We talk to Melissa Banks, head of the Centre of Excellence in International Education at Austrade, about her new role, and what she and the team at Austrade are trying to achieve as the sector faces its most existential crisis in its history.

In episode 6 of The Source Pod, The Lygon Group’s Jeffrey Smart and Angela Lehmann discuss the importance of transnational education for Australia’s international education sector, and the role it will play post-pandemic.  The pandemic has shone a spotlight on TNE like never before.  Luke Sheehy, Executive Director of the Australian Technology Network of Universities, and Rachel Holthouse, former DVC Global at RMIT University, join the conversation.

We talk to important new voices about India’s National Education Plan, and the implications for Australia’s international education sector.

We talk to Rebecca Hall about the importance of SE Asian markets in rebuilding international education in Australia.

Fewer international students in Australia – a partial absence – has brought to the fore the important roles they play on our campuses, in our communities and our economy. In this episode we explore sentiment towards international education in Australia during the pandemic.

What logistics are involved in getting a pilot program up and running, and how are international education leaders navigating differing state, territory and federal government requirements in this pandemic-era?

Getting Australia’s international education sector up and running in a global pandemic is a real jigsaw puzzle.  

In episode one we explore one of the pieces, pilot programs.

Drawing on our analysis of global international education data and the deep insights Australia’s international students are sharing with us, check out our latest thinking.

We will recover. How we prepare and plan for that recovery will shape the future of international education in Australia.