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1 UK confi rms no quarantine for European
under 18s, expands green list bit.ly/3zpMiLt

Covid impact on student ratings, high
satisfaction with agents 2 StudyTravel Star Awards 2020/21 winners
tertiAry announced bit.ly/3CnqXnK
ustralia’s latest International Student Experience Survey has
shown the impact of Covid-19 on student approval rates at 3 Agencies looking for compensation from
Aundergraduate level, as well as high rates of agency usage and Malta over ELT closures bit.ly/3CulOdG
satisfaction with the agency service.
The 2020 International Student Survey, conducted by the Social
Research Centre on behalf of the federal government, received 87,491 4 Irish ELT schools push for reopening date,
responses from international students from 133 higher education slam ‘discriminatory’ policy bit.ly/3kobwWj
institutions in Australia.
The authors found that 63 per cent of international undergraduate
students gave a positive rating for the quality of the entire education 5 New Zealand sets out plans for border
experience, a drop of 12 percentage points compared with the reopening bit.ly/3lFdktv
previous year.
Positive ratings of overall educational experience had been stable
in the previous six years between 74 and 76 per cent, suggesting 6 ELT schools in Ireland to resume recruit-
that pandemic factors such as enforced off shore study for some and ment of new students bit.ly/39j5lg3
changes in delivery mode to online had impacted scores.
The research showed that 86 per cent of students had used an
agent to assist 7 UK ELT providers refl ect on summer
with their enrol- operations bit.ly/39opQbb
ment and/or visa
application.
Ninety-two per 8 Student survey shows pandemic impact
cent of those who on destination choice and vaccine
used an agent support bit.ly/3EvM0GJ
rated the service
provided as either
‘good’ or ‘very 9 US confi rms interview waivers for some
good’. Students students bit.ly/3AJ6KZi
from China, India,
Vietnam and
Malaysia – four of Australia’s top fi ve source markets – had at least 10 AMS and EC partner to simplify access to
90 per cent rating the service as good. HE partners in Canada bit.ly/3CqNU9M
International students who were onshore in 2020 were more
satisfi ed with the living experience and student living arrangements, Read full news stories online...
which both received positive ratings of 91 per cent. bit.ly/2XvZaCy www.studytravel.network

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