Australia’s Cap on Overseas Students Damaging, Universities Say
- University sector calls for cap start date to be delayed
- Tertiary education is one of Australia’s biggest exports
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Australian universities have warned of mass job losses if the government moves too quickly to impose caps on international student numbers, with one industry body calling the proposed policy an unprecedented “ministerial overreach.”
The Australian government is currently holding consultations over a plan to cap the number of international students that domestic universities can accept. The policy is intended to address community concerns over high post-Covid migration numbers which are aggravating a national housing shortage, as well as some questions over the quality of service provided by Australia’s tertiary institutions.