Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) has criticised the Coalition’s policy to cap international student numbers, per reporting in today’s The Sunday Telegraph.IHEA has long been opposed to capping international students as a blunt instrument t …

As part of its 2025 Federal Election Platform, Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) is urging the next government to reduce international student visa fees to enhance Australia’s attractiveness in the global education market.Australia’s studen …

Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) is calling on the next government to diversify its approach to higher education, highlighting independent providers as essential to meeting Australia’s ambitious education targets by 2050.Significant growth …

Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) Consultation Paper on the Interim Statement of Regulatory Expectations: Student Grievance and Comp …

The interim guidance has been prepared in response to protests and encampments on campus that “multiple universities” experienced in 2024 and informed by learnings from a series of social cohesion roundtables, including with university vice chancellors …

Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) acknowledges the release of the 2025-26 Federal Budget but is disappointed by the limited measures announced for higher education, particularly regarding funding inequity. IHEA notes the Government’s move t …

Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) today expressed significant concerns about the growing regulatory burden on Australia’s higher education providers. As part of its Federal Election Platform, IHEA is calling on the next Australian Governmen …

As part of its 2025 Federal Election Platform, Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) is calling for the end of blatant funding inequity in higher education by extending Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) to all TEQSA registered providers, irre …

Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) is urging the next Australian Government to ensure the long-term sustainability of Australia’s international education sector. As outlined in IHEA’s Federal Election Platform, international education is a c …

Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) welcomes the Senate Inquiry into Quality of Governance at Australian Higher Education Providers, for which submissions are due by 3 March 2025. On 29 January 2025, under Standing Order 25(2)(a)(v), the Sena …