Australia’s best student city.

Victoria offers world-class education, training and research, state-of-the-art research infrastructure and an innovative technology ecosystem.

A true student city, Melbourne was recognised as Australia’s best student city and ranked 5th in the world in the 2025 QS Best Student Cities Rankings. We’re also Australia’s most liveable city and home to 258,000 international students from 177 countries.

Victoria's International Education Recovery Plan 2025

Victoria’s international education sector is a major driver of exports and jobs, generating global opportunities and connections for the state.

University students gather in a garden outside the Melbourne Exhibition Gardens

On 6 September 2022, Victoria's International Education Recovery Plan 2025 was launched.

Backed by funding of $52.9 million through to 2025, the plan outlines the Victorian Government’s vision for the sector, including initiatives that will build Victoria’s performance as a leader in education excellence and student experience.

Victoria's Study Melbourne Hub

The Study Melbourne Hub in Melbourne’s CBD offers student support and wellbeing services, access to student workspaces, and events to build career opportunities and networks.

The Study Melbourne Hub in Hardware Lane, Melbourne

The Victorian Government's global network of Study Melbourne Hubs supports offshore international students who are studying or looking to study with a Victorian education provider, as well as alumni.

The hubs also showcase Victoria’s global leadership in digital training and education innovation by connecting edtech companies, education providers, educators, researchers and investors to grow Victoria’s education services sector.

Victoria's Global Education Network

Victoria’s Global Education Network is unrivalled in Australia.

Education Services Managers and Consultants in key international offices around the world promote Victoria as a study destination, deliver market intelligence back to the sector, and provide on-the-ground support to Victorian education and training institutions interested in accessing new opportunities and growing their overseas business development activities.

Alongside the global education network, Victoria has 23 Victorian Government Trade and Investment (VGTI) offices in key global markets. These offices foster export and investment opportunities to create Victorian jobs and drive economic growth.

How do Education Services Managers provide assistance?

Education Services Managers promote Victoria’s international education sector and facilitate education, training and research partnerships between Victoria and priority offshore markets.

Education Services Managers support Victorian education and training providers by:

  • identifying and communicating market opportunities for education, training and research
  • promoting the capability of Victoria’s international education sector
  • establishing stakeholder relationships across leading organisations and government institutions
  • supporting Victorian providers to bid for and collaborate on global programs
  • arranging and co-ordinating education delegations to Victoria and providing support for Victorian trade missions and events
  • providing market intelligence, information and advice on their designated region to Victoria’s international education sector

You can find more information about Victoria's Education Services Managers and Consultants by downloading the Factsheet.

Victoria's Education Providers

Victoria's education providers have experience in partnering with international organisations to deliver:

  • online learning
  • joint qualifications
  • pathway programs
  • tailored curriculum development
  • staff and student exchange
  • research collaboration
  • aid and development projects
  • vocational teacher training programs
  • consultancy services
  • customised workforce development programs

Research and innovation combine to contribute to solving global challenges

Victoria’s world-class universities, research and development (R&D) hubs, Vocational Education and Training (VET) organisations and English language schools all work in partnership with overseas providers to design and deliver customised education and training programs and services.

Victoria's education, training, and research institutions have a proven track record across a vast range of industries, which include:

  • health and biomedical science
  • agriculture and food security
  • water management
  • digital technologies
  • business
  • advanced manufacturing
  • transport
  • urban design
  • clean energy
  • mining-related services
  • creative industries
  • tourism
  • hospitality
  • education

Victoria has leading capabilities

Research and higher education

Victoria’s universities offer cutting-edge facilities, internationally engaged academic staff, outstanding graduate outcomes and access to world-leading research infrastructures such as:

Vocational education and training

Victoria's 12 public Vocational Education and Training (VET) institutions and more than 1,100 registered training organisations offer training that is competency based, industry-led and quality assured to suit the needs of employers, governments, businesses, aid and development agencies and education institutions around the world.

Australia's robust accreditation systems are recognised worldwide and Victorian providers deliver programs in the classroom, at the workplace and online with teaching teams of industry experts who either work or have worked in the fields they teach.

Vocational teacher training

The Victorian Vocational Education and Training (VET) system is underpinned by VET trainer and assessor qualifications. Our industry experts can collaborate with overseas partners to adapt these qualifications to meet the needs of each specific country.

English language training

Victorian English language teacher training qualifications are recognised across the world. Our skills and expertise in English language teacher training span all levels of education - from early childhood education to professional learning - with our English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) sector attracting large numbers of students, particularly from the Asia Pacific region.

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