In this episode of Global Horizons, Rob and Dirk work through a packed international education runsheet, moving from Australia-Africa university collaboration to regulation, New Zealand’s export recovery and student accommodation.

The episode begins with Australia-Africa Week in Perth, where the Australia Africa Universities Network launched its 2030 strategy and made the case for higher education, research and training to become a central pillar of Australia-Africa relations.

Rob and Dirk then turn to the federal government’s move to suspend and cancel CRICOS registrations for the BSB80120 Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning), asking whether banning one course will actually fix the onshore pipeline, or simply push the market somewhere else.

The conversation also looks across the Tasman, where New Zealand’s international education exports have climbed back above pre-Covid levels, despite student numbers remaining below their 2019 peak.

In this episode, we cover:

✅ Australia-Africa university collaboration and the AAUN 2030 strategy
✅ The BSB80120 ban and Australia’s onshore pipeline
✅ Why course bans may not fix deeper business model problems
✅ New Zealand’s international education export recovery
✅ Vale to Mick Stevens
✅ Student accommodation and the new Gender-Based Violence Code

It is a wide-ranging episode about partnerships, policy, regulation, recovery and practical questions facing the international education sector.

Global Horizons is a production of The Global Society, Australia’s Learning Abroad support company. Our editor is Len Zamora and our distribution specialist is Gelo Ablao. Rob Malicki is the executive editor and host. The podcast wouldn’t be possible without The Koala News, Australia’s international education news website. This episode is supported by Choosing Your Uni, Australia's unique, AI-powered platform that helps domestic and international students to find the right institution for them, and that helps Australian institutions to access new markets. For guest suggestions and feedback, email podcast@globalsociety.com.au

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