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An international student from India managed to touch down in Brisbane two days after the Australian government lifted the ban on returning travellers from COVID-ravaged India. Kanika says she couldn’t believe her luck.
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The bleak picture for universities could worsen after the 2021 Budget suggested international borders won t reopen until mid-2022.
Before the pandemic, international education was Australia’s third-largest export industry, worth about A$40 billion a year to the wider economy.
“Governments across all jurisdictions need to come together with universities to develop a robust plan for the safe return of international students,” Universities Australia’s Chief Executive Catriona Jackson said in a press release.
“The plan would mean the careful quarantine of students from low-risk countries.”
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Along with the challenges of the border remaining closed, the higher education sector is again facing significant cuts into the future.
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Making most of Uni research
Boosting support to make the most of university research will lead to new jobs, products and companies, and support Australia’s economic recovery.
In its response to the University Research Commercialisation consultation paper, Universities Australia has recommended identifying direct incentives that would support business to partner with universities and research organisations.
Universities Australia’s Chief Executive Catriona Jackson said the sector welcomed the Government’s focus on the potential of research commercialisation and translation to economic recovery.
“From Cochlear to CSL, Australia has demonstrated time and again that we have the skill and the smarts to compete with the best,” Ms Jackson said.