Education

The education sector is of critical importance to the work of TTF and its members as a partner in research, an educator of the current and future workforce and as a tourism sector in its own right.  

In 2007-8 international education contributed $15.5 billion to the Australian economy, although there are significant emerging challenges. TTF has been involved in these issues for some time, having convened the first Education Tourism Export Forum in 2007 and led calls for a Brand Australia to bring together tourism and international education. In addition, our Chairman Bruce Baird is leading the review into the ESOS Act. 

TTF is proud to represent a number of university and private college members and has partnered on a number of research and training initiatives. TTF was a partner in the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre since inception and has applied for a number of ARC Linkage grants. We also regularly deliver guest lectures at member universities on policy development, advocacy and research issues.

Staff Profile

Euan Robertson
National Manager, Research & Strategy
erobertson@ttf.org.au

Euan Robertson joined TTF in 2008 and brings extensive experience in market research and public opinion polling. Through recent work at the research consultancy Auspoll he provided strategic support for major communication and lobbying campaigns, especially relating to major infrastructure developments. His research also informed a high profile advertising campaign to highlight the issue of climate change at the 2007 federal election. He was the research manager of the ACNielsen Poll during the 2004 Federal election campaign, when ACNielsen returned the best performance of the major pollsters, and worked at the Australian Bureau of Statistics on the processing and data evaluation of the 2001 Census. He has an honours degree in psychology and a Master of Politics and Public Policy. 

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