WAPETIA Member Edith Cowan University receives 2018 CISWA WA International Education Provider of the Year award
WA International Education Provider of the Year Edith Cowan University – Experiencing Australia Program The Experiencing Australia Program at Edith Cowan Univeristy has enhanced the experience of international students by bringing them together with local students through a social inclusion buddy program. In 2015 Edith Cowan University (ECU) and Tokyo City University (TCU) signed a five-year contract, under which ECU would host 200...
WAPETIA Member Robynne Walsh received 2018 CISWA WA Outstanding Individual in International Education Award
ROBYNNE WALSH Background Robynne began her working career at Como Senior High School as an English teacher in 1973. In 1982 Robynne and her husband Brian took up residency in Papua New Guinea for five years where she lectured at the University of Technology in Lae. In 1987, Robynne retuned to Perth and took on the role of Director of Studies for the Perth Finishing College for a brief period as college closed in 1988. Having entered...
2018 Professional Development survey
The 2018 Professional Development survey sought feedback from the vetr community on the range of professional development experiences across the sector. Find out what activities were popular in 2017 & your plans for 2018! View the results summary
WAPETIA Sundowner
WAPETIA kicked off in 2018 with a Hawaiian theme sundowner event on Friday, 2 February at the Seasons hotel in Perth. Over 50 staff members of WAPETIA enjoyed lovely drinks and canapés with Hawaiian theme. WAPETIA chair Malcolm Baigent welcomed all members and reviewed how WAPETIA members contribute and work towards a better WA student market. WAPETIA secretary Robynne Walsh outlined our Professional Development activities planned...
WAPETIA Members being part of the Premier’s Delegation to China
Premier Mark Gowan in Hanzhou for WA Alumni Function MOU Signing Ceremony with Zhejiang Province as Sister State of WA With minister of Education Sue Ellery Former Hospitality Student from Perth and ECU and now the Chief Concierge at Ritz Carlton Chengdu ECU Alumni Liza Gomes with ECU Alumni and Vice Chancellor of ECU Steve Chapman Premier with two Ministers and Minister President Pierre Yang Launch of new Perth Chinese video in...
WA loses lucrative student cash
Josh Zimmerman | PerthNow January 14, 2018 12:00AM THE billion-dollar international education sector has taken a big hit as overseas students, and their wallets, desert Perth. But Premier Mark McGowan insists his decision to crack down on migrants was not to blame. Department of Immigration and Border Affairs figures reveal the number of student visas lodged in WA tumbled 12 per cent in 2016-17. It was the only State to record a dip...
WAPETIA Members Meeting
Group photo at the last member’s meeting at Navitas, Board Room, Brookfield Place on 19 October 2017
WA’s International student numbers at colleges and training institutes plunge
New figures on the number of applications to study in Western Australia show a huge decrease, resulting in 23% reduction in June compared to the previous year. Numbers have been decreasing over the past few months, with colleges and training institutions suffering the biggest loss in numbers. WA’s university sector have not had any major impacts so far. WAPETIA’s chair Malcolm Baigent said these schools are the...
Western Australia’s International Education Sector: Performance and Prospects
A new Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) report on the performance and prospects for Western Australia’s International Education Sector established that Western Australia’s international student market is falling behind other Australian states and territories in international student demand and growth. The report was prepared by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre and the John Curtin Institute of Public Policy, and...
Using Technology To Enhance Learning
Twenty members of WAPETIA and ACPET were today fortunate to participate in the latest of WAPETIA’s Professional Development Workshops for 2014. Ben Beaton, Director of Information Learning Technologies at Methodist Ladies College took participants through a lively two-hour session where we learned about TPACK, SAMR, TED-ED, iTUNES U and iBOOKS to name just a few acronyms. For those of you who missed out then WAPETIA hopes to hold a...
WA’s International Education Sector: Performance and Prospects
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