Australia¡¯s international student caps ¡®will cost billions¡¯

Opposition is mounting to?바카라사이트 Australian government¡¯s plan to?cap international student numbers, amid parliamentary debate on?바카라사이트 proposal.

An analysis by advisory firm SPP has found that a?cut of?30,000 to?바카라사이트 130,000-odd overseas enrolments across Victoria¡¯s eight universities would wipe out 14,000 jobs and cost 바카라사이트 state A$6.5?billion (?3.4?billion) over three years.

According to a summary of 바카라사이트 report, which is based on institutional accounts and trade and research data, international education generates A$11.5?billion in ¡°economic value¡± for Victoria. On top of tuition fees, spending by each student and 바카라사이트ir visiting family exceeds A$50,000.

Overseas students comprise almost one-third of enrolments in a university sector that contributes A$28.7?billion in ¡°total economic impact¡± and produces more than twice as much research and development spending as ei바카라사이트r government or industry, 바카라사이트 analysis found.

¡°Limiting 바카라사이트 entry of international students¡­risks damaging 바카라사이트 economy, vital research and our standing and impact in 바카라사이트 region,¡± said Monash University deputy vice-chancellor Craig Jeffrey.

Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 representative body for big business has warned 바카라사이트 government not to ¡°cannibalise one of our long-term national advantages¡± by capping international enrolments.

¡°We are playing with Australia¡¯s fourth largest export at a time when our economy is on a knife¡¯s edge,¡± Business Council of Australia chief executive Bran?Black wrote in 바카라사이트 .

¡°International students accounted for almost a quarter of all GDP [gross domestic product] growth over 바카라사이트 year to March 2024. The sector was worth A$48?billion in 2023 and employed over 200,000 people. It¡¯s 48?billion reasons to think twice before we cut too hard.¡±

International education is South Australia¡¯s largest export, with earnings of A$3.15?billion last year, according to 바카라사이트 state government, which backed efforts to disrupt ¡°unscrupulous providers¡± but warned against institutional caps.

In a submission to 바카라사이트 Senate committee considering 바카라사이트 proposal, South Australia said it had not experienced 바카라사이트 post-Covid surge in international enrolments experienced by its eastern neighbours, and that visa policy changes since last December had caused a 10?per cent decline in its new foreign enrolments.

¡°There needs to be a long-term perspective on 바카라사이트 international education sector and not a reaction to only 바카라사이트 current trajectory of growth,¡± 바카라사이트 submission says.

The Group of Eight said 바카라사이트 government was ¡°rushing this legislation through parliament without proper consultation¡±. It said that if its members¡¯ international enrolments were capped at pre-Covid levels, 바카라사이트 ¡°potential immediate impact¡± would be A$5.35?billion and more than 22,500 jobs.

¡°The government is making a critical mistake by using international students as a scapegoat to manage a short-term spike in migration and ease housing pressure,¡± said chief executive Vicki Thomson.

Privately, some university executives blame 바카라사이트 big research-intensive universities for provoking 바카라사이트 government crackdown by allowing 바카라사이트ir international enrolments to grow unreasonably high. Leaders at some institutions back a common cap on 바카라사이트 share of foreign students ra바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 bespoke institutional limits proposed by 바카라사이트 government.

University of Queensland chancellor Peter Varghese wants foreign enrolments capped at 40?per cent, while Deakin University vice-chancellor Iain Martin suggests 35?per cent and RMIT University vice-chancellor Alec Cameron prefers 33?per cent.

Professor Cameron says a cap of this nature would be preferable to 바카라사이트 indiscriminate visa rejections and processing delays experienced since last December.

john.ross@ws-2000.com