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As any surfer will tell you, there are different approaches to catching a wave: you can lunge at the big waves and experience the highs and the wipeouts, or look strategically for the small breaking waves that may build momentum, instil confidence and ultimately provide a more sustainable ride.

Lunging headfirst into the first two wavesThe first wave of Australian education internationalisation can be attributed to the post-World War II Colombo Plan. The second wave, from the mid-1980s, was characterised by the recruitment of full-fee paying overseas students and nascent transnational education delivery.

As a relative newcomer, there is no doubt that Australia lunged headlong into the big waves of international education and has ridden the Chinese and Indian waves with a determined focus on obtaining bums on seats. However, as we embark on the third wave of education internationalisation, a clear message is emerging: the need for greater co-ordination of the national effort invested in global education engagement.

According to a recent EduWorld report commissioned by The Australian, our international education leaders believe that Australia has underplayed the Bologna opportunities for meaningful engagement with Europe. We have not made more of the new-world synergies that exist with Latin America. More importantly, there is a sense that in our own backyard, the Asia-Pacific region, Australia has not done enough with neighbouring countries to build their education systems, build up their universities and their research.

Instead, we have gained a reputation for over-commercialising education, for focusing on dollars over collaboration. It’s a recurring theme for many who work in our industry. At its most damning, Australia’s approach to international education has been referred to as “cloaked acts of colonialism”, with a tendency to choose "easy" countries.

Riding the third waveNevertheless, there are education institutions in Australia that have chosen, often in small but strategic ways, to invest in genuine overseas community engagement programs. Monash University established a campus outside Johannesburg in 2001 as a long-term commitment to the future sustainable development of South and Sub-Saharan Africa through the provision of education.

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Surfing the third wave of internationalisationInvesting in the next wave of global education engagement requires a broader conception ofinternationalisation, says IEAA Executive director Phil Honeywood.

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u UPCOMING IEAA EVENTS.......

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RMIT has been strongly involved in Vietnam since 2001, when it opened the country’s first fully-foreign owned university in Ho Chi Minh City. This was followed by the opening of the Hanoi campus in 2004. flinders University has built significant links with eastern Indonesia focused on teaching programs, research activities and other forms of collaboration through the flinders overseas Health Group, which has now been expanded into a partnership with Universitas Nova Condana – the only government university in south eastern Indonesia.

The Michael Knight review offered universities the prospect of post-study work rights and streamlined visa procedures as compensation for decoupling education from onshore migration outcomes. Although it indicated that the future for TAfE lay in offshore delivery, a number of institutes already had the jump on Knight.

Southbank Institute of Technology in Brisbane has established a successful partnership with Qilu Normal University in Jinan, Shandong Province in China, where they deliver a diploma of Children’s Services. The partnership is now in its fourth year and they currently have 330 students enrolled. four Chinese teachers also help to co-deliver it with two Australian teachers from Southbank TAfE – with ‘train the trainer’ programs now a strong element of the partnership.

NMIT TAfE in Victoria has a long standing partnership with Zhongshan College in Nanjing. This commenced as a consortium with four Australian universities, but NMIT was the only partner that put the theory of the relationship into practice. According to Mal Rowe from NMIT, it started out as a ‘cookie cutter’ delivery arrangement with business and IT courses. However, they soon realised there was potential to take the relationship to another level and began to customise some curriculum to Zhongshan’s needs. Aged care and financial services are now the key delivery areas and Zhongshan is determined to set itself up as a key institute for what they call ‘greying China’.This multi-layered partnership with NMIT included a conference on ageing issues, under the auspices of the United Nations, which took place in Nanjing in 2011. NMIT regularly send their relevant Australian teaching staff over there now as well as delivering train the trainer programs. As these two examples clearly demonstrate, a number of TAfE institutions have in their own quiet way, got on with the job of multi-layered engagement.

