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Suggested topics for 2025

AIEC 2025 particularly welcomes proposals that address one or more of the following key topics.  Please remember that this is not an exhaustive list and simply acts as a guide. AIEC 2025 also welcomes proposals that offer a cross-sectoral approach (Higher Education, VET, Schools, English Language and Pathways), and those that actively include the voice of students.

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.

  • Addressing the impact of international education reforms on the reputation of Australia and other destination countries
  • Adapting to disruption and building resilience
  • AI and digital technology in IE
  • Best practice in building relationships with partners, agents and other stakeholders
  • Best use of marketing and recruitment spend
  • Building learning abroad programs for a generation of environmentally and socially conscious students
  • Caps/limitations on visas for international students
  • Competitiveness of Australia in the global market
  • Country/Regional trends and opportunities
  • Education for sustainable development
  • Emerging destination countries and competitor updates
  • Equity and access in learning abroad
  • Future of IE – mega trends, mobility patterns, emerging areas of demand
  • Geopolitical and global economic situation and impact on IE
  • IE and Skills Australia
  • Impact of new governments on IE in Australia and abroad
  • Importance of IE to Australia's foreign policy aspirations and soft diplomacy
  • Importance of the school sector to IE
  • Inclusion, intercultural competence and cultural safety
  • LGBTQIA+ in IE
  • Mental health and well-being
  • Navigating the changing policy and economic landscape in IE
  • New Colombo Plan – future plans and directions
  • New educational models and emerging forms of international engagement
  • Pathways and barriers to employment for international student graduates
  • Regionality and Skills Australia
  • Regulatory environment and compliance updates
  • Research and data across multiple areas of IE – what is the evidence showing?
  • Scholarships and implications of changes to migration/visa policies
  • Social licence – where are we going wrong and what steps should we take?
  • Student experience and student sentiment
  • Success stories/case studies/research findings
  • Sustainability and climate change in the context of IE
  • Tackling racism and bias