News and Updates

Student visa and policy changes

The Australian Government has announced significant policy changes affecting Australia's international education sector through a range of reforms to strengthen the integrity and quality of international education.

China International Education Exhibition Tour

Study Melbourne, the Victorian Department of Education and tertiary education providers from the region, participated in the 2024 China International Education Exhibition Tour (CIEET) held in Beijing on April 13 and Shanghai on April 20.

ASEAN University Network and Victorian Universities Roundtable

Study Melbourne was pleased to deliver the ASEAN University Network and Victorian Universities Roundtable on Friday 1 March, on the sidelines of the 2024 ASEAN-Australia Special Summit.

Global Citizen NOW: Melbourne

On 4-6 March 2024, Global Citizen - a world-leading advocacy organisation - held its first international edition of the Global Citizen NOW action summit in Melbourne, in partnership with the Victorian Government.

Study Melbourne & SEEK Partnership

As part of the Victorian Government’s Commitment to Action, Study Melbourne is partnering with SEEK to deliver a range of programs and tools dedicated to improving international student employment outcomes in Victoria.

New Deakin-Lancaster campus in Indonesia

Victorian universities continue to build upon long-standing educational ties with Indonesia with the recent Indonesian Ministry of Education approval of an international branch campus between Deakin University (Australia) and Lancaster University (United Kingdom) in Bandung, West Java.

Study Melbourne South Asian School Leaders  for Familiarisation Tour

Study Melbourne hosted a delegation of school Principals, Directors and senior representatives of peak bodies from South Asia from 27 November to 1 December.

International Education Sector Briefings

The sessions include market intelligence regarding new opportunities, student/agent feedback, competitor activities, changes to education policies and various Victorian Government business development activities.

Study Melbourne Inclusion Program (SMIP)

The SMIP provides funding for activities that support and promote the wellbeing of international students and enhance their experience living in Victoria. Applications for the 2024 round of the program are open now!

Victorian Government Education Mission to China

Study Melbourne was thrilled to deliver the Victorian Government Education Mission to China from 5-10 November 2023.

Native Nature 101 workshops

As part of the 2023 Study Melbourne Inclusion Program (SMIP), Laneway Learning delivered a series of curated free workshops for more than 115 international students to discover, play and connect with native plants, food, bees and more.

Career development and employability program

The South Asia hub successfully ran a pilot program on career development and employability, benefiting sixteen graduates from Victorian universities. The program included psychometric assessments, mentorship, and insights from industry experts.

Melbourne for Research – PhD Open Day

Study Melbourne was thrilled to deliver the Melbourne for Research – PhD Open Day on 8 November, in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Career Ignite Graduation

On Saturday, 21 October 2023, Study Melbourne Hub Kuala Lumpur celebrated the remarkable graduates of the Career Ignite Mentoring Program

Global Citizen Youth Leadership Awards

The Victorian Government, through Study Melbourne, is partnering with Global Citizen to deliver an international youth leadership summit in Melbourne in March 2024.

North Asian Education Agents Familiarisation Tour

Study Melbourne hosted a delegation of education agents from North Asia from 4 to 8 September.

Career Ignite Mentoring Program Launch

​The Study Melbourne Hub Kuala Lumpur was abuzz with energy and enthusiasm as it played host to the launch of Career Ignite in partnership with FutureLab.

ASEAN-Australia Young Leaders Forum 2023

The Study Melbourne Hub Kuala Lumpur are proud to have been a partner of this inspiring event, organised by ASEAN-Australia Strategic Youth Partnerships (AASYP). The forum, held from 23-26 June, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, brought together young leaders from ASEAN and Australia.

Melbourne EdTech Week 2023

Study Melbourne is building partnerships to foster digitally enabled education and training to globally mobile students through its support for the annual Melbourne Edtech Week 2023.

2023 Quad Fellowship Summit

Study Melbourne is proud to have supported The Quad Fellowship Summit in Melbourne from 6 to 10 June.

Study Melbourne Lead Generator Program

The Lead Generator Program is designed to enhance the international student pipeline and attract more international students to Melbourne through a series of familiarisation tours and outbound missions in 2023 and early 2024.

