The memos show the federal Education Department knew for at least 18 months that international students were using a loophole in Australia’s visa system to abandon degrees at established universities and use their time to work.
Australian university brochures promise foreign students a utopia. Instead,just weeks after arrival I had nearly run out of money,was slaving in a commercial kitchen and couldn’t find accommodation.
Students hoping to study at a Perth university are finding it increasingly difficult to find a place to live. But there could be a solution.
Demonising migration is to blithely denigrate the importance of newcomers to the nation’s economy.
A survey of 21,000 prospective and current international students from more than 100 countries found 51 per cent were reconsidering studying overseas because of rent increases and the cost of living. And things are about to get worse.
Would-be renters like teacher Matthew Bain are increasingly paying to live in the city’s backpacker accommodation,for up to six months,after the demoralising search for a property.
A report highlights the need to monitor access to specific fields of research,information and systems.
International students are an important part of the aged care workforce. However,impending visa changes will limit their ability to fill a variety of low-paid - but vital - jobs.
Universities are clamping down in response to what one expert labelled a “surge in non-genuine students”.
What would have been the site for Brisbane’s equal-tallest tower could soon have a more modest occupant.
A new agreement will make it easier for university graduates to have their degrees recognised in a bid to entice more Indian students to study in Australia.