The 2012 International Student Survey found that 87 per cent of international students in Australia were satisfied or very satisfied with their study and living experience here.

Sydney is celebrating the Year of the Snake in spectacular style, with our Chinese New Year Festival offering a feast of activities for everyone to enjoy.

Dear colleagues, as we come to the end of 2012 I want to thank you for your hard work, your innovation, inspiration and commitment to the students and communities we serve.

The Director-General of the NSW Department of Education and Communities Dr Michele Bruniges AM congratulated the 2012 Director-General's Award for Excellent Service to Public Education winners.

Forty-four exemplary government school and TAFE NSW educators from around the state were recognised for their contributions to quality education and received a 2012 Minister's Quality Teaching Award.

On 1 November, NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell met with Indian education and business clients at a corporate luncheon at the Oberoi Hotel, New Delhi, India.

Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli has welcomed Ms Pam Christie to the role of Managing Director of TAFE NSW.

World Teachers' Day is an international celebration to acknowledge and express our appreciation to the great teachers who give so much of themselves to educate and care for our students.

The Deputy Director-General, TAFE and Community Education, NSW Department of Education and Communities, Ms Pam Christie signed four Memorandums of Understanding with partners in China.

TAFE NSW and China Southern Airlines strengthen business relationship.

TAFE NSW Sydney Institute has signed an arrangement in Darwin at the recent Australia Indonesia Leaders Meeting with The National Board for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Overseas Workers.

Sydney is the fifth most liveable city in the world, according to a new ranking that focuses on green space.

TAFE NSW – Western Sydney Institute's training partnerships within the People's Republic of China continue to expand with the signing of two additional agreements in March 2012.

A Memorandum of Understanding between the DEC International and TESK was signed in Sydney in the presence of the Consul-General of Turkey.