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Australia has a new Government. What can we expect and what do we want? What do international students want? Exclusive insights from our guests Julian Hill MP and Phil Honeywood.   Get The Source newsletter here.   Contact us The Lygon Group Contact: [email protected] LinkedIn Twitter YouTube   About the hosts Jeffrey Smart Jeffrey is an expert in international education, university marketing, admissions and student recruitment, customer service and the student lifecycle, online education, and student success and retention strategies. ​He worked for 25 years in three universities in Melbourne, Australia: the University of Melbourne (1989-1999), Monash University (1999-2005), and Swinburne University of Technology (2005-2016).   Dr Angela Lehmann ​Angela has had a rich and varied career in research, policy and analysis in Australia, China and the UK.   Angela has been a lecturer in Sociology at the ANU, and an Assistant Professor at Xiamen University China, and holds adjunct and honorary appointments at each. ​She is a China expert, and worked as international policy analyst at Universities Australia in 2017 and 2018. She has worked as a researcher at Matrix Evidence in London, developing policy analysis for the British government. And she has been Leader, Major Research Projects at the Regional Australia Institute. ​Angela has expertise in migration and higher education and has published several books and articles, and has a PhD in sociology from ANU.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bumper episode In this bumper episode in celebration of International Women’s day, we speak with a leading expert about the experience of female Chinese international students in Australia and the founder of STEM Sisters, an organization supporting international women in science and technology careers.   Get The Source newsletter here.   Contact us The Lygon Group Contact: [email protected] LinkedIn Twitter YouTube   About the hosts Jeffrey Smart Jeffrey is an expert in international education, university marketing, admissions and student recruitment, customer service and the student lifecycle, online education, and student success and retention strategies. ​He worked for 25 years in three universities in Melbourne, Australia: the University of Melbourne (1989-1999), Monash University (1999-2005), and Swinburne University of Technology (2005-2016).   Dr Angela Lehmann ​Angela has had a rich and varied career in research, policy and analysis in Australia, China and the UK.   Angela has been a lecturer in Sociology at the ANU, and an Assistant Professor at Xiamen University China, and holds adjunct and honorary appointments at each. ​She is a China expert, and worked as international policy analyst at Universities Australia in 2017 and 2018. She has worked as a researcher at Matrix Evidence in London, developing policy analysis for the British government. And she has been Leader, Major Research Projects at the Regional Australia Institute. ​Angela has expertise in migration and higher education and has published several books and articles, and has a PhD in sociology from ANU.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An urgent student sentiment crisis is facing Australia’s international education sector. Jeffrey Smart, Angela Lehmann and Varsha Balakrishnan discuss how students are reacting to Australia’s COVID-19 response and how this could impact the sector’s recovery.   Get The Source newsletter here.   Contact us The Lygon Group Contact: [email protected] LinkedIn Twitter YouTube   About the hosts Jeffrey Smart Jeffrey is an expert in international education, university marketing, admissions and student recruitment, customer service and the student lifecycle, online education, and student success and retention strategies. ​He worked for 25 years in three universities in Melbourne, Australia: the University of Melbourne (1989-1999), Monash University (1999-2005), and Swinburne University of Technology (2005-2016).   Dr Angela Lehmann ​Angela has had a rich and varied career in research, policy and analysis in Australia, China and the UK.   Angela has been a lecturer in Sociology at the ANU, and an Assistant Professor at Xiamen University China, and holds adjunct and honorary appointments at each. ​She is a China expert, and worked as international policy analyst at Universities Australia in 2017 and 2018. She has worked as a researcher at Matrix Evidence in London, developing policy analysis for the British government. And she has been Leader, Major Research Projects at the Regional Australia Institute. ​Angela has expertise in migration and higher education and has published several books and articles, and has a PhD in sociology from ANU.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the NSW pilot program for the return of international students underway, and approval expected imminently in Victoria, there are signs of hope for the international education sector in Australia. We speak with Shane Griffin from the University of Sydney, John Molony from Deakin University and Belle Lim from CISA about pilot programs, the challenges they have faced and what we can expect as Australia reopens.   Get The Source newsletter here.   Contact us The Lygon Group Contact: [email protected] LinkedIn Twitter YouTube   About the hosts Jeffrey Smart Jeffrey is an expert in international education, university marketing, admissions and student recruitment, customer service and the student lifecycle, online education, and student success and retention strategies. ​He worked for 25 years in three universities in Melbourne, Australia: the University of Melbourne (1989-1999), Monash University (1999-2005), and Swinburne University of Technology (2005-2016).   Dr Angela Lehmann ​Angela has had a rich and varied career in research, policy and analysis in Australia, China and the UK.   Angela has been a lecturer in Sociology at the ANU, and an Assistant Professor at Xiamen University China, and holds adjunct and honorary appointments at each. ​She is a China expert, and worked as international policy analyst at Universities Australia in 2017 and 2018. She has worked as a researcher at Matrix Evidence in London, developing policy analysis for the British government. And she has been Leader, Major Research Projects at the Regional Australia Institute. ​Angela has expertise in migration and higher education and has published several books and articles, and has a PhD in sociology from ANU.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk with three international students about their experiences during the pandemic and discuss the ways that life as a stuck student has been shaped by communication, community and compromise.   Get The Source newsletter here.   Contact us The Lygon Group Contact: [email protected] LinkedIn Twitter YouTube   About the hosts Jeffrey Smart Jeffrey is an expert in international education, university marketing, admissions and student recruitment, customer service and the student lifecycle, online education, and student success and retention strategies. ​He worked for 25 years in three universities in Melbourne, Australia: the University of Melbourne (1989-1999), Monash University (1999-2005), and Swinburne University of Technology (2005-2016).   Dr Angela Lehmann ​Angela has had a rich and varied career in research, policy and analysis in Australia, China and the UK.   Angela has been a lecturer in Sociology at the ANU, and an Assistant Professor at Xiamen University China, and holds adjunct and honorary appointments at each. ​She is a China expert, and worked as international policy analyst at Universities Australia in 2017 and 2018. She has worked as a researcher at Matrix Evidence in London, developing policy analysis for the British government. And she has been Leader, Major Research Projects at the Regional Australia Institute. ​Angela has expertise in migration and higher education and has published several books and articles, and has a PhD in sociology from ANU.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.