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Brisbane City Student Offers Card
Brisbane City is the place for great student offers from Strike Bowling, Vapiano, Crumpler and more ...
| posted 05 Mar 2010 |
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Brisbane rolls out the red carpet for international students
Live music. Competitions. Information. Local wildlife. Prizes. Meeting new people. These activities and more are what’s planned for Brisbane’s new international students on Saturday 6 March.
| posted 05 Mar 2010 |
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Overseas students celebrated
The public are invited to attend a day of free live music and entertainment celebrating international students at Brisbane's Reddacliff place this Saturday.
| posted 04 Mar 2010 |
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Still a safe place to study
BRISBANE: Brisbane is set to welcome a record number of international students.
| posted 04 Mar 2010 |
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Brisbane Visitor Centre Named Australia's Best
Brisbane Visitor Information Centre Wins the 2009 Australian Tourism Awards
| posted 03 Mar 2010 |
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$5.1 million safeguard for international student course fees
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today announced funding of $5.1 million to further strengthen Australia’s international education industry.
| posted 22 Feb 2010 |
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Free safety seminar for Indian International students
The Queensland Police Service will be holding a free information seminar for Indian international students highlighting the support and services available through the police paying particular attentions to crime prevention.
| posted 22 Feb 2010 |
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Education MOU between Brisbane and Chongqing Strengthens Sister City Links
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed today between Brisbane and Sister City Chongqing (China) aimed to create education opportunities between the two cities.
| posted 18 Feb 2010 |
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Video promotes studying in Brisbane to Taiwan
Through a joint initiative between Brisbane Marketing and Australian Education International (AEI) Taipei, the experiences of Ms Wendy Wen of Taiwan during her time studying and living in Brisbane have been featured in a short video.
| posted 11 Feb 2010 |
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Film gives Brisbane 'the edge' over rival cities
The company behind a new promotional film aimed at encouraging international students to come to Brisbane says it was not made in response to the negative publicity surrounding attacks on Indian students in Melbourne.
| posted 08 Feb 2010 |
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Important information for students of GEOS Colleges
The GEOS English Colleges and St Marks International Colleges have closed and will no longer be teaching overseas students.
| posted 08 Feb 2010 |
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Brisbane reaches out to the world through the ‘eyes’ of international students
Brisbane reaches out to students around the world through a new promotional film titled 'A Student’s Day in Brisbane', showcasing Brisbane’s unique qualities as an international education destination.
| posted 03 Feb 2010 |
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Promotional film showcases Brisbane’s appeal to students around the world
In a bid to attract more international students to Brisbane, the city has produced a new promotional film titled, ‘‘A Student’s Day in Brisbane’.
| posted 03 Feb 2010 |
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Australia's newest student accommodation provider welcomes first intermational students in Brisbane
Prompted by strong demand for quality student accommodation in Brisbane, Australia’s newest provider of premium student accommodation, Urbanest, will officially welcome its first residents in February.
Located at South Bank, the opening of the new student community signals a significant milestone for the company, which launched in Australia in 2008.
| posted 28 Jan 2010 |
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Changes to 457 visas delivering skills Australia needs
A new report has shown that the changes the Australian government has made to the temporary skilled migration scheme are delivering the skills that the country needs.
| posted 25 Jan 2010 |
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Jobless rate at eight-month low
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has announced the latest unemployment rate figure, and the number is further evidence of the country’s increasingly healthy economy.
| posted 25 Jan 2010 |
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International student level holding up
A predicted slump in Indian students coming to Australia in not expected to put a massive dent in the forecast record number of international students heading to Brisbane this year.
| posted 14 Jan 2010 |
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Brisbane looks set to survive ups and downs
BRISBANE’s unsullied reputation as a welcoming place for international students could help it weather the current fluctuating fortunes of Australia’s $17 billion education export industry.
| posted 12 Jan 2010 |
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Student accommodation offer
Looking for student accommodation in Brisbane? Book now at Urbanest South Bank.
| posted 08 Jan 2010 |
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Brisbane jumps on board green transport revolution
| posted 21 Dec 2009 |
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Jetstar launches Melbourne - Brisbane services
| posted 15 Dec 2009 |
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Qld tops student growth
BRISBANE: A record number of overseas students is heading to Brisbane next year, bringing more than $2 billion to the local economy.
