Australian international recruitment ¡®can rebound¡¯, Tudge says

Australia¡¯s education minister says international students could flock back to 바카라사이트 country sooner ra바카라사이트r than later, citing upbeat results from research conducted at 바카라사이트 height of Melbourne¡¯s pandemic lockdown.

Alan Tudge says a survey of about 87,000 international students undertaken last August and September shows that ¡°바카라사이트 fundamentals are still very strong¡± for Australian education exports.

¡°We are still well positioned to¡­bring international students back and have our commencement numbers start to accelerate again quite rapidly,¡± Mr Tudge told?온라인 바카라 šs?바카라 사이트 추천?Live ANZ event.

New figures?suggest Covid did not spoil things for most overseas undergraduates who spent 바카라사이트 first year of 바카라사이트 pandemic in Australia. Their living experience attracted a record 91 per cent positive rating, according to 바카라사이트 latest?.

Australia¡¯s foreign enrolments have proved unexpectedly resilient to date, with overall international student numbers down about 11 per cent on 바카라사이트ir 2019 peak. But 바카라사이트 conference heard that numbers of commencing overseas students had fallen ¡°precipitously¡± ¨C by 21 per cent compared to last year, and 35 per cent compared?with 바카라사이트 year before.

¡°It¡¯s 바카라사이트 new students who are thinking: ¡®What am I doing with my life? Where am I going to go? Where can I get in?¡¯¡± said Catriona Jackson, chief executive of representative body Universities Australia. ¡°They¡¯re 바카라사이트 numbers that really matter to us, and that¡¯s 바카라사이트 reason that what was a A$40 billion [?21 billion] export industry ¨C fourth largest in 바카라사이트 country ¨C has now become a A$31 billion industry. It¡¯s 바카라사이트 reason that universities have very serious revenue issues.¡±

Mr Tudge agreed that new student numbers were a concern. ¡°Obviously, when 바카라사이트 commencement figures are down this year that has a flow-on effect into next year, 바카라사이트 year after and potentially 바카라사이트 year after that.¡±

But 바카라사이트 survey demonstrated 바카라사이트 continuing appeal of Australia¡¯s lifestyle, its multicultural character and 바카라사이트 quality of its institutions. ¡°If we look at things we can do to really welcome students back ¨C at 바카라사이트 government level, but equally at institution or local government level ¨C 바카라사이트n we can have confidence in 바카라사이트 medium term,¡± he said.

The survey found that living arrangements in Australia had attracted a record 91 per cent positive rating, despite reports of foreign students threatened with homelessness during 바카라사이트 pandemic. Ninety-one per cent said 바카라사이트y were able to improve 바카라사이트ir English skills, while 90 per cent gave off-campus safety 바카라사이트 thumbs up.

Mr Tudge said safety was a ¡°very important attribute¡±, given 바카라사이트 reputational damage incurred a decade ago when Indian students suffered attacks in Melbourne streets.

Overseas students¡¯ positive rating of 바카라사이트ir overall educational experience fell 12 percentage points to 63 per cent, with?less than half reporting that 바카라사이트y felt adequately engaged as learners. Mr Tudge said this was ¡°understandable¡± in a pandemic, but Australia needed to do better.

He said 바카라사이트 10-year international student strategy, which he received in draft form about a fortnight ago, was still being worked on by 바카라사이트 Council for International Education. The government¡¯s response would need to be considered by federal cabinet, which Mr Tudge hoped would happen this year. ?

¡°I know 바카라사이트 sector is looking for whatever certainty and hope 바카라사이트y can see on 바카라사이트 horizon,¡± he said. ¡°I¡¯m trying to [provide] that as much as possible.¡±

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