The role of governmentUnfortunately, in the absence of any overarching international education stakeholder’s commission such as the British Council or Goethe Institute, Australia has left these important initiatives mostly to individual institutions. Even the previously introspective North Americans can point to a long-standing commitment to global education engagement. The US has the Kennedy inspired Peace Corps and the American Study Abroad Program as well as the Higher Education for development (HEd) organisation and programs such as the Africa-US Higher Education Initiative. Canada also has equivalent co-ordinating bodies.

Clearly, government has a key role to play in encouraging and supporting collaboration in education, research and community building beyond our borders. Most of our public universities and many of our TAfE institutes have external engagement and institution-to-institution partnerships in place. Without compromising their autonomy, there is no reason why the energy of each of these small waves cannot be harnessed to present a unified policy framework.

The International Education Association of Australia (IEAA) has high hopes that both the Michael Chaney Review on international education and the Ken Henry white paper on ‘Australia in the Asian Century’ will deliver a whole of government strategy to take our industry forward. Any recommendation for a genuine stakeholder’s commission would be welcome.

for Australia, the third wave of internationalisation is a more complex creature than anything that has gone before. It involves a much broader conception of integration in international education, embracing faculty and research links, internationalisation of curricula and a clear need for students to study abroad. Sustained collaboration will be more important than bankable income. However, meaningful investment in this third wave will provide the new momentum our international sector so desperately requires.

An edited extract of this editorial first appeared as an opinion piece in The Australian on Wednesday 29 August 2012.

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Although the Knight Review indicated that the future for TAfE lay in offshore delivery, a number of institutes already had the jump on Knight.

The first comprehensive history of international education in Australia. Available at AIEC for a special price of only $40.

Surfing the third wave (con't)

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Checkout Sugata Mitra on TEd at http://bit.ly/aA4NX9

President's Column It's conference season, with the EAIE conference in dublin just two weeks ago and the Australian International Education Conference (AIEC) in Melbourne this week. due to venue constraints AIEC is earlier than usual this year so it has crept up quickly.

The highlight for me at the EAIE conference was Sugata Mitra's plenary address – check him out on TEd if you haven't already. We couldn't secure a visa for him in time for AIEC a few years ago, to our great loss. dIAC strikes again?

Prior to this year's AIEC we are organising a symposium supported by Universities UK, Universities Australia,

the British Council and AEI, entitled "Beyond Competition: A Policy dialogue on Cooperation between the UK and Australia in International Higher Education". 16 Australian and 9 British universities will participate over a day and a half in discussions aimed at deepening engagement between higher education institutions in both countries.

It's also IEAA election time, so please remember to vote. A new President and Vice President have already been announced, and there are several board vacancies. Your vote is important in determining the composition of what will be a new look board.

This is my last President's column for VISTA, and the last time the IEAA secretariat will have to plead, cajole and beg me to meet copy deadline. Job done, I look forward to seeing everyone at the conference.

Best wishes,

Stephen Connelly President International Education Association Australia

Australian International Education Conference (AIEC) Meetings

IEAA Annual General Meeting (AGM)IEAA's Annual General Meeting will take place at AIEC on Thursday 4 october at 12.40pm (lunch time) in Room 216. Lunch will be provided.

All members are welcome to attend even if you are not attending the conference.

Members can download a copy of the AGM documents, including IEAA’s Annual Report 2011/2012, at http://bit.ly/TUrp6i

Special Interest Group (SIG) MeetingsThe SIG meetings will take place during lunchtime on Wednesday 3 october from 1.30pm-2.25pm.

delegates should eat lunch in the AIEC Exhibition area before heading to the SIG Meeting. Internationalisation of the CurriculumMeeting Room 217 Chairs: dr Wendy Green & dr Craig Whitsed Marketing & CommunicationMeeting Room 220 Chair: Ms Bronte Neyland Pathways Meeting Room 219 Chair: Mr Paul o’Halloran Transnational EducationMeeting Room 212 Chair: Mr Lorne Gibson Student MobilityMeeting Room 213 Chair: Ms dawn Koban

