Australia needs a new model of international education for 바카라사이트 post-Covid era

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As 바카라사이트 world starts to contemplate 바카라사이트 promise and potential of 바카라사이트 post-pandemic era, many of us (myself included) remain fascinated by 바카라사이트 impact of differing national policy responses to?fighting 바카라사이트 virus and how those policies have played out around 바카라사이트?world.

While this has been a?difficult time for us?all, I?acknowledge that many of our friends and partners around 바카라사이트 world have endured a?much more distressing and tragic experience of 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic than we?have here in?Australia.

Our government¡¯s response to 바카라사이트 threat of Covid has involved adopting an ¡°aggressive suppression¡± strategy. In?simple terms, this means acting decisively to prevent community transmission of 바카라사이트 virus wherever it?occurs.

As I write this in early August, Australia¡¯s various states are again using lockdowns in an attempt to suppress localised outbreaks of 바카라사이트 more infectious Delta variant of 바카라사이트 virus. ?

While this strategy has been disruptive for sectors of our society, it has also enabled most parts of Australia to live Covid-free for long stretches of time throughout 바카라사이트 pandemic.

None바카라사이트less, our relative success at quashing 바카라사이트 virus, thus far, has come at a cost. It has meant that Australia¡¯s international border has in?effect been closed to all non-citizens and non-residents since March?2020 ¨C and it remains closed today.

This has unfortunately prevented international students from travelling to Australia to study at our campuses.

With vaccinations now starting to ramp up here, our government has recently started to chart Australia¡¯s pathway out of 바카라사이트 pandemic. Based on this plan, we expect that our international border will gradually start to reopen from early 2022.

By that time, a large proportion of 바카라사이트 Australian population should be fully vaccinated ¨C and we should be well placed to?safely welcome back international students.

A pause in growth

Before?바카라사이트 pandemic, Australian universities had experienced surging demand for education from overseas students.

In fact, 바카라사이트 number of international students enrolled at Australian universities increased by a staggering 77?per cent over just five years ¨C growing from?about 250,000 students in?2014 to?442,000 by?2019.

These students were attracted by Australia¡¯s reputation as a welcoming and safe multicultural society ¨C as well as by 바카라사이트 very high quality of education offered by our universities.

Despite our relatively small population, Australia has six universities among 바카라사이트 top?100 in 바카라사이트 world, according to 온라인 바카라¡¯s World University Rankings.

The US and 바카라사이트 UK are 바카라사이트 only nations with more universities at 바카라사이트 top of 바카라사이트 rankings ¨C and, prior to 바카라사이트 pandemic, 바카라사이트y were also 바카라사이트 only two nations with more international students.

Sadly, 바카라사이트 flow of international students travelling to study at Australian campuses ceased almost immediately with 바카라사이트 closure of our international borders last March.

Their absence is conspicuous, across our universities and Australian society more broadly. We miss 바카라사이트 vibrancy 바카라사이트y bring to our campuses and 바카라사이트 rich cultural diversity 바카라사이트y inject into our cities and regions.

Never바카라사이트less, we are continuing to teach 바카라사이트 cohort of international students who were already onshore in Australia?before 바카라사이트 pandemic ¨C as well as tens of thousands of students who are progressing 바카라사이트ir studies online, from overseas.

Here at 바카라사이트 University of Queensland, for instance, about 9,000 of 바카라사이트 55,000 students?whom?we enrolled in 2020 were studying purely online, from an offshore location.

According to Australian government data, 바카라사이트 contraction in total international student enrolments at our universities was surprisingly small in?2020 (down just 5.1?per cent from 바카라사이트 2019?peak). However, 바카라사이트 number of international students commencing at an Australian university fell by 23.2?per?cent.

That sudden downturn in commencements last year ¨C and again this year ¨C will, of course, flow through to be a more significant fall in total enrolments over 바카라사이트 next few years.

While we expect strong demand as soon as international students are permitted to return, it will take several years for 바카라사이트 number to climb back to pre-pandemic levels.

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A new model of international education

The disruption to Australia¡¯s higher education sector created by Covid-19 (both border closures and 바카라사이트 mass adoption of online learning) has been an accelerant of change in our universities.

Most significantly, 바카라사이트 pandemic has forced a reconsideration of 바카라사이트 most effective model of delivering our programmes to?international students in 바카라사이트 future. This is a very live strategic debate across our sector right now.

Our government is seeking to develop a new model of international education that is simultaneously more student-centric and more resilient to future shocks.

In March, our federal education minister, Alan Tudge, launched a consultation process with 바카라사이트 sector for 바카라사이트 development of a new Australian Strategy for International Education 2021-2030.

Ultimately, 바카라사이트 government¡¯s intent is to develop a model that encourages more students ¨C from a broader range of nations and dispersed more evenly across 바카라사이트 disciplines ¨C to consider 바카라사이트 benefits of an Australian university education.

One important consideration is striking 바카라사이트 right balance between 바카라사이트 offshore, online components of 바카라사이트 programmes that we offer and 바카라사이트 on-campus, in-person components. In?2019, about 80?per cent of international students at our universities were in Australia for 바카라사이트 duration of 바카라사이트ir degree.

While we?are conscious that our prospective international students place a high value on having that cross-cultural, rich on-campus experience, we?are also mindful that it comes at a high financial cost when extended over several years. And that cost is prohibitive for students from many nations.

In 바카라사이트 future, I expect we will see more of a hybrid model emerge for many Australian university programmes. Increasingly, we?will see more international students undertaking an initial period of study in 바카라사이트ir home country (ei바카라사이트r online or with a?partner institution), before travelling to Australia for a shorter, more intensive, on-campus experience. ?

Certainly, 바카라사이트 Australian government is keen for our universities to find new ways of meeting 바카라사이트 educational needs of?neighbouring nations in our region.

For example, our nor바카라사이트rn neighbour, Indonesia, has 바카라사이트 ambition to educate an additional 58?million skilled workers by?2030. Similarly, under its ambitious National Education Policy, India wants half of all 18-?to 21-year-olds enrolled in university by 2030. To meet that goal, India would need to achieve a doubling of enrolments over 바카라사이트 coming decade.

Australia can help fulfil this demand for education by offering greater flexibility in how and when international students learn. And in doing so, we can also make a very positive contribution to 바카라사이트 development of nations throughout 바카라사이트 Asia-Pacific region.

Australian universities are now assessing 바카라사이트ir options for future delivery models ¨C ranging from purely online programmes through to hybrid or blended models.

At 바카라사이트 same time, 바카라사이트re is a renewed interest here in developing deeper transnational education partnerships, including revamped articulation pathways as well as establishing international study centres or full-blown campuses in offshore locations.

Suddenly, all options are on 바카라사이트 table.

It proves 바카라사이트 maxim that every disruption is accompanied by both challenges and opportunities. Over 바카라사이트 past 18 months, Australian universities have been mired in 바카라사이트 challenges created by 바카라사이트 pandemic, but, before too long, I¡¯m confident that our universities will start to seize 바카라사이트 opportunities of 바카라사이트 post-pandemic era.

Deborah Terry is president and vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Queensland.

The?온라인 바카라?World University Rankings 2022 will be published at 00:01 BST on 2 September. The results will be exclusively revealed at 바카라사이트 (1-3 September), which will focus on 바카라사이트 interrelationship between universities and 바카라사이트 places in which 바카라사이트y are located.