. We go
through Morocco and Western Sahara into Mauritania and then through Senegal, most of it along the
coast. Then we auction the car in Gambia and the money goes to charity. A cheap car is still worth
quite a bit in Gambia. And we give away pretty much everything we’ve brought for the trip – so we
need to find a good cause to give it all to.
Me: [Thinks for three seconds]. Yes. I’m in. That sounds amazing, wow.
And that was that.
So we’ve been planning this for a year. We’ve bought, registered and insured a fourth-hand 1994
Volvo 940, had yellow fever shots, and we’ve been speaking rusty French together over the phone.
(Comme la plupart des gens j’ai appris le français au lycée, mais j’ai rarement utilisé depuis.) We’ve
brought in a third team member and the boys have spent the past few months climbing around the
inside of the engine, sucking air through their teeth, and fitting new rough-roads suspension springs.
I’ve done a very basic car mechanic course at the WEA (even so, I’m hoping never to have to speak
again of my utter hopelessness with all things mechanical – luckily for all of us, the BTB is an engineer). And we’ve been sourcing funding and in-kind sponsorship from various companies. This has
included a complete set of auto tools from the lovely people at Bahco (if you are in the market for
tools of any kind we can’t recommended these guys highly enough!) These tools and the other in-kind
sponsorship will go to a youth training centre we’ve been in contact with in Farato, Gambia (through
the Dutch charity Hand To Hand). The centre trains young people in trade skills, and they’re currently
setting up a car mechanic workshop.
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So that’s the planning part. It’s 7400km from Utrecht to Banjul and we’ll be on the road over Christmas and New Year. We’re financing our own fuel costs, visas and car paperwork along the way, and
Mediterranean and Gambia River ferry crossings. And our departure is fast approaching! In some
ways it’s a bit strange to write about a trip before undertaking it, and I hope I’m not tempting fate by
doing so: we’re still very much at the mercy of African roads. ‘Insh’allah’ – God willing – applies to
so much in the Maghreb, but it’s particularly apt for a journey like this one. The political situation in
Mauritania may yet worsen, and there’s never been any guarantee that the car is going to make it.
But we’re setting out with high hopes, camping gear, and big smiles. And we’ll see how we go.
Wish us luck! And if you want to read more about our trip, this is our website:
http://www.teamenkelereis.nl/NotDutch.html
Phiona Stanley
A banger rally participant from previous years. Most of
the trip is on sealed roads but the more memorable bits
will be ‘off-piste’!
And the winners are...
Steven Rypp and Sofia Gomez are the two lucky winners from
the IEAA AIEC 2011 draw. They both won a free registration for
one of IEAA’s professional development workshops, valued at
$300.
IEAA 2012 Professional Development program is now available
on the IEAA website (www.ieaa.org.au). Details on each workshop
will be available in January.
Online registrations will open in February 2012
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News from the SIGs
Pathways
Pathways sig: update
The group has developed an online survey to determine members’ interests and guide priorities
for next year; this is available on the IEAA website, to close 4 January 2012. We encourage you
to respond! Please visit: https://www.ieaa.org.au/Members/Forms/FormComplete.asp?id=40
Andrew Smith (Swinburne) and David West (UNSW) will represent the SIG at the IEAA Planning
Day in Melbourne in February, armed with your survey responses.
As discussed at the AIEC meeting in October, we wrote to ASQA, the present ESOS Designated
Authority for Foundation programs, seeking clarity as to where they will sit in the future regulatory framework, and await their response. You may have seen the announcement that ASQA has
now contracted NEAS as a “specialist provider” of audit services for ELICOS and Foundation
Programs for CRICOS. TEQSA is likely to take over regulation of Foundation Program courses
delivered by higher education providers early in 2012. Some of the detail is still to be resolved.
A merry festive season to all the SIG members, and if you haven’t registered for SIG membership, it’s just a couple of clicks on the IEAA website!
Internationalisation of the Curriculum sig
Professor Josef Mestenhauser’s new book Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future of Internationalizing Higher Education—Discovering Opportunities to Meet Challenges is now available
on Amazon as an e-book, for US$9.99, or as a print-on-demand book for US$50. All proceeds
will go to support the annual lecture series named in honor of Professor Mestenhauser.
