International student commencements will be capped next year as the government tries to limit overseas migration. Education Minister Jason Clare says the caps will make the international education sector fairer, but many universities have opposed the plan.
"It's important to send a message to the world that we want students to come here to study. But we want a managed system, not a free for all system."
CEO of the Group of Eight Vicki Thompson says the impact of the change will be felt across the sector. Research and Policy Director at the Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success, Professor Ian Li, says the move seems to be a response to those concerns. Minster Clare says the reputation is already damaged - because of a ministerial direction issued last year.
It attempted to limit migration, but Jason Clare says it has created an inequitable system favouring some universities, and the government plans to repeal it.
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