Australia’s ability to succeed in Asia doesn’t solely depend on the strength of our trade, diplomacy or defence partnership. The way we connect and share skills and knowledge is also key.
Core to this is international education, which has long connected Australia to the region by bringing students to our shores, enabling the exchange of skills and enriching our communities.
Onshore international education settings have evolved in recent years, and Australian universities are increasingly turning to offshore transnational education and international partnerships.
These types of activities can represent the best of the Australian higher education sector abroad and, by extension, the nation itself.
Just as the United Kingdom's recent international education strategy focused on how its international standing could be advanced through education partnerships, we need to evolve from looking at education services as a source of export revenue, to embracing the contribution that international education makes to shared prosperity and security.
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