For more information about the Mestenhauser Lecture series and related events, including information on the e-book, please visit, http://global.umn.edu/icc/lecture/index.html
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Marketing and Communications SIG
2011 has marked another busy year for the SIG, with membership now in excess of 120.
We’re very encouraged that our numbers continue to grow and are keen to continue to expand
the work of the SIG.
Some highlights for the SIG in 2011 were:
• Coordinating the “Getting Mobile: New Platforms to Promote Your Institution” pre-conference
workshop at AIEC in Adelaide. The workshop received extremely positive evaluations and
we are grateful to Bob Johnson, who travelled from the US, to deliver the workshop.
• Delivering a number of workshops in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane across a range of
topics. The workshops were very well attended by both IEAA members and non-members
and by participants from across all sectors.
• Surveying of our members to assist in the development of the proposed 2012 professional
development program.
• Continuing to enhance the SIG’s website.
• Increasing the SIG’s LinkedIn group.
We wish all members a wonderful festive season and look forward to working closely with you
in 2012.
Call for Contributions - IEAA Members
Have you written an article on a topic related to International Education that can be published in VISTA?
Do you have news or information that you want to share with IEAA members?
Do you want to react to an article that was published in the newsletter?
Members contributions are welcomed! For more information and to submit you own piece of news,
email assocdirector@ieaa.org.au
Please note that the IEAA Editorial Committee reserves the right to accept or reject any contribution.
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Publication
Launch of Making a difference: Australian international
education
History was made on 22 November 2011 when Senator The Hon Chris Evans, Minster for Tertiary Education, launched Making a difference: Australian international
education at Parliament House Canberra to a host of industry luminaries.
Making a difference is a ground-breaking publication on a number of fronts. It is the
first publication to record the history, achievements and contribution of Australia’s
international education industry to our success as an economy, a nation and a global
citizen. The publication is truly a cross-sectoral collaboration, detailing the breadth
and depth of Australian international education with contributions from students, the
English language, Schools, Vocational and Tertiary sectors – public and private, as
well as commentary on the role of government, globablisation, student mobility, and
regional capacity building. It dispels the myth that international education is primarily
focused on profit at the same time as affirming its place as Australia’s third largest
export industry.
We now have a pool of 2.5 million advocates for an Australian education and for
Australia as a country.
As Minister Evans said in his foreword to the book, “...Australia is now widely recognised for delivering high quality, internationally recognised qualifications and supporting international students to take their uniquely Australian experience and make
a valuable contribution to our country and throughout the world.
It is not only within our educational institutions that international education makes a
difference. It enriches our Australian cities and towns in an age of globalisation and
is forging person-to-person ties that will underpin Australia’s reputation as an open
and generous society for decades to come.”
Congratulations to the book’s editors Dorothy Davis and Bruce Mackintosh, all the
distinguished authors and to the institutions, peak bodies and government bodies
whose support turned an idea into reality.
Helen Zimmerman
Co-Chair of the Editorial Committee
Making a Difference
Australian International Education
Edited by Dorothy Davis and Bruce Mackintosh
To learn more about the book or purchase it, visit:
www.ieaa.org.au/anniversary
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Research Highlights
Have You Joined IERN Yet?
Are you a researcher in international education, are you interested in and use research
for your professional work to support your institution or your students, are you a research funding organization, a government agency or commercial business interested
in international education using research?
Then you should join the IERN.
IEAA’s International Education Research Network (IERN) is multi-disciplinary
and multi-sectoral, involving Higher Education, Vocational Education and
Training (VET), English Language Teaching (ELT) and Schools sectors. It
aims to connect, inform and lead research activities across the sector. The
Network also aims to impact both public policy and institutional policy and
practice in all aspects of international education.
Membership of IERN is free
The IERN supports a range of events, activities and functions including a mid-winter
research symposium, the major IEAA Research Roundtable and coming soon a regular research review.
Through ongoing collaboration with our domestic and international partners
the network is a key tool in creating a critical mass of stakeholders. This will
help articulate an Australian, and hopefully a global research, agenda for international education.
