US homestay program introduces vaccination requirement

Oct 6, 2021

Cheryl Ernst, executive director of the American English Institute at the University of Oregon, explained it just makes sense to require homestay hosts to be vaccinated. The school already demands this of students and employees. Ernst said she has received no pushback...

Sector calls for int’l student vaccination passports

Apr 16, 2021

Since Australia closed its border in 2020 due to the pandemic, international students have been unable to travel to the country. The federal education minister Alan Tudge recently said that the country won’t see a return of international students en masse until 2022. ...

vaccination certificates could aid student return, but Australians prioritised

Jan 25, 2021

State and federal governments have been accused of playing ‘pass the parcel’ over responsibility for strategy. “Our priority is ensuring that Australians can get home and Australians are kept safe from the virus” It’s estimated nearly 165,000 international students...