News from the SIGS

Internationalisation of the Curriculum (IoC) AIEC workshopsAssociate Professor Carmela Briguglio (Curtin University) will deliver a pre-conference workshop on ‘Embedding English language development Across the Curriculum’ and Professor Michelle Barker (Griffith University) and Professor Anita Mak (University of Canberra) will present ‘Intercultural Capacity Building for Students, Staff and the Curricula’.The SIG has also organised two sessions as part of the main conference. These are ‘What will internationalisation of the curriculum mean for universities in the Asian century?’ and ‘To internationalise the curriculum do we need to internationalise our staff?’for those attending the conference, the SIG has a scheduled business meeting from 1.30pm–2.25pm on the Wednesday 3 october in meeting room 217. We will discuss the SIG leadership, future professional development programs, modes of delivery and increasing membership. All current members and non-members are encouraged to join us.

LinkedInThe SIG aims to develop a dynamic community of practice. our desire is to foster connections, conversations to encourage and support greater collaborations across and within institutions nationally and internationally. In part, we aim to achieve this through increased use of social media such as LinkedIn. This group is open to anyone with an interest in IoC.

To join the Internationalisation of the Curriculum SIG's forum on LinkedIn, visit http://linkd.in/KJ3gKq

Given the increasing emphasis placed on research collaborations across the Australian higher education sector, building networks is now even more important. Internationalisation continues to be a priority for the office for Learning and Teaching (oLT) and is likely to remain so in the first round of grants for 2013. Through the SIG we hope to help bring more people together to support such outcomes.

LeadershipAs noted in the previous issue, Associate Professor Betty Leask has stepped down as Convener. Wendy Green and Craig Whitsed have been acting as Co-Conveners in her stead. We are now pleased to announce Craig as Convener and Wendy as deputy Convener, each for a 2-year term. Shanton Chang has accepted the role of deputy Convener for a 1-year term.

IoC is a multifaceted and dynamic aspect of the global higher education landscape. Engaging and supporting all stakeholders in the process of incorporating international and intercultural dimensions into the curriculum, teaching and learning remains a significant objective of the SIG and with your support this can be achieved.

Craig Whitsted and Wendy GreenCo-Conveners

Marketing and CommunicationAIEC pre-conference workshopIf you haven’t registered already, don’t forget feyi Akindoyeni (Partner at Kreab and Gavin Anderson) will be delivering our pre-conference workshop ‘Getting the Message Right’ at AEIC in Melbourne on Tuesday 2 october. feyi Akindoyeni is considered one of the leading social marketing strategists in Australia, with over 15 years experience in the corporate sector. feyi leads one of the nation’s premier strategic communications and government relations consultancy teams. for more information, visit www.aiec.idp.com/program/workshops

A Survival Guide to Working with Agentsour final activity for 2012 will be the delivery of a series of agent management workshops delivered by Rishen Shekhar (StudyLink) and Gabrielle Rolan (University of New England). Workshops will be delivered in Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne on the following dates:

Tuesday 16 october Brisbane Wednesday 17 october Melbourne Thursday 18 october Perth

full details are available at www.ieaa.org.au/events

Effective Marketing & Recruitmenton Wednesday 1 August the ‘Effective Marketing and Recruitment’ workshop was held in Melbourne, delivered by dr Stephen Holmes, Managing Partner at The Knowledge Partnership. More than 90 per cent of the 14 participants who attended the workshop rated it as excellent/very effective or good/effective. Participants were impressed with Stephen’s depth and currency of knowledge and felt they left the workshop with skills that would assist them immediately with their work. The SIG was thrilled to be able to attract such a high quality presenter and is grateful to Stephen for providing his expertise.

LeadershipElissa and Bronte would like to take this opportunity to thank all the SIG members for their support and participation over the years. With the juggles of family and work (and study for Elissa), we’ve both decided not to nominate for leadership positions with the SIG. Elissa joined the SIG in early 2011, bringing fresh ideas for professional development and ensuring that our LinkedIn group remains active. Bronte has been a member of the leadership team since the SIG was established in late 2008 and has helped it grow to more than 125 members and coordinated many of the professional development opportunities.