The online portal also provides a comprehensive and searchable researcher database, links to academic and practitioner researchers, research publications, a dedicated collaboration centre aimed at fostering research partnerships across the sector
and opportunities to share feedback through discussion forums.
Join now !
www.ieaa.org.au/IERN
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AIEC 2012
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION IN THE ASIAN CENTURY
The IEAA AIEC team (Helen Cook, Betty Leask, Phil Honeywood and Dennis Murray) and our colleagues in IDP Education have already begun to shape up AIEC 2012.
We have chosen as the theme for 2012: International Education in the Asian Century
We are witnessing the advent of a new era, with the 21st Century already dubbed “the Asian Century”.
The locus of global power and influence is shifting. Relentless strategic, political, economic and cultural
changes mean the Asian region is increasingly the focus and the driver of momentous global realignments.
The Australian Government’s recently commissioned White Paper “Australia in the Asian Century” (the
Henry Review) signals a significant escalation in Australian thinking about Asia through the recognition
that Asian forces are now so profound they will change where and how Australians live and work. These
forces will also impact on other world regions.
AIEC 2012 will explore the role international education, training and research will play in the 21st century. The emphasis will be on how Australia, and other countries and regions, might work together and
in partnership with Asia to help shape this “Asian Century”.
AIEC 2012 will examine the potential for bi-lateral and multi-lateral cooperation, focused on the mutual
needs of Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, the Middle East and Africa. It will take the
form of a global dialogue and practice-oriented sessions encompassing both the strategic policy issues
as well as the practical realities on the ground. The program will explore deep engagement and understanding between Asia, Australia and the rest of the world, achieving the mutuality of partnerships, good
business outcomes and meeting the needs and expectations of students, teachers and researchers in
Asia and beyond.
Conference Streams
► Partnerships
► Student Experience, Learning and Teaching
► Impact
► Strategy, Policy and Advocacy
► Marketing, Recruitment and Admission
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Professional Development
Program 2012
Online registrations open in February 2012!
Internationalisation:
• Good practice in curriculum development, and addressing the learning needs of international pathway students
(Melbourne)
• Internationalisation of the Curriculum in class and on campus – making plans and taking action (Melbourne, Perth)
• Comprehensive Internationalisation – what does it mean and how can we do it? (Brisbane, Sydney)
• Staff development for internationalisation – what’s the best approach? (Brisbane, Melbourne)
Introduction to International Education
• Introduction to International Education (Melbourne)
Student Focus:
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The Outbound Mobility Forum (Gold Coast)
Short term programs - from strategy to implementation (Sydney)
Involving domestic students and international students in internationalisation (Melbourne)
Managing and assessing cross-cultural group work Melbourne (Brisbane)
Teaching International Students (Sydney, Melbourne)
Methodologies for Tracking studies of pathway students (cities to be confirmed)
Promotion & Recruitment Strategies:
• Financial Management for International Education (Sydney)
• Business Intelligence: Forecasting, Trend Analysis and Reporting (Sydney, Adelaide)
• Effective marketing and recruitment methods (inc market research, agents, events, personal selling, online)
(Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney)
• Social Media and Digital Marketing (webinar)
• Working with agents (Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth)
• How to develop effective publications (Melbourne, Sydney)
• Developing country plans (inc planning, budgeting and using market research) (webinar)
Quality Assurance & Best Practice:
• Managing the new regulatory challenges (Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney, Perth)
• Regulatory framework and interpretation and application of the Foundation Program Standards
(Melbourne, Sydney)
Transnational Education:
• 2 Market based Symposia planned in 2012 (Arab and Middle Eastern markets, Latin America, Malaysia, Indonesia or
Hong Kong)
• TNE models and new approaches (Melbourne, Sydney)
Leadership & Management
• Executive Leadership and Management Program - conducted in conjunction with LH Martin Institute
And...
• 4rth Winter Research Seminar (Melbourne)
• Australian International Education Conference (Melbourne)
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Around the World
CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
The 8th round of ICI-ECP Bilateral
cooperation is now open
The European Commission (EC) and Department of Education Employment and Work Place Relations
(DEEWR) are pleased to announce that the 8th round of ICI-ECP bilateral cooperation projects is now
open. The ICI-ECP (which stands for Industrialised Countries Instrument – Education Cooperation
Program) promotes bilateral study and training programs and mobility. It aims to foster the mobility of
students, academics and administrative staff between the EU and Australia as well as exchanging best
practices in the field of Higher Education and Training.
