The Australian government has forecasted that the number of international students starting a university degree in the country will return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2023.
During a speech at the Universities Australia gala dinner on Feb. 23, Education Minister Jason Clare provided an update on international students, saying they were coming back to Australia.
“The number of international students starting a degree over the past year is up 38 percent on what it was the previous year,” he said.
“We now estimate that by the end of this year, it’s likely we will be back to the same number of international students starting a degree as there were before the pandemic.”…