Australia introduces cap on international students

SYDNEY: Australia will introduce a cap on the number of new international students it accepts, as it tries to reduce overall migration to pre-pandemic levels. The nation has one of the biggest international student markets in the world, but the number of new enrolments will be limited to 270,000 for 2025. Each higher education institution […]

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Modi in Australia: Albanese announces migration deal with India

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Over 600 students apply for NOC letter daily

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One in 6 Australian university students sexually harassed on campus: report

CANBERRA, March 24: Almost 5 percent of Australian university students have been sexually assaulted since starting university, a report has found. Peak body Universities Australia (UA) on Wednesday published the results of the 2021 National Student Safety Survey. It revealed that 4.5 percent of about 44,000 participant students said they have experienced sexual assault. One in six students have been sexually harassed since starting at university and one in 12 has been sexually harassed in the past 12 months, said the report. Some victims said they did not know how to report the incidents to their institutions. "On behalf of Universities Australia and its 39 members, I am deeply sorry," John Dewar, chair of UA and vice-chancellor of La Trobe University, said in a statement. "To every single university student who has experienced sexual harassment or sexual assault, or has a friend, family member or loved one who has, I am sorry." Students who lived in on-campus accommodation were more likely to be harassed or assaulted than their peers who live with family. Australian National University (ANU), the second-best university in Australia according to Times Higher Education's rankings, said the survey results indicate, within a university context, that a higher percentage of ANU students experienced sexual harassment since starting university and in the last 12 months than the national average. Earlier in March the university announced a 3.3 million Australian dollar (2.4 million U.S. dollar) student safety and wellbeing plan with a focus on safety in student residences. "No instance of sexual harassment or sexual assault should be tolerated, and our institutions must set the tone for what is expected from our future graduates," Dewar said.

Australia lifts travel ban on int’l students from today - Khabarhub

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Australia to allow fully vaccinated eligible visa holders from December 1

AUSTRALIA , November 22: Australia on Monday further relaxed its travel rules as it allows fully vaccinated eligible visa holders to enter the country without the need to apply for a travel exemption from December 1. Eligible visa holders include skilled and student cohorts, as well as humanitarian, working holidaymakers and provisional family visa holders. The additional changes have been announced as part of the National plan to safely reopen Australia. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, in a statement, said: "From 1 December 2021, fully vaccinated eligible visa holders can come to Australia without needing to apply for a travel exemption. Eligible visa holders include skilled and student cohorts, as well as humanitarian, working holidaymaker and provisional family visa holders." He said that these changes will ensure that "we continue to protect the health of Australians while reuniting families and securing our economic recovery by opening our border to skilled and student visa holders". Under these arrangements, Morrison said that the travellers must be fully vaccinated with a completed dosage of a vaccine approved or recognised by Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), hold a valid visa for one of the eligible visa subclasses, provide proof of their vaccination status and present a negative COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test taken within three days of departure. "The return of skilled workers and international students to Australia will further cement our economic recovery, providing the valuable workers our economy needs and supporting our important education sector," Morrison said. Australia has reopened its border to quarantine-free travellers on November 1 after months of stringent pandemic restrictions On March 20 last year, Australia introduced some of the world's toughest border restrictions in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Strict restrictions were imposed by Australia from travelling overseas without permission for 18-months.

Australian capital to welcome back international students in 2022

CANBERRA, Oct. 22: International students will be able to return to Australia's capital for the start of the 2022 academic year. Andrew Barr, the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), on Friday announced that Canberra will welcome back international students who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 early in 2022. Under the plan, students who have been inoculated with a vaccine recognized by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) will not have to quarantine on arrival in the ACT but will be subject to federal testing requirements. "Higher education institutions provide a considerable social and economic contribution to Canberra. The return of international students will be very welcome news for our city," Barr said in a media release. The international education industry, which was worth an estimated one billion Australian dollars per year to the ACT economy prior to the pandemic, has been crippled by Australia's strict border restrictions. According to peak body Universities Australia, universities lost 1.8 billion Australian dollars in revenue and cut 17,300 jobs in 2020. Paddy Nixon, vice-chancellor of the University of Canberra, said the return of international students would have major benefits for the city. "Our international students become nurses in Canberra hospitals and the allied health professionals that will be supporting Canberrans in their everyday lives," he said. "As our economy starts to rebound, we will need the talents, our international students bring, and we all benefit from the vibrancy they bring to our campus and our city."