This round builds on the previous seven rounds which focussed on co-funded mobility projects at both
Higher Education and Vocational Education & Training levels. This year we have introduced a new
dimension. The mobility for VET will continue, but a new component is the creation of joint or double
degrees for Higher Education Institutions.
Mobility projects (post secondary VET) are intended to give recognition visibility and financial support
to consortia of training institutions for the development of innovation curricula and reciprocal student
mobility. The consortia must include 3 institutions from 3 different EU Member States and at least 2
from Australia. The mobility projects will be funded for three years.
Double or Joint Degree projects will receive funding over a four year grant period to develop and implement degrees at the bachelor and/or masters level. The project should lead to the awarding of two
separate degrees (double degree) or a single degree (joint degree) by the participating EU and partner
country institutions. The consortia must include at least 2 higher education institutions from 2 different
EU Member States and 2 or more institutions from Australia.
There will be no mobility projects for higher education institutions in this round – the only mobility projects will be for the VET institutions.
The European Union will provide funding to and supervise the activities of the EU partner institutions;
DEEWR will provide the funding and supervise the activities of the Australian partner institutions. The
maximum total project funding for mobility projects (depending on whether there are two or three institutions) will be AUD370,000 and AUD500,000 for joint or double degree projects.
Applications must be sent to the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (the implementing Agency on behalf of the European Commission) by the European Lead Institution and to DEEWR
by the lead Australian Institution and must include a common proposal narrative.
The ICI-ECP will provide funding for between 3-5 projects in total. This current call is open until 30th
March 2012 with projects due to start in October 2012.
The full guidelines are available on http://www.aei.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx
For more information please contact Lynne Hunter at the Delegation of the European Union to Australia
- email: lynne.hunter@eeas.europa.eu or DEEWR – email Europe@deewr.gov.au
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Special rates for IEAA members to attend Going Global 2012 conference
'Changing education for a changing world', 13-15 March 2012, London
About the conference
Going Global (www.ihe.britishcouncil.org/going-global) is a series of international educational conferences hosted by the
British Council. It offers an open forum for policy makers and practitioners from around the world to discuss issues facing
the international education community. Each year it attracts over 1000 delegates from across the further and higher education sectors and a variety of other industries with perspectives on international education.
As a member of IEAA, a Going Global 2012 partner organisation, you are eligible to register to attend the conference
at a special discounted rate. Our partner organisations are listed online (www.ihe.britishcouncil.org/going-global/partnerorganisations)
By registering for GG2012, you will receive access to the entire conference, including the opening reception at London's
Royal Courts of Justice. You will also enjoy networking opportunities, including use of the Event Connect system for preconference planning and a complimentary SpotMe device to use during the event.
How to register
Click on the Register online link on our homepage (www.ihe.britishcouncil.org/going-global) and complete the first page
'Contact information' as normal. On the next page select either full conference pass or one day pass depending on which
one you would prefer. This brings up the conference rates: you can then choose the ‘Member of partner organisation rate’
from the Discounted rate section, and proceed with registration as normal.
GG2012 programme - sneak preview
We are currently developing our largest and most exciting programme to date. Not only have we extended the conference
to two and a half days, we are creating new and innovative ways for speakers to share their unique perspectives. Please
find a sneak preview of four of our 40+ conference sessions below:
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Collaborative learning through technology - bridging the content divide
(http://www.ihe.britishcouncil.org/going-global/sessions/collaborative-learning-through-technology)
•
The emerging knowledge economy and building winning formulas for higher education
(http://www.ihe.britishcouncil.org/going-global/sessions/the-emerging-knowledge-economy)
•
Made in China, made with the world: are we ready for the challenges and opportunities emerging from ongoing transformation?
(http://ihe.britishcouncil.org/going-global/session/made-in-china-made-with-the-world)
•
Universities, community engagement and widening participation
(http://www.ihe.britishcouncil.org/going-global/sessions/universities-community-engagement-and-widening-participation)
We are currently in the process of finalising sessions and communicating the results of the short listing process. We will
be updating our website over the next few weeks and the full programme will be available by the end of December 2011.
