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Australia Proposes Safe Housing for Indian Students

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:22:37 GMT

A proposal by the Australian government aims to give separate transportation and safe housing for Indian students studying in Victoria, Australia. The Union Overseas Indian Affairs Minister said that the proposal will be examined by the India-Australia joint working group. This separate housing is meant for all international students studying in Australia, thereby avoiding a ghetto feel. The string of attacks on Indian students in the Australian cities of Melbourne and Sydney, have caused a major furors in India. Australian government officials have said that steps are being taken..

Leeds Metropolitan University Starts Offshore Campus in Bhopal

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:13:20 GMT

Leeds Metropolitan University, UK has announced the start of its first purpose built campus, Leeds Met India in Bhopal. This is the first South Asian campus of Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. The Leeds Met India, Bhopal is a joint partnership between Leeds Metropolitan University, UK and JSWS. The campus offers undergraduate courses in the field of Business Management, International Hospitality Management. It also plans to offer postgraduate courses by 2010 including MBA and MSc in various disciplines. Students completing undergraduate degree at Bhopal campus will be eligible to..

Australia to Strengthen Student Visa Checks

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:04:03 GMT

The Australian Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, has announced that Australia will strengthen student visa checks to stamp out fraud and ensure students have the financial capacity to live and study in Australia. This process includes measures like upgraded interviews, reviewing or restricting online access to Australia's eVisa system for some agents etc. Senator Evans said overall student compliance rates remain high, but he noted there are elements of concern within what is a very large caseload requiring targeted measures such as terminating or..

Australian University Ties Up with IISc

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:16:20 GMT

The University of Western Australia (UWA), a leading research institute, launched 50 scholarships that will include fee discounts and liberal living allowance for meritorious Indian students. A delegation of UWA also signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). The MoU seeks to enhance relations between the two by developing academic and cultural exchange in teaching, research and other activities. Research collaboration in the field of microelectronics already exists between UWA and IISc, and both institutions have won a joint grant under the..

Deakin University arrived with new initiatives

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:06:43 GMT

To strengthen its research activities and partnerships in India, Deakin University, Australia, recently announced the launch of the Deakin India Research Initiative (DIRI). Having identified four core areas — advanced materials, metal and metallurgy, biotechnology and nanotechnology; and intelligent systems, Deakin, along with Indian institutions, will jointly identify projects and accordingly, students would undertake research. They would be registered as PhD students at Deakin. Students would be shortlisted based on their academic record and prior research experience besides various..

No Fall in Number of Indian Students Going to Australia

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:21:27 GMT

The Australian deputy prime minister and education minister Julia Gillard said that the attacks on Indian students there have not affected enrollment of Indian students in Australian educational institutions. She stated that Australia remains a safe, welcoming and multi-cultural destination that has more than 100,000 Indian students studying there. Gillard also assured that Australia shows zero tolerance towards racial attacks and the policing has been stepped up in Melbourne and Sydney, the two cities where the incidents took place. To maintain the quality of education in private..

Crack down on bogus education agents, Australia tells India

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:53:11 GMT

Australia will ask New Delhi to crack down on the unscrupulous education agents in India who give misleading information to students willing to pursue studies in the private institutes Down Under. Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard will take up the issue with the Indian government during her visit to New Delhi next week. During her visit, Gillard would meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal and Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vailar Ravi. "She will strongly take up the issue of unscrupulous agents. She will ask for a mechanism to..

Australian Student Visa to Get Tougher

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:53:04 GMT

The Australia department of immigration and citizenship announced that it would place more stringent checks on student visa applications to wipe out fraud. Students will also have to demonstrate financial capital to live and study in Australia. The message Australian authorities want to convey is that, genuine international students remain welcome in Australia, but they will not tolerate fraud in the student visa programme. Authorities say that applications for student visas grew by 20 per cent to 362,193 in 2008-09, with almost 28,000 student visas refused, an increase of 68 per cent on the..

IDP Australia Education admissions

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:07:57 GMT

IDP Education India, one of the biggest student placement organisations in the country for higher education in Australia, has announced the launch of IDP Australia Education Admissions Program 2009. The program commencing on 23 August is scheduled in 10 cities across India in a span of 14 days. Australian representatives will meet students and parents in New Delhi, Chandigarh, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi and Chennai. Students seeking higher education opportunities in Australia are encouraged to register for the event. IDP will bring..

Australia Makes Firm Rules to Protect International Students

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:06:01 GMT

Australian government officials said that the country is making tougher rules to protect international students from dubious operators. Authorities say that the message to providers is, if they're not providing students with quality education in a safe environment, then it’s time to clean up their act or risk being shut. Studies show that Australia has nearly half a million overseas students who come to Australia each year. There’s speculation that the industry has grown too fast, with insufficient checks and balances, which attracted a small ..

Australia Offers Expensive Incentives for Student Referrals

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:34:59 GMT

In the aftermath of the attacks on Indian students in Australia, universities there are feeling the heat of those violent actions. As an incentive to students, universities are giving away i-pods, laptops and even airfare for recruiting fellow pupils from overseas. At the top end of this student referral scheme, recruiting six prospective students earns one a return airfare to the home country, seven prospective students earns one new laptop and eight prospective students earns one a return airfare and accommodation for two family members at graduation ..

Australia Spends Millions To Lure Indian Students

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:34:30 GMT

The global recession is indeed hitting everyone hard. Australia has launched a multi-million-dollar campaign to ensure that Indian students continue to come to the country for higher studies, as they have been doing in large numbers in recent years. An estimated 95,000 Indian students joined Australian institutions of higher education in the first 11 months of 2008. After the Chinese, Indians form the second highest population of overseas students in Australia. The Australian government also plans to target China, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia..

Australian Universities ranked among the best

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:55:45 GMT

Twelve Australian universities appear in the top 200 places of the Times Higher-QS World University Rankings, six of which are in the top 50. The Australian National University is the highest ranked of all institutions at 16th place overall. In total, there are 21 Australian universities populating the world’s top 450 places, a major increase from 2006. Australia’s popularity as an international study destination continues to increase, and with results like these, it is easy to see why. Australian undergraduate qualifications are considered among the leaders in the world. The country’s..