Suggested topics for 2024

The Program Committee is particularly interested in receiving proposals on the following topics below. These are considered ‘hot topics in international education’ for 2024. Please note this list is not exhaustive and should only be used as a guide.

To see a more comprehensive list, we encourage you to read the descriptions of all AIEC key interest areas, which includes a broader range of topics that are relevant to international education. The Program Committee also has a keen interest in proposals that enhance the student voice and involve international students in sessions.

  • Up-to-date market intelligence especially for new markets
  • Diversification of source markets, products and services
  • New migration/visa strategy 
  • Sustainability of IE
  • IE for sustainable development – examples of good practice
  • Staffing and staff retention in IE
  • Developments in learning abroad
  • Policy changes and impact on IE and sector response
  • Australian Universities Accord and what it means for IE
  • Refresh of the Australian IE National Strategy
  • Competitor updates/global competitive landscape
  • Impact of AI on student engagement
  • Innovations in TNE 
  • Engaging with alumni
  • Regional and remote employment for international students
  • Cost of living and accommodation shortage impact on IE in Australia and globally
  • Partnerships (especially ‘how to’ ‘who with’ topics)
  • New business development strategies and models
  • Recruitment and admissions innovations
  • International student employability outcomes
  • Paid work integrated learning and degree apprenticeships
  • Automation and the impact on the human element
  • Scholarships and Fellowships
  • Impact of alumni in their home countries
  • First nations and IE
  • Decolonisation of IE
  • Metrics to measure success
  • Engaging with the next generation
  • Drivers of choice for the younger generation 
  • Insights from other industries
  • Student journey from recruitment through to alumni outcomes
  • Data insights from source markets across all sectors
  • “What’s new?” across all aspects of IE
  • Evidence-based examples of good practice in IE
  • Emerging EL Testing Products 
  • EL Test for Australian migration
  • New modes of engagement (including online learning, workplace learning, executive education, micro campus model, etc)