Promotional opportunities
There are a number of opportunities remaining to sponsor the conference, participate in our international exhibition, or take
advantage of our advertising opportunities.
Visit our website: http://www.ihe.britishcouncil.org/going-global/sponsorship-and-exhibition) to find out how to get involved.
If you have any questions please contact Going.Global@britishcouncil.org for more information.
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EAIE 2012 CONFERENCE
The EAIE Annual Conference is the largest international higher education conference in Europe, providing a platform for thousands of international professionals
to network, share best practices and discuss hot topics in the field.
In 2012 the EAIE Conference (http://www.eaie.org/dublin/) will take place in Dublin from 11-14 September and will be hosted by the Convention Centre Dublin,
the world’s first carbon neutral convention centre. The official partner will be the
University College Dublin, Ireland’s largest university.
In a context in which education plays an increasingly significant role in maintaining economic sustainability, the conference will focus on “Rethinking education,
reshaping economies”, providing an arena for extensive discussions on the challenges and opportunities that come with this process.
The conference will also host an Exhibition, giving institutions the opportunity to
raise their profile and reach a target group of more than 4000 international higher
education professionals from over 85 countries. The registration is now open so
you can book your stand today (http://www.eaie.org/dublin/exhibition/).
For maximum visibility during the conference and beyond, organisations can benefit from advertising and sponsorship opportunities. Conference items, events and
venue-specific options are available. Learn more about the EAIE sponsorship
packages (http://www.eaie.org/dublin/promotion/) and put your institution in the
spotlight to an audience of distinguished figures in higher education.
Conference registration opens 16 May 2012. Do not miss one of the most inspiring and innovation-driven conferences in international higher education!
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Mark Your Calendar
February:
February 19-22, 2012: 2012 AIEA Annual Conference - “Building a Secure World through
International Education”, JW Marriott, Washington DC
http://www.aieaworld.org/
March:
March 7-9, 2012: Universities Australia Higher Education Conference 2012, Hotel Realm,
Canberra Australia,
http://www.universitiesaustralia.edu.au/conference
March 13-15, 2012: British Council - Going Global 2012, QEII Conference Centre, London UK
http://ihe.britishcouncil.org/going-global
March 21-23, 2012: Forum on Education Abroad, The 8th Annual Conference - “Tracing the
Experience: From Inquiry to Integration”, Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, CO USA
http://www.forumea.org/Denver2012.cfm
April:
April 4-6, 2012: The 7th annual APAIE Conference & Exhibition “University’s Social Responsibility for the Benefit of Mankind”, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj
Hospital (in Bangkok Noi) , hosted by Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand
http://www.apaie.org/conference/2012/
May:
May 3-4, 2012: The 2nd QS-MAPLE 2012, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban,
South Africa
http://www.qsmaple.org/index.php
May 27 - June 1, 2012: NAFSA 2012 Annual Conference & Expo - “Comprehensive Internationalization: Vision and Practice”, Houston Texas, USA - George R. Brown Convention Center
http://www.nafsa.org/annualconference/default.aspx
July:
July 11-13, 2012: UKCISA Annual Conference 2012, University of Warwick
http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/training/conference/index.php
September:
September 11-14, 2012: EAIE Annual Conference 2012, Dublin, Ireland
http://www.eaie.org/dublin/
September 20-21, 2012: English Australia, “Re-shaping our Future”, Sydney
October:
October 2-5, 2012: AIEC 2012: International Education in the Asian Century, Melbourne
November:
November 4-7 2012: CBIE (Canadian Bureau for International Education), Montreal, Quebec
http://www.cbie.ca/
The International Education Association of Australia (IEAA) is Australia’s leading international
education professional organisation.
Its mission is to enhance the quality and standing of Australia's international education by serving the professional needs and interests of its members and by promoting international education within Australia and internationally
The International Education Association of Australia
PO Box 12917
A/Beckett Street
8006 Melbourne VIC
Phone: +61 3 9925 4579
Fax: +61 3 9925 2023
E-mail: admin@ieaa.org.au
IEAA, Making a Difference
www.ieaa.org.au