Tag: Group of Eight Universities

Universities’ Push for Quantity Over Quality of Students Sees Higher Failure Rates Than Ever

February 27, 2023
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Financial incentives are encouraging Australian universities to admit more and more high school graduates that receive low Australian Tertiary Admission Ranks (ATAR) or use alternative admission schemes, resulting in a soaring number of dropouts, a new report found. While there are calls to scrap ATAR entirely, the Centre of Independent Studies argues that greater, not…

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Chinese Students Forced to Scramble Back to Australia as Beijing Shuts the Door on Online Study

January 30, 2023
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Tens of thousands of Chinese students will have to return to Australian campuses after a sudden ban on remote studying for overseas diplomas by the Chinese Education Ministry. On Jan. 28, the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange under the Education Ministry announced that from the first semester of 2023, the Center would no longer…

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Govt to Review International Deals of Australian Universities for Possible Foreign Interference

June 18, 2021
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Australia’s leading research-intensive universities have submitted over 4,000 international arrangements for review as part of the government’s Foreign Relations Scheme (FRS). Under the scheme, the federal government is able to cancel international agreements that are deemed detrimental to Australia’s foreign policy and national interest. The Group of Eight (Go8) universities said their submission of thousands…

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Over 4,000 University Agreements up for Review Under Australian Foreign Interference Laws

June 18, 2021
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Australia’s leading research-intensive universities have submitted over 4,000 international arrangements for review as part of the government’s Foreign Relations Scheme (FRS). Under the scheme, the federal government is able to cancel international agreements that are deemed detrimental to Australia’s foreign policy and national interest. The Group of Eight (Go8) universities said their submission of thousands…

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Negative Forecast for Australian University Sector: S&P Report

April 28, 2021
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As the international student cohort in Australian universities shrinks and border policy continues to turn prospective new students away, the sector may experience a heavier loss this year than last, a report says. An analysis by S&P Global, which forecasts the future of the higher education sector, has said that the impact of the decreasing …

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International Students Slated to Return to Australia in 2022

April 1, 2021
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Australian universities may see their international student cohorts return to class in large numbers by the beginning of 2022, says the education minister. “We are looking forward to welcoming back international students who remain overseas, and we thank them for their patience to date,” Education Minister Alan Tudge said in a speech to the Royal…

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