Visa Costs Double Overnight. And A New Player Hits The Market.

Who would have guessed?

Out of the blue on Sunday, the Government announced the doubling of the cost of one of the key student-related visas. Dirk Mulder and Tracy Harris from The Koala News were right on it, with the breaking news hitting inboxes within hours. It just shows why industry news is so important!

This week is a bumper episode of the podcast, including our special guest Michael Holaday from Prometric. Prometric are the administrators of the Celpip English test, one of the new English language tests approved by the Department of Home Affairs last year for visa purposes. It's a great conversation about Michael's career trajectory through international ed, as well as a dive into this new offering (in Australia, at least) in the English language testing market.

And alongside that, we've got the mission critical news that you simply can't miss. Thanks for joining us!

Global Horizons is a production of The Global Society, Australia’s Learning Abroad support company. Our editor is Len Zamora and our distribution specialist is Angelo Ablao. Rob Malicki is the executive editor and host.

The podcast wouldn’t be possible without The Koala News, Australia’s international education news website.

This episode is supported by Choosing Your Uni, Australia's unique, AI-powered platform that helps domestic and international students to find the right institution for them, and that helps Australian institutions to access new markets.

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