1. China in Focus – the
education relationship
Christopher Lawson
First Secretary (Education and Research)
Australian Embassy Beijing

2. The Australia-China education
relationship
China is:
• Australia’s largest source of international students and
education revenue
• The most popular destination for students under NCP, and
second most popular mobility destination
• The most important partner in terms of university
agreements
• Home to almost 300 joint Sino-Australian programs
• Australia’s third largest research partner

3. Chinese students globally
Proportion of tertiary students from China in
each country (2014)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Australia Japan New
Zealand
Republic
of Korea
United
Kingdom
of Great
Britain
and
Northern
Ireland
United
States of
America
Proportion of tertiary students from China by
country (2013)
Australia,
12%
Japan, 13%
New Zealand,
2%
Korea, 5%
UK, 11%US, 32%
Rest of the
world, 25%
Data extracted on 21 Sep 2016 08:48 UTC (GMT) from UIS.Stat

4. Chinese enrolments in Australia
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Higher Education ELICOS VET Schools Non-award

6. China’s education market in perspective
http://www.economist.com/content/chinese_equivalents

7. Recent policy updates
• China’s international education strategy
• Establishing Chinese campuses overseas
• China’s World Class 2.0
• Transnational education
• Online education in China

8. Satisfaction with studying in Australia
• Reputation, quality and safety are main
factors for choosing Australia
• 89% of Chinese higher education student
respondents satisfied with overall experience
• 88% satisfied with living in Australia
• 86% satisfied with study experience
International Student Survey 2014

9. Engaging with Alumni