| posted 04 Dec 2009 |
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International student review interim report released
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today welcomed the release of the Baird Review interim report on the legislation that governs international education in Australia and thanked Mr Baird for his work so far.
| posted 03 Dec 2009 |
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Brisbane Marketing wins at Tourism Awards
Brisbane Marketing has celebrated success at the 2009 Queensland Tourism Awards, taking out the top prize in the Visitor Information and Services category.
| posted 17 Nov 2009 |
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Brisbane triumphs at Tourism Awards
Brisbane has confirmed its status as a premier tourism destination with seven award wins at Friday night’s 2009 Queensland Tourism Awards.
| posted 17 Nov 2009 |
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Brisbane Marketing and Urbanest partner to enhance international student experiences
In a move to enhance international student experiences in Brisbane, Urbanest, Australia’s newest provider of student accommodation has partnered with Brisbane Marketing’s Study Brisbane program. The partnership will assist in the marketing and awareness of the City’s new world-class student residential offering, targeting the estimated 80,000 new international students in 2010.
| posted 12 Nov 2009 |
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Brisbane Marketing and Urbanest partner to enhance international student experiences
In a move to enhance international student experiences in Brisbane, Urbanest, Australia’s newest provider of student accommodation has partnered with Brisbane Marketing’s Study Brisbane program. The partnership will assist in the marketing and awareness of the City’s new world-class student residential offering, targeting the estimated 80,000 new international students in 2010.
| posted 12 Nov 2009 |
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UQ researchers receive Bill & Melinda Gates funding
Developing a portable screening device for malaria and using mobile phones to diagnose pneumonia are two UQ research projects which today received support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
| posted 02 Nov 2009 |
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WIN - Tickets to see the Brisbane Roar!
Here’s your chance to win tickets to see the Brisbane Roar, Brisbane’s premier football team and one of Australia’s most exciting football teams.
| posted 23 Oct 2009 |
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Give us your opinion of travel in Australia to win $3,000 in prizes.
| posted 19 Oct 2009 |
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN TOP UNIS DO AS WELL AS AUSTRALIANS – NEW STUDY
International students in Australia’s top universities do every bit as well as their Australian counterparts, according to a comprehensive study of Group of Eight student pass rates.
| posted 19 Oct 2009 |
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Study highlights diverse, long-term benefits of international education
Universities Australia today released a commissioned study by Strategic Policy and Research in Education (SPRE) Ltd, an Australian-owned company with headquarters in Hong Kong, as a contribution to the public debate on international education and its wide benefits.
| posted 19 Oct 2009 |
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Australia tops class for student safety
Foreign students have rated Australia as the safest place in the world to study, despite recent international media coverage of attacks on Indian students in Australia.
| posted 14 Oct 2009 |
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Queensland Multicultural Festival - Sunday October 18
Be part of Queensland's largest, free, one-day community event when the Queensland Multicultural Festival brings Roma Street Parkland to life.
| posted 14 Oct 2009 |
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World's largest tensegrity bridge opens in Brisbane
The new Kurilpa Bridge in Brisbane will become the world’s largest tensegrity bridge in the world.
| posted 12 Oct 2009 |
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UQ again ranked in world's top 50 universities
The University of Queensland has advanced two places to be named 41st in the world in the UK's Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings, released today.*
| posted 09 Oct 2009 |
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The Exchange Official Opening
The Exchange will hold its official opening 'A taste of Kelvin Grove'.
| posted 07 Oct 2009 |
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Guangdong English Writing Competition
In July and August, Guangdong English Writing Competition 2009 winners and participants travelled to Queensland to attend Queensland independent schools and to experience life in Queensland.
| posted 01 Oct 2009 |
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Online guide for international students
Australian education ministers have committed to developing an online guide to studying in Australia for international students.
| posted 29 Sep 2009 |
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International Student Hotline
The Minister for Education Julia Gillard, has announced the establishment of a student hotline to help international students.
| posted 25 Sep 2009 |
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Baird Review releases issues paper
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today welcomed the release of an issues paper as part of the Baird Review of the legislation that governs international students in Australia.
| posted 23 Sep 2009 |
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New student community opens in Brisbane
New student community opens in brisbane on the back of growth in student numbers.
