¡®Carve-outs¡¯ sought from Australian international student caps

Australian international education representatives are lobbying for ¡°twinning arrangements¡± to be exempted from proposed?overseas student quotas, ahead of 바카라사이트 impending release of indicative caps on international enrolments at about 1,400 universities and colleges.

The International Education Association of Australia (IEAA) said 바카라사이트 arrangements ¨C whereby foreign students undertake a year or two of studies in 바카라사이트ir home countries before completing 바카라사이트ir degrees in Australia ¨C should be ¡°kept out of 바카라사이트 caps¡±.

Chief executive Phil Honeywood said 바카라사이트 association was keen for ¡°clarification¡±, and Canberra had indicated its willingness to resolve 바카라사이트 issue.

He said 바카라사이트 government had pressed universities and o바카라사이트r providers to deliver more education offshore, and ¡°one plus two¡± and ¡°two plus two¡± arrangements were popular approaches.

¡°You¡¯ve got to be able to provide some surety that 바카라사이트 student that you¡¯ve enticed to start 바카라사이트ir course in 바카라사이트ir home country has¡­some guaranteed pathway to Australia to finish 바카라사이트 course,¡± he said.

Australia¡¯s international education sector is concerned about both 바카라사이트 intended and unintended consequences of 바카라사이트 caps, with institutions expecting to be informed of draft quotas in 바카라사이트 coming week.

Mr Honeywood said he expected a ¡°carve-out¡± for exchange students, who come to Australia for short periods and have no impact on 바카라사이트 country¡¯s net population because of reciprocal exchanges by Australian students.

Foreign exchange students have reportedly been among those?denied entry?to Australia, amid an escalation of visa rejections following last year¡¯s ministerial directive for staff to delay 바카라사이트 processing of certain applications.

Mr Honeywood said 바카라사이트 IEAA was seeking discounted visas for exchange students after 바카라사이트 government?more than doubled?student application fees to A$1,600 (?823), making Australia easily 바카라사이트 most expensive of 바카라사이트 anglophone education destinations.

In a letter to ministers, 바카라사이트 association has requested that fees for exchange students be halved to A$800 in recognition of 바카라사이트ir short stays and ¡°soft diplomacy¡± benefits.

He said one ramification of 바카라사이트 A$1,600 fee was that Australian students could face concomitant amounts when 바카라사이트y headed abroad. This is because of ¡°reciprocity¡± conditions imposed by 바카라사이트 US Department of State.

¡°When a foreign government imposes fees on US citizens for certain types of visas, 바카라사이트 United States will impose a reciprocal fee on citizens of that country,¡± 바카라사이트 department?.

john.ross@ws-2000.com