Tertiary education: an investigation of location selection criteria and preferences by international students – The case of two Australian universities

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Binta Abubakar ◽  
Tekle Shanka ◽  
Gerry Nkombo Muuka
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Location Selection ◽  
Australian Universities

scholarly journals The Comparative Academic Performance of International Students in Australia

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan John Olsen ◽  
Zena Burgess ◽  
Rajeev Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
International Students ◽  
International Education ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Education Professionals ◽  
The Right ◽  
Australian Universities

International students do just as well as Australian students. This is the key finding from a study of the academic performance of 338,000 full-time students at 22 Australian uni- versities in 2003. The results of the study are important to international education professionals globally at a time when there have been allegations that Australian universities were dropping stan- dards to favor foreign students. The Sydney Morning Herald claimed in June 2005 to have found evidence of quality falling at universities to cater to international students with poor English seeking degrees so as to be accepted for migration. The research proved these allegations to be untrue. Australian students passed 89.4 percent of courses attempted, international students 88.8 percent. The results suggest that in their recruitment of international students Australian universities set their standards at about the right level.

scholarly journals The Determinants of International Student Demand in New Zealand and the OECD

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Logan Page
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
International Students ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
International Student ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
University Education ◽  
Export Market ◽  
Student Demand ◽  
The Impact

<p>Tertiary education, once a purely domestic affair, has become an increasingly globalised industry over previous decades. Whilst the international sector has grown to being New Zealand's fourth largest export market (Ministry of Education, 2016), there is a lack of credible research on the demand of international students.    This thesis aims to provide a greater understanding of the determinants of international student demand, both in New Zealand and internationally. I firstly provide a descriptive analysis of the trends in the international student market for New Zealand and 27 OECD countries. Secondly, I use a fixed-effects approach to analyse the demand of international students within New Zealand, using fees data at the course-by-university level. Thirdly, I then generalise this approach to the international market to provide an analysis of the demand for international students travelling to the OECD.    The findings from these analyses imply that the demand for international university education is relatively inelastic. The impact of a marginal increase in fees decreases the number of EFTS/students at a proportion of less than one. Furthermore, this effect is generally not statistically distinguishable from zero.</p>

scholarly journals Transportation habits of students at UCOL: An assessment of carbon footprint

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kawtar Tani
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
International Students ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Green Method ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Mode Of Transportation ◽  
Working Status ◽  
Mode Of Transport

The aim of this study was to explore the transportation habits of students, and assess the transportation-related carbon footprint of the institution. Data about students’ modes of travel to a tertiary education provider in New Zealand were collected in 2018 from 227 students enrolled. Green modes of travel included walking, and cycling, while non-green method was driving. Data collected also included distance from institution, age, gender, ethnicity, and enrolment type. Results showed that more students used a non-green method of travel, international students were more likely to choose a green mode of transport, and females were more likely to drive than were males. There was a significant difference between the working status of participants, and their mode of transportation, where non-green participants were more likely to be working, while green participants were more likely to be not working. Implications and limitations of this study are presented.

Identification of Location Selection Criteria for New Building Shipyards

2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (01) ◽  
pp. 34-44
Author(s):  
Burak Omer Saracoglu ◽  
Mustafa Insel ◽  
Ismail Hakki Helvacioglu
Keyword(s):  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Location Factors ◽  
Location Selection

The objective of this paper is to identify the location selection criteria of new building shipyards. The identified criteria for shipyard location selection assists consultants, managers, and investors to realize and to analyze various location factors during their evaluation process of shipyard site alternatives and making final shipyard location selection appropriate to desideratum.

Facebook in the International Classroom

2018 ◽  
pp. 20-50
Author(s):  
Inna P Piven
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
International Students ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Course Delivery ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Learning Tool

The case explores international students' learning experiences with Facebook-based activities within the eight-week study term known as the intensive mode of course delivery. By implementing participant observation and two asynchronous Facebook focus groups, the study investigates the potential values of Facebook for learning from international students' perspective. In addition, the case looks at the challenges faced by students and discusses key factors that may impact international students' experiences with courses that incorporate Facebook as a learning tool. The research is framed in the context of New Zealand tertiary education and intended as a contribution to the emerging body of educational research on social media.

scholarly journals Mathematics at matriculation level as an indicator of success or failure in the 1st year of the Veterinary Nursing Diploma at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria

2003 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
A.E. Botha ◽  
C.M.E. McCrindle ◽  
J.H. Owen
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Statistical Difference ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Veterinary Science ◽  
Secondary School Mathematics ◽  
University Of Pretoria ◽  
The University ◽  
Nursing Course

Mathematics at matriculation level (Grade 12) is one of the subjects required for admission to the Veterinary Nursing Diploma in the Faculty at Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria. The present study shows that there is no statistically significant relationship between the grade of mathematics at matriculation level and the success or failure in the 1st year of study. There is, however, a statistical difference in the adjusted mark obtained for mathematics at matriculation level between the groups that passed and failed the 1st year of the veterinary nursing course. The results of this research are not consistent with other research which showed that secondary school mathematics results are not a significant factor in tertiary education. It is recommended that selection criteria for veterinary nurses should in future still include mathematics, but that cognisance should be taken of the mark obtained and students with higher marks (above 57 %) given preference.

Location selection criteria for a second data center or off-site storage of materials

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 237
Author(s):  
Mitchell Cochran, MA ◽  
Paul Witman, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Data Center ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Data Centers ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Earthquake Intensity ◽  
Location Selection ◽  
Single Data ◽  
Shared Risk

As organizations develop secondary data centers, it is critical that they be placed in locations that serve the organization yet do not have a shared risk with the primary data center. The organization needs to consider factors or guidelines which mitigate potential issues that could affect both the primary and secondary data center. It is impossible to eliminate all risk to a single data center but an organization needs to ensure that at least one data center remains operable. The article will propose that data centers be located 50 km or approximately 30 miles apart. The proposal is supported by evaluating earthquake intensity maps that will show that earthquakes damage drops to relatively safe levels after the 30 miles from the epicenter. The article will show that other environmental factors such as power, floods, fire, transportation, fire, and soil are also mitigated by a 30-mile separation guideline.

Sustainability in the education of industrial designers: the case for Australia

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariano Ramirez
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Industrial Design ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Industrial Designers ◽  
Credit Points ◽  
Australian Universities

PurposeThe paper intends to determine the extent to which environmental sustainability issues are integrated in the curricula of industrial design programs in Australian universities.Design/methodology/approachIndustrial design lecturers and program heads were invited to participate in a web‐based survey on their university's industrial design curricula. Online university handbooks were also examined to determine which courses cover sustainability aspects. Survey results were then tabulated and analysed using descriptive statistics.FindingsThe study shows that, while there is a concern that sustainable development issues are important and relevant to design courses, the permeation of environmental sensitivity through most industrial design curricula, and indeed among design academics, is only starting to gain ground. Comparative examination of the curricular structures in Australian universities offering degree programs in industrial and product design revealed that, on average, 12 out of every 100 credit points earned have sustainability content.Practical implicationsThe paper informs industrial design academics that much more work has to be done in order to educate the next generation of designers about their responsibilities to the planet and its people. It tells them where we currently are and the gaps that we have to bridge in order to achieve environmental sustainability.Originality/valueThe paper is original in the field of Australian industrial design education, and builds on work in other disciplines about incorporating sustainability aspects in tertiary education.

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