| posted 21 Sep 2009 |
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Government welcomes Roundtable results
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today thanked the Brisbane Mexican International Student Ambassador, Rosario Pineda Amaro and the other 30 international students who have participated in the two-day Roundtable at Parliament House and said she looks forward to their representatives accompanying her to the Ministerial Council for Tertiary Education and Employment (MCTEE) later this month.
| posted 17 Sep 2009 |
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Brisbane Student Ambassador selected for International Student Roundtable
Brisbane Student Ambassador, Rosario Pineda, was one of 31 international students who formed the International Student Roundtable held on 14 and 15 September 2009 in Canberra.
| posted 14 Sep 2009 |
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Camilo Leite of Griffith University wins Queensland International Student of the Year
Camilo Leite was awarded for his significant contribution to International Education in Brisbane at the Queensland Education and Training International Awards for Excellence, winning the award for Queensland International Student of the Year for Higher Education.
| posted 11 Sep 2009 |
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Oktoberfest Brisbane is back – 9 to 11 and 16 to 18 October
Queensland’s largest and most authentic Oktoberfest is bigger and better in 2009 with new dates of Friday 9 to Sunday 11 October and Friday 16 to Sunday 18 October, so mark them in your diary now!
| posted 09 Sep 2009 |
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Deputy Prime Minister begins India Trip
The Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, today marked the first day of a trip to cement ties with India by meeting Mr Kapil Sibal, Minister for Human Resource Development, in New Delhi.
| posted 01 Sep 2009 |
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Australia’s first koala shop opens in Brisbane right in time for Save the Koala Month
Only one month old, the Save the Koala Shop is Brisbane’s best shop for beautiful, uniquely Australian gifts – and all proceeds go to saving Australia’s wild koalas and their habitat.
| posted 31 Aug 2009 |
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Calling all Latin American Students
Throughout August and September, there are many opportunities to find out about studying in Brisbane in your home countries.
Come along to one of the events and speak to qualified experts from two of Brisbane’s leading universities, Griffith University and Queensland University of Technology
| posted 21 Aug 2009 |
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New tickets for Pearl Jam in Brisbane announced
New tickets for Pearl Jam’s November 25 Brisbane concert at QSAC Stadium, with special guests Ben Harper and the Relentless7, will go on sale this Tuesday at 9am, it was announced today.
| posted 21 Aug 2009 |
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Universities Australia Action Plan for Student Safety
Universities Australia has adopted a ten point action plan for student safety from recommendations developed by the Deputy and Pro Vice-Chancellors (International) from Australian universities, as part of a meeting convened by Universities Australia in Canberra on June 4 and 5.
| posted 21 Aug 2009 |
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Bruce Baird to head up international students review
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today announced that former Federal Member for Cook, The Hon Bruce Baird, will head up a review into international education in Australia.
| posted 18 Aug 2009 |
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Wimbledon finalist to headline Brisbane
In a major coup former No.1 and current No.5, Andy Roddick, is first star signing for the Brisbane International 2010.
| posted 07 Aug 2009 |
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Study Brisbane supports the Asia Pacific Model United Nations Conference and Futures Fair
Study Brisbane hosted the delegate hub at AMUNC, and also participated in the Futures Fair, part of the closing ceremony of the Conference.
| posted 23 Jul 2009 |
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Young Chinese Visitors Meet Australia's PM
A lucky group of students from the Guangdong Province in China had a memorable start to their stay in the Sunshine State
when they met the Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by chance in Brisbane.
| posted 23 Jul 2009 |
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Brisbane Student Ambassadors Announced
Twenty-one international students have been appointed as official Brisbane Student Ambassadors at the inaugural induction ceremony, held at Brisbane City Hall on Wednesday 15 July.
| posted 16 Jul 2009 |
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Brisbane’s Visitor Information Centre puts best foot forward for free
The Visitor Information Centre (VIC) in the Queen Street Mall is starting free guided walks around Brisbane’s CBD every weekday at 12pm from Tuesday 30 June.
| posted 30 Jun 2009 |
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International students help promote Brisbane to the world
Brisbane Marketing has launched the inaugural Brisbane Student Ambassador Program, targeting the City’s 51,000 plus international students. 25 students will be nominated to represent the City in a drive to promote the international student market.
| posted 30 Jun 2009 |
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