ANU, UC, CIT join forces to attract overseas students
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Canberra's higher education institutions have agreed to work together to market the ACT as a destination for overseas students.
Education Minister Andrew Barr has met representatives of the Australian National University, the University of Canberra and CIT to workshop ideas raised in last week's economic stimulus roundtable.
Mr Barr says the institutions have agreed to sit on a new Higher Education Ministerial Advisory Council which will focus on collaborative marketing.
He says international students already provide a significant boost to the ACT's economy and the Government sees this as a potential area of growth.
"We recognise that each of the higher education institutions in the ACT has a specialised offering but don't necessarily mean they're in direct competition with each other," he said.
"So by working together the institutions can really play to their strengths and position themselves and Canberra at the centre of educational excellence in this region."
The new council will also explore options to address Canberra's student accommodation shortage.
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