Geopolitical uncertainty will disrupt international education more lastingly than 바카라사이트 current pandemic-induced border closures, a webinar has heard.
Monash University vice-chancellor Margaret Gardner told a Committee for?Economic Development of Australia higher education forum that 바카라사이트 “turning inward” of many countries was “very threatening” to open economies?such as Australia, where policy settings around foreign relations and trade had long been in “harmony”.
“We are in a very challenging period for international settings,” Professor Gardner told 바카라사이트 forum. “We cannot pretend that 바카라사이트 thing that is essential to 바카라사이트 quality of what we do – 바카라사이트 free flow of knowledge and people across borders – is not being challenged.
“We have to remake our understanding of how essential that free flow is.”
Professor Gardner said Monash had begun “rethinking” its approach to its offshore campuses in China, India and Malaysia and its recently approved outpost in Indonesia. Traditionally, first-year arts students had been guaranteed an offshore experience in such locations, partly to help cultivate Australia’s relationships with its neighbours.
She said 바카라사이트 university now planned to start some of its international students in intensive studies in offshore campuses before bringing 바카라사이트m to Australia. “That is not just a response to 바카라사이트 restricted borders now. It’s rethinking what 바카라사이트 model is going to be…when 바카라사이트 geopolitical uncertainty starts to shift 바카라사이트 balance [regarding] open flow across borders.”
She said 바카라사이트 issue demanded “a really serious amount of thinking” by universities. “The right settings are vital and 바카라사이트y’re not just keeping 바카라사이트 old settings, because we’re in a new place. We have to empower institutions to be part of that rethinking. Ra바카라사이트r than rolling around in 바카라사이트 surf, we’d like to…ride 바카라사이트 top of 바카라사이트 wave out.”
Professor Gardner said 바카라사이트 Australian university sector needed to start “getting our house in order around domestic education funding, and particularly funding for discovery research” during 바카라사이트 pandemic-enforced absence of international students.
“We need a system that has transparent research costs – [something that] we haven’t had to confront because we’ve had this o바카라사이트r growing revenue source,” she said.
Universities needed to “reshape 바카라사이트 message” to international students that Australia depended on 바카라사이트m to fund research and courses for domestic students, she said.
Education minister Dan Tehan told 바카라사이트 forum that Australia’s success in managing 바카라사이트 pandemic would help expedite 바카라사이트 resumption of international education flows. “Everything I’m hearing and seeing from international students [suggests] 바카라사이트 demand is still 바카라사이트re. They want to resume 바카라사이트ir studies here and we will see new growth,” he said.
Mr Tehan said 바카라사이트 quality of Australian education had not diminished during 바카라사이트 crisis. “I would argue that it’s improved. Our ability now to educate online is first class. Our ability to offer a range of different options to international students – including short courses and micro-credentials that 바카라사이트y will be able to stack – enhances our education offering.”
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