The Australian government recently announced the strategy for international education 2021-2030. One of the key actions in the strategy relates to diversifying offerings to capitalise on digital and offshore opportunities.
A few universities have large numbers of offshore students, including RMIT University, Monash University, University of Wollongong, University of New South Wales, Curtin University and Murdoch University. The two non-university providers, the Australian Institute of Business and S P Jain School of Global Management, joined the rank of institutions with large offshore footprints.Implementing an international education strategy focusing on digital opportunities will result in further growth.
Early adopters such as Deakin and the University of Queensland offer a small number of postgraduate courses with upGrad, FutureLearn, and edX at a price point that is attractive and affordable to offshore students in India and other countries. Among non-university providers, the Australian Institute of Business has one of the largest online MBA enrolments with domestic and offshore students.