Schedule (TBC)

 

 

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Symposium
08.30 am
Registration
08.30 am - 08.45 am
09.00 am
Open and Welcome - StudyNSW
09.00 am - 09.15 am

 

 

09.15 am
Overview Dirk Mulder
By Dirk MulderFounder and CEO of The Koala News
09.15 am - 09.30 am
Education General
09.30 am
Keynote Hon. Julian Hill on the future of International Education in Australia
By Hon Julian HillAssistant Minister for International Education
09.30 am - 10.30 am
Education General
10.30 am
Sponsors
10.30 am - 10.45 am
10.45 am
Morning Tea
10.45 am - 11.15 am
11.15 am
The Dilemma of the Genuine Student - Panel Discussion
By Michal SestakFounder/Managing Director and Migration Agent (MARN 0208424) of SIS Consulting Pty Ltd and AustraliaOnline
11.15 am - 12.15 pm

Michal leads a panel discussion on the process needed for students to identify to the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) that they are genuine students.

Education agents recruit genuine students go through the visa applications only to have visa refusals

The past year has seen the numbers of student visa refucal appeals to the ART skyrocket from 2400 to 40,000 and growing - and this is only available to onshore applications. What went wrong and what is the disconnect? 

12.30 pm
International Student Representation - where has it gone? Panel
By Akram MardiniDirector Student World ISEAA Board Member
12.30 pm - 13.00 pm

A panel of three discussing the collapse of the international student representative bodies. What is a possible way to get fair representation for international students.

13.00 pm
Lunch
13.00 pm - 13.45 pm
14.00 pm
ELICOS - Call to action
By Ian AirdCEO, English Australia
14.00 pm - 14.45 pm

Ian Aird, CEO of English Australia, presenting. 

Education General
14.45 pm
TPS - Lessons on closures and outlook
14.45 pm - 15.30 pm
15.30 pm
Non-genuine providers and bad faith operators
15.30 pm - 15.45 pm

 

  • Non-genuine providers and border integrity breaches
  • Fraudulent issuance of qualifications
  • Funding fraud
  • Phoenixing
  • Infiltration of serious organised crime and bad faith operators into genuine RTOs
15.45 pm
Break
15.45 pm - 16.00 pm
16.00 pm
Education Agent Panel
By Rod Hearps ICEF Vice President Asia Pacific
16.00 pm - 17.00 pm

Rod Hearps will lead the panel.

The update on ISEAA and ECAA merger of the two main education agent groups in Australia

Discussions with Industry and government on industry-led certification

Tools to assess background and assist with compliance of providers oversight of education agents.

17.00 pm
Where to from here?? Closing
17.00 pm - 17.30 pm
Education General
17.30 pm
Post Event Drinks
17.30 pm - 20.00 pm

Join us for the after-party to review and network with colleagues