ABSTRACT
Tying the main body of chapters together, this chapter argues that international education stakeholders – which include government and education providers – charged with the international student experience need to understand that the international student experience is not confined to learning in classrooms. Instead, as this book reveals, experiences outside the classroom define the Australian international student experience. This chapter suggests that international students create roles in the wider Australian society outside of education. They are able to do this because of Australia's high numbers of international students across the ecology of education sectors as well as the provisions accorded to them such as work rights. This chapter includes a section on implications for policy and practice which will be a useful frame of reference not only for Australia but for countries wishing to expand their international education sector.