ICEF ANZA 2023 conference

Study Melbourne promoted Melbourne at the ICEF ANZA 2023 conference in Perth. This year’s conference was bigger than ever, attended by 200+ agents and 170+ providers from 45+ countries, as well as numerous industry service providers.

BRIN-Victoria Research And Innovation Forum

The Victorian Government, through Study Melbourne, delivered the BRIN-Victoria Research and Innovation Forum in Jakarta on 21-22 February. The Forum was delivered in partnership with BRIN, the Indonesian Government’s principal research agency, and was a key opportunity for Victorian universities to showcase their higher degree research programs.

Vietnam-Australia Education Cooperation Forum

The State Government of Victoria was pleased to host the Vietnam-Australia Education Cooperation Forum on Friday 2 December, as part of the official visit to Australia by the President of Vietnam’s National Assembly, Dr Vuong Dinh Hue.

Congratulations to all the winners and finalists for the Victorian International Education Awards 2021-22

These prestigious awards showcase and recognise Victoria’s most outstanding international students, alumni and providers who champion international education in Victoria and across the globe.

Victoria's International Education Recovery Plan 2025

Victoria’s International Education Recovery Plan 2025, launched on 6 September 2022, establishes a vision of Victoria as a global leader in education, recognised for quality, innovation and inclusion.

Study Melbourne Research Partnerships pitches

The Victorian Government through Study Melbourne is investing in international research partnerships to strengthen international connections, attract global talent to Victoria and support global research excellence.

Melbourne crowned Australia’s best student city

Melbourne has climbed another position to rank 5th in the world following the release of the QS best student city rankings 2023. This makes Melbourne Australia's number 1 student city for the 8th year in a row.

Melbourne, Australia’s most liveable city!

Melbourne has again topped the list as Australia’s most liveable city and the 10th most liveable city in the world in the recent Global Liveability Index 2022 released by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

Monash No.1 World Rank Confirms Victorian Excellence

Victoria’s excellence in taking world-leading research and developing life-changing medicines has been confirmed in a landmark ranking that names Monash University as the global leader in the field.

Peer worker project

The Study Melbourne Inclusion Program is proud to support mental health peer worker Elvis Martin. His pilot project led by youth mental health organisation Orygen in partnership with higher education provider Melbourne Polytechnic will help other international students living in Melbourne get mental health support.

Study Melbourne Research Partnerships

The $3.6 million International Research Partnerships Program is an initiative under the International Education Short Term Recovery Plan 2020-21 to support strategic international research partnerships, grow market access and strengthen Victoria’s global reputation for education, EdTech and research.

Investment in the Indonesian university sector

The report provides a broad overview of the regulatory and administrative requirements for foreign higher education institutions that are interested in investing in the Indonesian higher education sector. The report looks at investment opportunities in Indonesia, in-country service models and key government stakeholders.

Global Education Network

Victoria’s global education network promote Victoria as a study destination, provide market intelligence back to the sector, and provide on-the-ground support to Victorian education and training institutions interested in accessing new opportunities and growing their overseas business development activities.

Pathway to Victoria Scholarship Program

The Pathway to Victoria Scholarship Program will help our TAFEs and universities to build a competitive advantage in the global market, rebuild the student pipeline, and protect and grow Victoria’s international education sector.

Global Student Talent Accelerator (GSTAR)

In partnership with Practera, Study Melbourne recently delivered the Global Student Talent Accelerator (GSTAR) Shanghai, a premium four-week work-integrated learning (WIL) program with over July 2021 across 34 projects with more than 170 international students, both onshore and in Shanghai.

Study Melbourne Hubs

The Study Melbourne Hub is available for Victorian education sector stakeholders (including education providers, educators, EdTech companies and agents) to organise and hold different activities and events to support student or partner engagement.

Study Melbourne Hub Shanghai - Launch

The Study Melbourne Hubs will provide a connection point for public and private education providers, educators, agents, and other education stakeholders, facilitating engagement and building Victoria’s brand recognition as a world-class study and education destination.

International Education Advisory Council

The Victorian International Education Advisory Council (IEAC) is a non-statutory committee established by the Minister for Trade to provide advice to the Victorian Government on issues and policies relating to Victoria’s international education sector.