Presenter Mr Steve Garrett

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Presenter Mr Steve Garrett
Global Outlook Middle East
Consul (Education) Middle East Region Middle
East (Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait,
Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudia Arabia,
Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Egypt)
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Middle East Market
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Middle East Market
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Middle East Market
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Market drivers

• Key Drivers
• Scholarship Programs education an economic
  social issue
• Demand outstrips supply
• Different education processes outcomes -
  employability
• Migration prospects (3 countries)
• Perceptions of US foreign policy
• Impact of GFC
• Market drivers changing - not direct consequence
  of GFC

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Middle East and Global Outlook

• Factors
• Drop in price of oil
• Regional GDP 6.5 (2008) to below 3 (2009)
• Significant decline in international trade
• Recession unlikely in most countries
• Economic rebound during 2010
• Interventions
• Sovereign wealth funds, deficit budgets, cash
  injections
• Infrastructure, education and health projects

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Projections

• Enrolments Dec 08 19 185
• Dec 09 26 000
• Dec 10 34 000
• 30 enrolment growth in 09 and again in 10
• Rapid enrolment growth - Iraq, Kuwait, Libya
• Moderate enrolment growth - Saudi Arabia, UAE
• Stable enrolment - Bahrain, Egypt, Oman, Iran,
  Qatar, Syria, Turkey
• Negative enrolment growth Jordan, Lebanon

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Post Strategy

• Model of engagement - Profile Australia
• Support Market Diversification
• Quality briefings and regional Austrade support
• KASP PG accreditation
• MoUs to underpin student flows
• Develop New Markets
• Kuwait, Iraq, Libya scholarship programs
• Provide reliable market intelligence
• Contribute to process improvement
• Scholarship Programs
• Student visas

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Market expectations

• Quality measures
• Research
• Teaching and learning
• Student experience, satisfaction and employment
  outcomes
• Comparative assessments
• Perceptions of quality
• Advanced standing issue
• Credit for work/life experience
• Credit from UG study towards PG qualifications
• Clinical training requirements
• Quality of student experience

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Suggestions to Industry Partners

• Beyond recruitment to partnership
• Balanced regional portfolio
• Move beyond comfort zone
• Avoid Australia is cheap option
• Provide information on quality respond to
  quality concerns
• Customer Care and word of mouth