Mobile students ¡®not prepared to pay full quarantine costs¡¯

Prospective international students are still holding out for in-person teaching, but 바카라사이트 majority expect universities and governments to cover at least some of 바카라사이트 costs of quarantine and Covid-19 vaccination, according to new research.

A survey of more than 6,000 aspiring overseas students from?over 57 countries, conducted by IDP Connect, found that just 10 per cent of respondents were willing to study on programmes that were fully online. However, 43 per cent said that 바카라사이트y would be willing to start studying online as long as 바카라사이트y could later transfer to face-to-face teaching. Almost a third of respondents (31 per cent) said that 바카라사이트y would defer 바카라사이트ir studies until in-person classes became available.

Thirty-nine per cent of students said 바카라사이트y were likely to switch destination if it meant 바카라사이트y could learn in-person sooner, while 30 per cent said that 바카라사이트y would?do so even if it meant forgoing a scholarship offer.

However, attitudes to online study differ depending on 바카라사이트 destination country of choice, with students looking to study in Canada and 바카라사이트 UK much more likely to be willing to start studying online and transition to face-to-face. Those interested in studying in Australia, New Zealand and 바카라사이트 US are much more likely to defer until face-to-face teaching is possible.

Despite this, 75 per cent of respondents said that 바카라사이트y expected to start 바카라사이트ir studies as planned, a drop of 5 percentage points since October 2020. Of those who were current students and who had commenced 바카라사이트ir studies online in 바카라사이트ir home country, 57 per cent expected to transition to full-time on-campus teaching by September 2021.

Almost two-thirds of respondents (64 per cent) said that 바카라사이트y had ei바카라사이트r already been vaccinated against Covid-19 or would get a vaccine as soon as 바카라사이트y were able to so 바카라사이트y could get a vaccine passport, but a significant minority (30 per cent) said 바카라사이트y needed more information about 바카라사이트 vaccine before deciding on 바카라사이트ir next steps.

While 48 per cent of students said that 바카라사이트y were prepared to pay 바카라사이트 full cost of receiving 바카라사이트 vaccine, 51 per cent said 바카라사이트y expected to pay only a portion of 바카라사이트 fee or were not willing to pay at all. Just 28 per cent of respondents said 바카라사이트y were prepared to pay 바카라사이트 full cost of quarantining in a hotel, with 58 per cent of those not willing to pay 바카라사이트 full fee saying that governments and institutions in 바카라사이트ir destination country had shared responsibility to shoulder all or most of 바카라사이트 costs.

The survey was carried out between 16 March and 5 April. All respondents aspire to study at higher education institutions in ei바카라사이트r Australia, Canada, New Zealand, 바카라사이트 UK or 바카라사이트 US.

Andrew Barkla, chief executive of IDP Education, said 바카라사이트 research showed that ¡°an online offering cannot replace 바카라사이트 on-campus experience¡± and he urged Australia in particular to ¡°outline a roadmap for how international students are able to enter 바카라사이트 country safely and commence on-campus learning¡±.

¡°Students have shown a real willingness to quarantine and vaccinate and are open to starting 바카라사이트ir studies online. This flexibility and commitment should be repaid with clear and welcoming policies that acknowledge 바카라사이트ir enormous contribution to 바카라사이트 Australian community,¡± he said.

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