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Australia to cap number of foreign students

SYDNEY: Australia plans to cap foreign student numbers from next year, the government said on Tuesday, curbing a multi-billion dollar industry as it faces political heat on immigration

“New international student numbers for university, higher education, and vocational training will be limited to 270,000 in 2025,” Education Minister Jason Clare announced at a news conference.


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“It means that certain universities will have more students this year than the next year. Others will have less,” Clare explained as he announced the scheme, which will need legislation.

According to official figures, overseas students contributed more than Aus$42 billion to Australian universities and vocational education institutions in 2023. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, Australian authorities awarded over 577,000 international student visas.

Clare stated that the adjustment will result in around the same number of overseas students commencing a study next year as there were before the Covid-19 epidemic.

According to the government, the split for 2025 will be 145,000 additional international students for universities, 30,000 for other higher education providers, and 95,000 for vocational education and training. The new restriction is intended to replace a recent strategy of providing precedence to students assessed to be at minimal risk of visa noncompliance.

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