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Rod Jones is set to take over from former chief scientist, Lyn Beazley, as chairperson at Study Perth early next month, prior to his retirement as Navitas chief executive later this year.

Western Australia’s market share for international students has plunged to 6.6 per cent after the state registered no growth in 2017 despite an extra 71,000 students heading to Australia from overseas.

SPECIAL REPORT: To keep pace with the competition nationwide, WA’s universities are finding ways to grow their market share in a challenging environment.

A new report commissioned by StudyPerth has recommended the international education body update its strategy to focus on destination marketing and employability outcomes.

South Australia is giving Western Australia a run for its money in the race to attract international students.

Premier Mark McGowan and StudyPerth chair Rod Jones this morning launched a new strategy to attract international students to Western Australia, with Mr Jones throwing out a challenge to the sector to turn the strategy into action.

Government-backed agency StudyPerth has today appointed eight Western Australians from the education, legal and professional sectors as members of a new employability panel aimed at international students.

Three months after announcing a new education strategy, StudyPerth has launched its action plan, outlining a range of ideas to attract and retain international students.

The state government will grant $4.5 million towards StudyPerth’s plan to turnaround the decline of international student numbers, which will include an alumni database, digital marketing campaign and an international student centre in the city.

Higher promotional funding and a lift in the state’s share of new international students are encouraging signs.

Prendiville Group is pressing ahead with major upgrades of several hotel properties across Western Australia based on its longer-term optimism for the state.

Business leaders from sectors as diverse as education and manufacturing say temporary migration visa policies are holding WA back.

Some of Western Australia’s top private schools are feeling the effects of the state’s ongoing economic malaise, recording a decline in enrolments in recent years.

International students’ tuition is one of the state’s biggest services exports, though we are losing market share to other states.

The McGowan has reversed one of its first policy initiatives, announcing over the weekend that Perth will once again be classified as a ‘region’, making it easier for international students to gain work after their studies.

International education is a $1.9 billion industry for WA, and there are plenty of innovative ideas about how to build the sector.

This month’s edition of Office Hours focuses on property opportunities in WA's education sector, featuring interviews with Study Perth's Philip Payne and Curtin University's Tim Urquhart.

Premier Mark McGowan this morning said direct flights from China were critical to growing WA’s tourism industry, as the first direct flight from Shanghai to Perth arrived at Perth Airport.

Representatives from Western Australia’s education and tourism sectors have expressed cautious optimism the state’s institutions are well placed to ride out the effects of the current novel coronavirus outbreak, as the state government pledges $2.9 million in extra funding to aid in combatting the impact it will have on WA's tourism sector.

The full impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak has begun to weigh on the Australian economy, with aviation, commodities and education absorbing the worst of the shock.

International border closures could crack the foundations of WA’s student accommodation sector, but operators remain optimistic as projects progress.

WA’s university sector is concerned with the lack of federal support for international students, warning that choices made now could cause years of damage to the country’s economy and reputation.

The state government will no doubt take comfort from polling that suggests most Western Australians are happy with closed borders.

New research from StudyPerth suggests enrolments of international students in the state’s schools could have as much value to the wider economy as that provided by the tertiary sector.

Australia could lose more than 400,000 international students by 2022 if travel restrictions remain in place, according to a new report from the Mitchell Institute.

Schools, TAFEs, and universities are eager to welcome international students back to WA.

Phil Payne has announced his intention to step down as StudyPerth's chief executive in January.

International students returning to Perth will be allowed to enter the state under strict conditions this week, but the rules for new recruits aren’t yet clear.

Enrolled international students can return to Western Australia from this week, the state government said overnight, after deeming the cohort low risk.

As WA opens to the rest of the country, business leaders are debating which industries the state should target for growth.

Fiscal discipline may be Mark McGowan's bread and butter, but today's budget announcement was packed with new spending commitments for the state's health, education and tourism sectors.

Derryn Belford is working on how to attract international students back to WA.

Three decades after the University of Notre Dame Australia’s founding, its vice chancellor talks to Business News about what’s next for WA’s only private university.

A proposed cap on international student numbers has sparked confusion for education providers.