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National Conference for International Students 6-8 October 2008 |
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Written by Mark Choo
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Wednesday, 1 October 2008 National Conference for International Students 6-8 October 2008 International Student leaders from institutions nationwide will be meeting at the 23rd National Liaison Committee Annual Conference (NLCAC) in Brisbane.
The National Liaison Committee for International Students (NLC) is the national peak representative body for International Students, and will be holding its annual conference at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre between 6 – 8 October 2008.
Coinciding with the Australian International Education Conference (AIEC), the conference will allow delegates to discuss current issues, future direction, and together formulate constructive strategies aimed at improving the quality of Australian International Education.
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Peak Body Urge International Students to Exercise Their Voting Rights |
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Written by Administrator
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Friday September 26, 2008 PEAK BODY URGE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO EXERCISE THEIR VOTING RIGHTS The peak body for International Students in Australia, National Liaison Committee for International Students (NLC) are concerned that many of their students in the community are not aware of their rights to vote in the upcoming Melbourne City Council elections. "International Students are very in need of advocacy and welfare related services as there have been increasing safety concerns and lack of good practice by some of the private institution businesses in the city area" President, Mr Eric Pang said. "The Melbourne City election is a good opportunity for International Students in Melbourne to demand for an improvement of these services and the basic rights to be treated as a student to have access to public transport concession in Victoria." |
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The real education revolution |
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Written by Webmaster
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24th September 2008 Australian International Education Conference 7-10 October 2008
Ahead of the biggest international education conference in the Asia-Pacific region which will be held in Brisbane next month, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has reported that Australia’s education exports grew by a massive 23.4% in the past year to $13.7 billion in 2007-08.
The ABS figures, which were released this month, confirm that education is Australia’s number one services export, having widened the gap since it first drew ahead of tourism six months ago.
“The continuing strong growth underlines yet again that international education makes a major contribution to Australia’s economic prosperity,” said conference co-host, IDP Education chief executive Tony Pollock. |
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Foreign Students cry foul on college switch |
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Written by Sushi Das
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August 19, 2008 THE lives of many international students have been thrown into chaos, with some saying they are thousands of dollars out of pocket due to a change in ownership of a college linked to Melbourne University. - Students 'owed $10,000'
- 'On-the-spot' decisions
- Owner denies wrongdoing The students claim a breach of contract by the new owner of Hawthorn-Melbourne, the English language college they attend, has robbed them of a refund of tuition fees and left them angry and frustrated with the way Australia treats overseas students. |
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Kevin Joseph put in coma after bashed for no reason |
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Written by Anthony Dowsley
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July 26, 2008
Herald Sun
A MALAYSIAN student who got lost in the city was stalked and bashed for no reason, police say. Kevin Joseph, who arrived in Australia a month ago to take up a two-year engineering course, was in an induced coma yesterday after being savagely beaten to the head in Little Lonsdale St. Police believe the 19-year-old, who is living with his aunt in Avondale Heights, may have been attacked by drunken youths who had left a nearby nightspot. |
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