done to promote regional university rankings However, international students are also an at a field of study level, and to raise the profile indispensable revenue stream that supports of regional Australia as a desirable destination the viability of many regional universities who for international students, promoting the operate in the challenging environment of thin excellence of regional tertiar. [...] Additionally, regional campuses are not RUN acknowledges that the establishment of always located near the services, amenities, the ATEC and the subsequent implementation and places of employment that international of a needs-based funding model may relieve students require, and these students will some of the funding pressures facing regional often preference accommodation options universities, h. [...] RUN believes the design of a future higher education system needs to be based on transparency of visa processing and provider expectation and repeatability in relation to managing the risk and planning of the international education sector. [...] RUN believes that the design of a robust higher education system ought to be informed by the undertaking of a highly nuanced and evidence-based approach to the process determining the overall quantum of international students in Australia. [...] of Australia’s university sector, the fundamental importance of student Part 7 — Enrolment limits choice in the integrity and reputation of RUN holds concerns with a Minister holding the university sector, and the fact that such unprecedented discretionary powers to the majority of international students set limits on international students in Australia, leave Australia after graduation.
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- Published in
- Australia
Table of Contents
- Overview 4
- Recommendations 7
- Context 8
- Value of Higher Education providers in Australia’s international education sector 8
- Urban scale, and regional capacity to respond to major changes 8
- Additional challenges of regional placement 8
- Capped allocation via course 10
- International students and accommodation dynamics 11
- The timing of changes 12
- Integrity, accountability and transparency 13
- Amendments 15
- Part 1 — Education agents and commissions 15
- Part 2 — Giving information to registered providers 15
- Part 3 — Management of provider applications 15
- Part 4 — Registration requirements 15
- Part 5 — Automatic cancellation of registration 15
- Part 6 — Investigation of offences 16
- Part 7 — Enrolment limits 16
- Part 8 — Automatic cancellation of specified courses 17
- References 18
