education Why single out “Australians” returning from “India” for the fines and jail? If it’s a mistake in the announcement, correct it before this is interpreted incorrectly. 4 May 2021 Several countries have implemented temporary travel restrictions on arrivals from India but the Australian announcement goes a bit too far. Australia is the only country that has even banned Australian…
education Australia let down ‘Stranded International Students‘ because it is a “lucky” country. The luck is about to run out… 5 Feb 20216 Feb 2021 After hearing PM Scott Morrison post the national cabinet meeting that had “return of international students” on the agenda, I have realised as to why Australia is considered a “lucky”…
education Aussie Treasurer Frydenberg’s speech left the sector speechless… Students can’t keep studying online… till 2022. 8 Oct 20208 Oct 2020 "International travel, including by tourists and international students, is assumed to remain largely closed off until late next year and then gradually return over time." Treasurer speech at the Australian…
education Where’s the Josh? There was “cash splash” for Universities but NO real roadmap to recovery without assuming a reliable vaccine. 7 Oct 2020 Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg tabled the "generous budget" yesterday. I noticed that the underlying coronavirus assumption of the 2020-21 budget is that there would be “population-wide Australian COVID-19 vaccination by…
AAERI… Where there is a will, there’s a way to open up Australian Border for International Students even “without a vaccine”. 22 Sep 202022 Sep 2020 If I am Morrison, this is how I will bring back the International Students even “without a vaccine” and without compromising on the safety of the populace. Such a proposal…
education From 1st October 2020, a TCS (Tax Collected at Source) will apply to Indian students seeking to study overseas. This TCS seems bizarre but still… accept it. 21 Sep 202021 Sep 2020 The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) liberalised remittance scheme (LRS) allows an individual to remit up to $250,000 every year. The provision to collect tax on remittances was introduced in…
education While AI and Tech will need to be adopted, “ED before TECH” is the mantra. “jugaad” tech will disappear in post covid era unless the students find it fit for purpose. 13 Sep 2020 Experts pointed out that adaption of tech and AI is critical for survivability in future, Such experts tend to be "tech led" themselves. I feel “ed before tech” and not…
education Beyond the rhetoric that aussie states are reaching out, surveys indicate that impacted students are still feeling short. Either they need to be informed or more needs to be done. 4 Sep 2020 Australian States need to open up to International student arrivals. The indications are that politics is at play which is delaying the travel. International students are the only temporary visa…
education Behind our smiles, lies the reality. When my fellow AAERI “Education Agents” shared their “pain”, this is something that is often not noticed… 2 Sep 20202 Sep 2020 Enough has been talked about the impact of Covid on Universities. Today's news indicates that even large and well-endowed G8 Universities are moving for redundancies and voluntary retirements. Some commentators…
education AAERI’s “Mood of the student survey” indicates that students won’t buy online at current price and ready to travel even with quarantine requirement. 31 Aug 202031 Aug 2020 Last week at the AAERI convention, the result of "mood of the student" survey was released. In any business decision making, the customer's desire needs to be considered and only…
education “For any foreign university, there has to be a model that is financially viable. And setting up a campus in india without revenue is not viable, with unclear guidelines.” Nothing New in NEP for the International Universities. 29 Aug 2020 India’s long-awaited move to open doors to foreign universities, announced this month as part of the new National Education Policy (NEP), has drawn international attention.However, university and business leaders at…
education AAERI Recommends tweaking PSW to maintain interest in Australia, KPMG REPORT seconds & Researcher Ly Tran concurs. 26 Aug 202026 Aug 2020 Yesterday on Day 1 of the AAERI convention, AAERI reiterated precise recommendations to keep Australia in reckoning in the post Covid era. The recommendations were part of my presentation as…
education Day 1 of AAERI Convention 2020: Roadmap to Recovery: “The only way to keep Australia in reckoning in Post Covid future is to increase it’s ROI.” 25 Aug 202026 Aug 2020 AAERI Convention 2020 kicked off today and it was wonderful hearing the High Commissioner Barry O'Farrell make the keynote address. Most diplomats rarely speak with this clarity. His address (hopefully…
education Roadmap to Recovery… a theme for the AAERI convention but also the hope for the International Education Sector. 22 Aug 202022 Aug 2020 AAERI will hold its first attempt at hosting the annual convention on a virtual platform but like many aspects of the pandemic crisis, it is also a new opportunity. AAERI…
education “We cannot allow our fear of going backwards from stopping us from going forwards,” Aussie PM says and “signals” exemptions for international students from travel ban. 8 May 20208 May 2020 PM Scott Morrison has announced the three steps toward reopening the economy from COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. This is so welcome since in his reply to a question he clearly indicated…
education “Once upon a time” there was a Peter Varghese report… and it is still relevant. 5 May 20205 May 2020 The 2018 report commissioned by the Australian PM identified an opportunity with “online education” but flagged one handicap that needs to be overcome. I believe that Covid19 has presented us…
education A MOOD LIFTER… AUSSIE NATIONAL CABINET TO CONSIDER A PLAN TO EXEMPT INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FROM TRAVEL EMBARGO. 4 May 20204 May 2020 DAILY TELEGRAPH is reporting that plans to facilitate the return of foreign university students, potentially ahead of other international visitors, are well underway, with expert health advice already prepared for…
education “If only the proposal for pre-arrival test and post-arrival University-Organised quarantine is accepted, we can bounce back… the students are waiting to travel” My chat with Navneet Anand… 29 Apr 202029 Apr 2020 I had blogged on this and had detailed the proposal a few days ago. The newspapers and experts in Australia have also echoed the same formula this day. Now that…
education Now that Go8 advise border closure for another six months, Is it time to drop any hope of a late 2020 Aussie intake? 29 Apr 202029 Apr 2020 As Australian Go8 Universities advise to keep borders closed for 2020, time to call off any hope for October-November intake. Pity indeed… as the November “mini” intake offered an opportunity…
education Covid19 and International Student Recruitment: There is a way to “bounce back” even without a vaccine… 27 Apr 202028 Apr 2020 Let me begin with a disclaimer… A friend recently told me that while a week is a long time in politics, even a day is long in the Covid19 era.…
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