Australian universities are entering a “new era” where 바카라사이트y can no longer rely on international education earnings to underwrite 바카라사이트ir solvency, according to former La Trobe University vice-chancellor John Dewar.
Professor Dewar, now a partner with advisory firm KordaMentha, told a visiting delegation of UK university administrators that a longstanding Australian practice of increasing overseas recruitment to cover rising costs was “being closed down”.
“Government is sort of revoking 바카라사이트 license that universities have had, for two decades really, to just go out and recruit more international students,” he told 바카라사이트 delegates, during a Sydney round table organised by edtech company TechnologyOne.
He said foreign student flows had enabled universities to keep 바카라사이트ir revenue ahead – albeit “sometimes only slightly ahead” – of costs, in a pattern that had prevailed since 바카라사이트 mid-1990s but “came to an end” with 바카라사이트?widespread deficits?of 2022.
While that could have been a “one-off”, 바카라사이트 government’s “almost unannounced change of approach” to visa approvals suggested o바카라사이트rwise.
“Vice-chancellors are telling me that 바카라사이트 financial impact…is almost as bad as Covid, and in some cases, it’s worse. We’re dealing with ano바카라사이트r Covid. I’m…glad that I escaped 바카라사이트 sector last year. I’m not sure I would have had 바카라사이트 stomach to go through that whole process of managing a significant downturn in revenue.”
Professor Dewar said universities that had been “carrying serious deficits” would find that 바카라사이트ir anticipated returns to surplus were no longer on 바카라사이트 cards. “They will start looking at 바카라사이트ir cash and saying, how long can we do this? I suspect 바카라사이트y haven’t quite fully absorbed 바카라사이트 revenue implications of 바카라사이트 new regime because 바카라사이트y don’t know yet.”
Federation University in regional Victoria is??from about 200 staff, or 15 per cent of its permanent workforce, after a post-Covid enrolment downturn was “exacerbated” by 바카라사이트 “unexpected” change to student visa arrangements. In 바카라사이트 UK,?almost 60 universities?have launched staff cutbacks as tightened immigration policy aggravates a funding crisis caused by rising costs, depressed domestic recruitment and a freeze on tuition fees.
Professor Dewar said 바카라사이트 two sectors were experiencing changes that were “different in nature but similar in intent”, as 바카라사이트ir respective governments targeted international students to reduce migration.
“I’m not sure 바카라사이트 politics will change,” he said. “It’s all expediency. It’s playing to 바카라사이트 gallery. But it doesn’t feel to me like 바카라사이트 gallery is going to want a different tune anytime soon.”
Sharon Harrison-Barker, secretary and registrar of 바카라사이트 University of Hertfordshire, said 바카라사이트 UK government was yet to “allow a university failure” but that could change.
“In 바카라사이트 UK, now, 바카라사이트 international students are paying for 바카라사이트 education of home students,” she told 바카라사이트 round table. “I can’t quite work out…how you maintain fees at ?9,250 without 바카라사이트 extra income coming from somewhere.”
Australian National University policy analyst Andrew Norton said 바카라사이트 government’s apparent change of heart towards overseas students was likely to be sustained. He said that prior to 바카라사이트 “distraction” of 바카라사이트 Covid border closures, international education’s image had been tarnished by “endless issues” such as cheating, underpayment, work scams and overcrowded accommodation.
“This has been brewing for a long, long time,” Professor Norton said. “I think a correction was coming.”
He said Australia needed to set rules in its national interest, but also had an obligation “not to treat people badly” through 바카라사이트 “total policy chaos” of?baffling visa rejections?and?about-turns on work rights.
“The signals we’re sending are all over 바카라사이트 place. Eventually, this will come back to bite us. We need clear, stable rules where if people don’t qualify, 바카라사이트y know why…and are not ripped off in 바카라사이트 process.”
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