The proposed cap will affect universities and VET providers, who will be required to establish more purpose-built accommodation if they want to enrol more students
The university campus of UNSW in Sydney. The government has announced new legislation to allow the education minister to set a maximum number of new international student enrolments providers can offer.The university campus of UNSW in Sydney. The government has announced new legislation to allow the education minister to set a maximum number of new international student enrolments providers can offer.
But while the flow of students is slowing, the number of international students studying in Australia still sat in excess of 700,000 as of the end of February, exceeding pre-pandemic levels.On Saturday the government announced new legislation to allow the education minister to set a maximum number of new international student enrolments education providers can offer.
If universities want more international students, they will be required to establish additional purpose-built student accommodation for both international and domestic students., the government will be able to set limits on enrolments at a provider level, including within specific courses or locations. While legislation will be introduced to parliament this week, the policy won’t be implemented until 1 January 2025.
The government will make schools and postgraduate research enrolments exempt from the caps, and consider excluding short courses, non-packaged short English courses, and non-award courses.The caps will probably affect VET providers who authorities believe are not offering quality courses or whose admissions undermine the integrity of the migration system, as well as universities who accept high numbers of international students.
“ seeks to tell independent tertiary education institutions what they should and shouldn’t offer international students. For international students, the Australian government’s approach is even more profound as it suggests that the government tell students what they will study and where,” Iteca said.
“We will be working closely with the government to co-design the policy settings needed to give the international education sector a strong and sustainable footing from which to grow into the future.”The chief executive of the Group of Eight, Vicki Thomson, said the body strongly supported measures to improve quality and integrity in the international education sector although “any mix of policy settings must be considered, and nuanced”.
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