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International studentsInternational students make a significanteducational, cultural, social and economiccontribution to Victoria. In 2006, there wereover 107,000 international students from 162countries enrolled with education and trainingproviders in Victoria, compared to 94,000 in2005. This was the first time that enrolmentshave passed the 100,000 mark in Victoria.SectorNumber ofenrolmentsHigher education 53,801 50Vocational education and training 23,644 22English language courses 16,527 15Schools 7,216 7Non-award/Foundation 5,954 6Total 107,142 100Highlights• Victorian education and training providersdelivered programs offshore to an estimated34,000 students in their home countries.• During 2006, there were more than 2720international students from more than 50countries enrolled in Victorian governmentschools.• As part of its commitment to meetinglegislative and quality obligations, in2006–07 the International Division introduceda Quality Assurance Framework for itsInternational Student program to guide theprogram in Victorian government schools.Cross-government activityThe International Division continues tostrengthen linkages with other VictorianGovernment agencies and to develop wholeof-governmentstrategies that effectively utilisegovernment infrastructure overseas.Highlights• In cooperation with the Departmentof Innovation, Industry and RegionalDevelopment, Education Service Managers%were employed in the Bangalore, Dubai,Shanghai and Tokyo Victorian GovernmentBusiness Offices for a two-year period.These officers promote Victoria as apreferred study destination and Victoria’scapacity to deliver quality educationprovision offshore, support Victorianeducation institutions offshore and providemarket intelligence to the Department.• The International Division supported theDepartment of Premier and Cabinet’sreview of Victoria’s internationalconnections.• The Division published:– the Essential Services Guide forinternational students, produced with theDepartment of Victorian Communities– the Discover Melbourne Guide, producedwith the City of Melbourne.ProgramsThe Department implemented a number ofprograms to support international educationin Victoria, including student, teacher andprofessional exchange programs.Highlights• The fourth International Education Weekwas held in March 2007 to celebrate thecontribution that international educationmakes to Victoria’s cultural diversity, andsocial and economic development. TheMinister for Skills, Education Services andEmployment hosted a welcoming functionat the Melbourne Cricket Ground forapproximately 600 students, teachersand key officials. Regional functionswere held in Bendigo, Gippsland andWarrnambool.• Over 500 overseas students studied atVictorian schools through the OverseasStudent Exchange program and anequivalent number of Victorian studentsundertook exchanges to countries inEurope, the United States, South America,Canada and Asia.Portfolio management services51
• Approximately 270 government schoolshave formal and informal sister schoolarrangements with schools in overseascountries.• The Department conducted student studytours for overseas students on a fee-forservicebasis, placing them in Victoriangovernment schools for periods of up toeight weeks.• The Division hosted 148 participants fromHong Kong, South Korea and Thailand insix professional development programsfor secondary and elementary teachers ofEnglish from overseas to support foreigngovernments’ policies to improve teaching,learning and use of English.• Eighteen Victorian teachers exchangedschools and homes for the school year withteachers from Canada, the United Statesof America, the United Kingdom and theNetherlands.• Eighty teacher assistants participated inprograms that bring from overseas nativespeakers of French, German, Italian andJapanese to assist in government schoolswith teaching and learning of languageand culture. Negotiations with variousgovernments are proceeding to expandthese programs to include support forIndonesian and Chinese languages.• The Visiting Journalist program wasinstigated in 2006. This program continuesto bring journalists from various countriesto Melbourne to witness firsthand how theinternational student program works andwhat Victorian education has to offer.Marketing and communicationsThe Study Melbourne brand was developedin 2005 as part of the Brand Victoria initiativelinking international education with themarketing of Victoria’s investment, tourism andskilled migration. In 2006–07, the InternationalDivision began rolling out the brand on allmarketing, advertising and information materialin India, China, Japan and the Middle East.Highlights• ‘Friends of Victoria’ functions were held inHong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo as part ofa communication strategy to leverage off thenetworks of Victorian alumni.• The website waslaunched in December 2006.• High-quality Study Melbourne marketingcollateral was developed.• A Study Melbourne DVD was translated intoseven additional languages: Cantonese,Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Thai,Spanish, and Vietnamese.Information andpromotionDuring 2006–07, the Department promotedschool education, vocational education andtraining, and adult community educationthroughout Victoria in a variety of ways.The Department continued to promotevocational education and training inconjunction with the Department of Innovation,Industry and Regional Developmentthroughout the rest of the year.Victorian government schoolspromotionThe Department produced a numberof publications for external audiencesin 2006–07. Signifi cant work undertaken in2006–07 aligned all Departmental onlinecommunications into a single entry publicwebsite .Thisresulted in improved access to information forthe Victorian public and school communities.The Department’s website averages over halfa million visits every month.Education Times continued to be a majorcommunication link with government schoolsand all teachers. The newspaper is publishedfortnightly during each school term. It provides52DoE Annual Report 2006—07
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