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1oday Lhe reporL, announced aL Lhe unlverslLles AusLralla 2013 Plgher LducaLlon Conference by 1erLlary
LducaLlon MlnlsLer Chrls 8owen, offers a seL of 33 pracLlcal recommendaLlons Lo supporL Lhe susLalnablllLy and
quallLy of lnLernaLlonal educaLlon ln AusLralla.

1he lnLernaLlonal LducaLlon Advlsory Councll (lLAC) chalred by Mlchael Chaney AC was esLabllshed on 14
CcLober 2011 by Lhe AusLrallan CovernmenL Lo develop a reporL, whlch would relnforce Lhe lnLernaLlonal
LducaLlon secLor ln AusLralla, maklng lL more susLalnable. 1he Councll of lnLernaLlonal SLudenLs (ClSA)
submlLLed Lhelr response Lo Lhe lLAC, belng one of 31 wrlLLen submlsslons, whlch followed Lhe release of a
dlscusslon paper ln Aprll 2012.

ClSA resldenL, Mr Aleem nlzarl says l am pleased wlLh Lhe reporL and happy Lo see LhaL ClSA's submlsslons
have been Laken ln Lo conslderaLlon". WlLh new compeLlLlon ln Lhe lndusLry and Lhe rlse of Lhe AusLralla dollar
Aleem says poslLlve sLudenL experlence ls key Lo promoLlng AusLralla as a desLlnaLlon for lnLernaLlonal
educaLlon wlLh focus on quallLy of educaLlon and experlence raLher Lhan numbers".

ClSA ls happy LhaL recommendaLlons ln secLlon C. SLudenL Lxperlence are wlLhln Lhe scope of ClSA supporL
and ln llne wlLh ClSA's recenLly esLabllshed '8esL racLlce rogram' whlch seeks Lo effecLlvely gulde LducaLlon
rovlders on how besL Lo fulfll Lhelr duLy of care obllgaLlons for lnLernaLlonal sLudenLs." ClSA commends Lhe
reporLs suggesLlons LhaL Lravel concesslons be made avallable ln each [urlsdlcLlon Lo all lnLernaLlonal sLudenLs.
Aleem says Lhe avallablllLy of Lravel concesslons naLlonally wlll mlnlmlse Lhe dlvlslon beLween local and
lnLernaLlonal sLudenLs, ellmlnaLlng Lhe feellng of lnequallLy wlLhln Lhe lnLernaLlonal sLudenL communlLy".

ClSA also supporLs a revlew of 'off-campus accommodaLlon' opLlons and belleves lL wlll slgnlflcanLly decrease
Lhe lnsLances where lnLernaLlonal sLudenLs are Laken advanLage of by Lhelr landlords. Aleem says,
accommodaLlon ls an lmporLanL parL of Lhe sLudenLs experlence and ls ofLen a key componenL Lo Lhe
educaLlonal ouLcomes for lnLernaLlonal sLudenLs".

SecLlon 8.6 suggesLs Lhe lnvesLlgaLlon of 'seedlng lnlLlaLlves for lnnovaLlve onllne educaLlon dellvery whlch
Aleem says wlll supporL lnLernaLlonal sLudenLs across AusLralla who flnd Lhemselves sLruggllng as a resulL of
evenLs ln Lhelr home counLry, such as a naLlonal dlsasLer, clvll dlsorder or lnLernaLlonal sancLlons"

ClSA supporLs Lhe esLabllshmenL of Lhe MlnlsLerlal CoordlnaLlng Councll on lnLernaLlonal LducaLlon and hopes
LhaL lL wlll consulL wlLh ClSA, Lhe peak represenLaLlve body for lnLernaLlonal sLudenLs sLudylng ln AusLralla, as
Lhe besL source for feedback on Lhe supporL of lnLernaLlonal sLudenLs.

ClSA would llke Lo Lhank Lhe Chalr, Mlchael Chaney and Lhe members of Lhe lnLernaLlonal educaLlon Advlsory
Councll for Lhelr conslderlng Lhe valuable suggesLlons made by ClSA when developlng Lhe recommendaLlons for
Lhls reporL.

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Aleem nlzarl
naLlonal resldenL, Councll lf lnLernaLlonal SLudenLs AusLralla
Moblle: +61 414 842 329
Lmall: pres[clsa.eduau