...Christopher Ziguras; Dennis Murray; Phil Honeywood Purpose The article examines the ways in which professional associations representing those working in international education are able to shape national systems and thereby change the ways in which the country engages internationally...

... aspect of Australia’s engagements in the Indo-Pacific region, as discussed in the Australian government’s influential White Paper on Australia in the Asian Century (2012). More recently, established patterns of international educational exchange, and their economic, social and cultural benefits...

... states. Originality/value There is limited scholarly research into the history of international education policy in Australia. This research draws on the work of some scholars of international scholarships, as well as historians of universities and education more broadly. This research adds...

...‐cultural society. Originality/value The paper draws on previously unpublished archival and documentary evidence and oral sources to examine a unique aspect of the history of international education. In comparison to the extensive front‐page coverage given to the Colombo Plan conference in January...