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Australia wants to double foreign student intake to 1 million
An ambitious target has been set by Austrade in its market development plan, to double the number of foreign students here to 1 million by the year 2025.
This could see the value of the education industry rise to over $36 billion in just 10 years. According to the report Australian International Education 2025, part of the growth plan is to promote Australian education in new markets more aggressively. John Angley, general manager at Austrade, said several regions have been earmarked for development and they include Brazil, Colombia, West Africa and the Gulf States.
“We’ll always be welcoming eligible Indian and Chinese students but we think that if we’re going to grow the size of the market, we should also take the opportunity and diversify where students come from,” Mr Angley told PIE news. He added that these are “markets which aren’t new to Australia but have potential to build stronger relationships.”
The sector however faces numerous challenges including capacity, maintaining quality and keeping public opinion on its side.
The Australia International Education Conference held in Adelaide earlier this month warned that the government was not doing enough to explain to the Australian public the importance of the education industry and international students to the economy.
Commentators pointed out that in a slowing economy, foreign workers and foreign students are unfortunately targeted by politicians as the source of the problem with many often threatening to reduce the numbers with no due consideration of the actual and significant contribution of these international visitors to the economy.
Chris Ziguras, president of the International Education Association of Australia cautioned that Australia needs to avoid what is happening in the UK right now - the clampdown of student visas He said, “I think everybody in Australia sees the possibility of that happening so they don’t want to get to the point – where one or the other of the major political parties sees it as politically or electorally advantageous to reduce the number of foreigners in society and particularly the numbers of international students.”
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Tuesday, 20 October 2015True, if you come from high risk countries, you have little chance.
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Tuesday, 20 October 2015
True! but why governemnt still spending large amount of money on advertising in those country??
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Tuesday, 20 October 2015
Fix the problem first. Prosecute idiots like Eddy Kang (aka Ted) who prey on student visa holders. Get rid of dodgy schools that recruit students to work as underpaid posties. Make the owners of 7-eleven, pay for their purposeful ignorance, get rid of dodgy or non-registered agents that offer visa duration rather proposing proper educational pathways.
I have heard of agents giving money back to students after enrolling them in a school. They inform the student that as long as fees are paid, then you don't have to attend classes and can work full-time hours earning cash, so that you won't be detected by the government. Some are able to obtain a 50 week visa duration for only $5000 per year. This includes VAC, OSHC, medicals and school tuition fee. If ASQA, TEQSA, OMARA, etc does not want to do anything about it, then don't promote an ambitious target that has no way to ensure that Australian Education will be delivered with integrity. -
Tuesday, 20 October 2015
I have 2 student applications both AL1 - DIBP refused applications, reason being that they have been in Australia for 2 years on visitor visa, however their stay in Australia were 2 years out of 5 years & 2 years out of 3.5 years. (they only applied 12 months student visa)
but on the other hand i have a indian student visa application was approved even he have been in Australia for over 5 years ( 3 years visitor visa and 1 years english and 1 years certificate study) - it seem to be a double standard in my opinion.
Also offshore application have no merit right ... is this fair? or DIBP officer still act as "God"? -
Tuesday, 20 October 2015My advice to Austrade...Good Plan...too bad about the control freaks in DIBP who will get in the way with their "genuine student" voodoo BS.
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Wednesday, 21 October 2015
Recently announced criteria for GTE (Invented and developed by XXX university for Sri Lanka)
Bachelor Students- Should not have married , Must not have family links (either PR or Citizens)
Master students- Must not married recently , if married spouse should also have a Bachelor degree , Must not have family links (either PR or Citizens)
Financial evidence , the applicant must show the funds for all three or two years instead of regulatory requirements of 1st 12 months. -
Thursday, 22 October 2015
yes nuwan
They area playing god and I hope theses university and college who are under so called SVP never get one more student.
some of the things they request are ridiculous such as you outlined above. -
Monday, 26 October 2015
Let me share a ridiculous decision by DIBP
One of my client - from Hong Kong (AL1), Father is one of the top 50 richest people in Hong Kong. She has never work (employ) all her life (obviously - father is the top 50 richest man in Hong Kong), she have been continuously studies ... and now she is 32 years of age with a bank saving of approx 250K (AUD) - she got her student visa refused today as she dont have a permentent employment and have been study too long!
So what DIBP's case officer are saying : you cannot be too rich! and even you have loaf of money you still need to work! or get your father to make up a letter of employment! Some peopel like to study for the whole life, but im sorry, this seem to be not acceptable in Australia.
And because this is a offshore application! nothing you can do ...Ha! Ha! -
Monday, 26 October 2015
sorry - she saving is 2,500K (AUD)
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Why one department advertsing foreign student intake and DIBP refusing a lot of geniune student applications - just because "they believe applicant not a geniune student!"