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The institution was the first foreign university to be granted a licence to explore opening in the authoritarian kingdom.
International students accounted for 78 per cent of Sydney University fee revenue in 2022, and 48 per cent of the institution’s total revenue.
A major higher education review is suggesting Australia puts a levy on international student fees.
A months-long investigation visited schools throughout the city but had trouble finding students.
As Australia scrambles to rebuild its $37.6 billion international student sector, more than a quarter of student visa holders remain offshore.
Australia’s major competitors in the international education market are already rebounding from the pandemic and have issued record numbers of student visas.
Hopes are rising that international students will be back in Australia early in 2022, but that doesn’t mean the education sector will be able to shrug off the impacts of their absence any time soon.
When the COVID-19 pandemic caused the shutdown of travel from China, it shone a harsh light on the way Australia treats Chinese students who come here to study. Some feel isolated and discriminated against, others feel they are being treated as "cash cows" by a university sector desperate for their fees. Can we do better? And can we handle it when problems arise inside the bubble we have created around Chinese students? Guests: Dr Fran Martin, associate Professor & Reader in Cultural Studies, University of Melbourne Catriona Jackson, CEO, Universities Australia Yaqiu Wang, researcher, Human Rights Watch 'Yuki', former University of Adelaide student Jane Poon, Australia-Hong Kong Link
At least three major institutions offer rebates to people unable to travel due to Covid rules
University of Melbourne experts say it’s time to take stock of the impacts of COVID-19 on Australia’s reputation as a destination for higher education.
Australia has student accommodation with nearly 100,000 beds, many now empty. The large purpose-built student housing facilities are well suited for quarantining returning international students.
Educating international students provides far more benefits for Australia than is commonly acknowledged. But it has also created problems and an ambitious agenda is needed to overcome these.
The halving of international student numbers living in Australia to 300,000 is a huge hit to universities' revenue. But our cities and businesses will also feel the loss of so many residents.
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An expert calls for more transparent admissions data as it’s revealed NSW universities with aggressive international recruitment strategies have a large performance gap between local and foreign students.
Australian universities are being urged by the Albanese government to set up courses overseas and online to help bring down numbers arriving in the country.
The university will consider tougher intake rules for Chinese students after a huge surge in fraudulent admissions was uncovered last year.
‘There’s a real compounding perfect storm of factors right now that could increase the risks,’ lead researcher says
There was a striking gender divide in Australia’s international student data in year one of the pandemic. Women were more likely both to enrol and to succeed in their studies.
International education is a huge source of income for the sector and the broader economy, but students are concentrated in a limited number of institutions and most come from a few source countries.
International student demand for places in Australia has fallen by a third over the course of the pandemic, while for our key competitors demand has remained stable or even increased.
International education supports at least 250,000 jobs around the country.
University vice-chancellors and education agents say students in India, Nepal and China are pursuing alternative countries because they would rather risk COVID-19 than study online.
Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan says there are positive signs Chinese students still want to study in Australia despite worsening diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Under financial pressure from international border closures, the sector wants a staged return of international students
The number of international students living in Australia will halve, dropping by up to 300,000 by mid next year, if international borders remain closed.
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