INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SECTOR IS STRONG

The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, welcomed the International Student Data released today which shows the sector remains strong despite the global economic downturn. The International Student Data for the month of January 2009 released by Australian Education International (AEI) revealed that the number of full-fee international students grew by 21.4 per cent. This followed a record increase of 20.7 per cent in the number of enrolments by international students in Australian institutions in 2008.