We look forward to catching up with many of our members at AIEC Melbourne.

Thanks

Elissa Newall, Robert Parsonson and Bronte Neyland

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The Education Visa Consultative Committee (EVCC), was established in November, 2011, as a direct outcome of the Knight Review. Chaired by dIAC, the committee meets every two months and it's membership comprises the peak education bodies (including IEAA), State and Territory Government representatives, the ACTU and federal department representatives. The EVCC has provided a worthwhile forum for the international education sector to raise its concerns and to recommend changes to the federal Government's challenging regulatory reform agenda.

one of the key concerns raised by IEAA and other peak bodies has been the need for dIAC to provide more comprehensive student visa data to stakeholders, as well as data for other visa categories impacting

on our sector. Timely collation and distribution of relevant data to our sector is crucial for two reasons. firstly, it allows education institutions to quickly identify enrolment trends from key source countries and adjust their marketing plans/respond accordingly. Secondly, it provides the body of evidence from which the peak associations can raise concerns and establish the reasons as to why individual country markets, and the separate education sectors, are not performing as per industry expectations.

Where issues arise between its regular meetings, the EVCC provides for mechanisms to consult with its members. Two recent examples of this were a special teleconference held on 31 August inviting discussion on the Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) test. The dIAC team who administer the GTE for student visas participated in this teleconference and the peak bodies provided evidence to them of individual cases and trends at overseas postings that are impacting on student enrolments. on a similar basis, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, The Hon Chris Bowen, hosted a roundtable discussion in Sydney on 9 August to gain feedback on the criteria that should be applied to TAfE institutes and private education providers in order to gain inclusion into the SVP program. EVCC committee members were invited to this important Roundtable.

At the most recent meeting of the EVCC in Canberra on 14 September, the following issues and updates were discussed and made available:

Streamlining Visa Processing (SPV) data

All dIAC’s overseas posts are now reporting back about streamlining visa processing (SVP) on a monthly basis. The average approval rate is between 95-98% (countries with political instability are tracking at 80% average approval). 73% of all SVP applications are being processed within 14 days. A definite increase in overseas visa lodgements is occurring from China and India. At the end of September, dIAC will have the first six months of SVP data to track how successful the program has been.

New quarterly updates from dIACdIAC will now be providing EVCC members with a quarterly update that will provide student visa lodgement and grant rates for all countries. The first of these reports, based on data from the third quarter (July-September), will be released in mid-october. IEAA will disseminate this data to its members. Any feedback for EVCC on this report must come back through the IEAA Secretariat.

Genuine Temporary Entrance (GTE) refusalsSenior managers at each posting are now reviewing Genuine Temporary Entrance (GTE) decisions with some now implementing checks of all GTE refusals. dIAC has also agreed that it will be more proactive in coming months about educating overseas education agents regarding SVP and GTE procedures. Any education institution that has specific examples of applicants believed to be genuine who have failed the GTE test should pass these onto the IEAA Secretariat. We have been invited to refer these to dIAC for their review.

The final meeting for the year of the EVCC is scheduled for 9 November, 2012. Any member of the IEAA who would like a particular matter, affecting the sector or their institution, raised at the EVCC should contact the IEAA secretariat and we will make every effort to have this placed on the agenda for the next meeting.

Phil HoneywoodIEAA Executive director

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EVCC Update on GTE and SVP

The EVCC has provided a worthwhile forum for the international education sector to raise its concerns and to recommend changes to the federal Government's challenging regulatory reform agenda.

A Survival Guide to Working with Agents: Rishen Shekhar and Gabrielle Rolan

Get an insight into all facets of managing your agents, including management systems, the legislative environment (SVP, TPS and TEQSA), linking contracts to marketing objectives, agent commissions and managing the fall-out from fraudulent activity.

