State Government working to support international students living in WA

The Council of International Students Australia (CISA) has congratulated the State Government for its commitment to working with international students to make sure studying in Western Australia is a positive experience.

Education Minister Liz Constable opened the International Students Forum in May, which monitors issues affecting students living and studying in WA, and encourages collaboration between government agencies, students and international education and training providers.

CISA national president Robert Atcheson said Western Australia was one of only two Australian States to consistently run such events in an effort to keep up to date with the needs of international students.

WA is also one of only two States to offer travel concessions to international students, and to allow post-graduate students to send their children to State schools at no expense.

Dr Constable said about 50,000 international students studied in WA each year, with 97 per cent of them hosted by Perth Education City (PEC) institutions, and a number of achievements in education had been made by the WA Government since last year’s meeting.

The State Government would use the feedback from the forum to help address the needs of international students.

For more information about studying in Perth visit the Perth Education City website.  For more information about CISA visit www.ciswa.com