New podcast: Chinese student’s transition into uni
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on July 28th, 2009
Check out the latest addition to the LTC podcast series Engaging Students:
Chinese Students’ Transition into University - Liyun Huang
Liyun Huang, a visiting scholar from China, talks about issues and challenges Chinese international students may face when they make their transition into university life in Australian universities.
The talk starts with a comparison of eastern and western [...]
Tonight on Insight, SBS, 7.30pm: Students at risk
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on July 21st, 2009
What’s behind the attacks on Indian students? Are the attacks on overseas students racially based?
Watch the preview.
Recent attacks on Indian students in particular has focused attention on the broader experiences of international students who have enrolled in Australian universities, TAFE’s and private colleges. Stories of exploitation, poor accommodation and sub-standard colleges reveal a disturbing [...]
A Voice from China (10 June, MQ)
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on June 5th, 2009
Due to popular demand, LTC’s visiting scholar Guangxi University, Liyun Huang, is repeating the following workshop:
A Voice from China: Understanding the expectations of Chinese students as they make the transition to University Study
Data collected in 2008 shows that international students studying at Macquarie spend much more time on campus than other students and that they [...]
LTC workshop - a voice from China
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on May 14th, 2009
A Voice from China: understanding the expectations of Chinese students as they make the transition to University Study.
Data collected in 2008 shows that international students studying at Macquarie spend much more time on campus than other students and that they are working very hard to understand what is expected of them in the context of [...]
Student Declaration for the World Conference on Higher Education
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on April 21st, 2009
The Global University Network for Innovation reports that representatives from student organisations across the world met at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris in January this year. Together they issued a Global Student Statement.
The statement is addressed to the 2009 World Conference on Higher Education to be held from 5 to 8 July 2009 at UNESCO. The [...]
Internationalisation research
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on March 16th, 2009
IDP (International Development Program) Education - a company that recruits international students to Australia, performs English language testing, and manages international educational development projects - has a handy database of research on internationalisation. It is updated monthly and you can subscribe to a mailing list. The Feb 09 update includes 107 references, including scholarly journal [...]
Are you a WikiEducator?
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on December 1st, 2008
WikiEducator allows educators to share free e-learning content. It is an evolving community with a focus on the collaborative planning of education projects, building open education resources, and networking on funding proposals.
Interesting content includes the Internationalising Online programs toolkit; principles, procedures and practice for e-learning, and a look at educational uses of Playstation [...]