This workshop is targeted at staff with direct agent management responsibilities, particularly those who are new to international education. Participants are expected to have had some basic exposure to student recruitment.

Presented by Rishen Shekhar, StudyLink, and Gabrielle Rolan, University of New England.

DatesTuesday 16 october 2012 Brisbane

Wednesday 17 october 2012 Melbourne

Thursday 18 october 2012 Perth

A New Line in the Sand: Rob Lawrence MasterclassRob Lawrence is one of Australia’s leading experts in education market research and planning.

In this masterclass Rob will look at how education marketing needs to change in response to shifting global dynamics.

■ What drives today’s generation of international students? ■ What factors are influencing how international students

view the world? ■ Reaching and engaging with prospective students and

those who influence them ■ delivering value, flexibility and certainty ■ Simplified market planning for a complex world.

DatesThursday 29 November 2012 Hobart

friday 30 November 2012 Adelaide

Comprehensive Internationalisation: Professor John Hudzik According to Professor John Hudzik, Michigan State University, the cost of ignoring internationalisation is likely to exceed the cost of doing it.

Professor Hudzik will lead this seminar on comprehensive internationalisation, outlining the rationale and goals for internationalising education institutions.

It will explore a number of issues including:

■ institutional scope and scale of comprehensive internationalisation,

■ the prerequisites for its successful implementation, and ■ associated issues, barriers and challenges.

Datesfriday 26 october 2012 Brisbane

for more information, contact (03) 9925 4579 or admin@ieaa.org.au Register online at www.ieaa.org.au/events

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Upcoming IEAA events

IEAA welcomes our new platinum sponsor Academies Australasia. We'd also like to acknowledge IdP Education, who've generously upgraded their sponsorship from Gold to Platinum level.

Affiliate events

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The conference for leaders of international education Dubai World Trade Centre, United Arab Emirates, 4–6 March 2013

Call for proposals

The call for session proposals has now closed, however you can submit a proposal to deliver a poster presentation on the following three themes:

• Research and innovation: the role of international collaboration

• Developing skilled knowledge workers: the role of international collaboration

• Internationalising tertiary education structures and systems.

Send a short proposal of no more than 500 words by Friday 23 November.

We invite you to join more than 1,000 leaders of international higher education to debate global education: knowledge-based economies for 21st-century nations.

The Going Global 2013 international education conference will examine to what extent knowledge economies are already internationalised and what impact they will have on the wealth, prosperity and wellbeing of nations, communities and cultures.

On the basis that research and tertiary education systems are the primary drivers of knowledge economies, the conference will bring together the world’s experts to present and debate the latest thinking on current practices, systems and delivery mechanisms.

Participants will identify future trends, and explore the challenges and opportunities these present for research and tertiary systems in creating knowledge-based economies for 21st-century nations.

Registration opens 19 November 2012 with early-bird rates until 14 December 2012

What you can expect

• 200+ high-profile speakers including:

− Rt Hon David Willetts, Minister of State for Universities and Science, UK

− Dr Jo Beall, Director, Education and Society, British Council

− Martin Bean, Vice-Chancellor, Open University

− Sally Dicketts, Principal, Oxford and Cherwell Valley College, UK

− Mourad Ezzine, Education Sector Manager Middle East and North Africa, World Bank

− Professor Anthony C. Grayling, Master, New College of the Humanities, UK

− Dr Tayeb Kamali, Vice-Chancellor, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE

− Professor Louise Richardson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of St Andrews, UK

− Ehsan Masood, Editor, Research Fortnight, UK

− Dr Joanna Newman, Director, UK Higher Education International Unit

− Dr Mohammad Fathy Saoud, President, Qatar Foundation

− Andreas Schleicher, Deputy Director for Education and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary General, OECD

− Professor Eric Thomas, Vice-Chancellor, University of Bristol and President, Universities UK

• 50+ informative poster presentations showcasing leading case studies

• 40+ exhibitors

• 30+ workshops and parallel sessions

• 1,000+ participants from 80+ countries

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