Australia to bar foreign students from bringing partner/child while they study(www.channelnewsasia.com)
18 pointsby Markoff4 hours ago2 comments
  • evolve2k2 hours ago
    Higher Education was once a top export for Australia. Not with the way this is going, with policies like these.
    • alephnerd2 hours ago
      At least abroad, an Australian degree that isn't from a UNSW or Sydney tier uni isn't well regarded anyhow.

      Like (eg.) RMIT or CQU doesn't open any doors in Vietnam, India, or Indonesia, but all their advertising (which often includes calling out immigration) essentially devalues the reputation of Australia's education system in those countries.

      It's the same thing in Canada and the UK.

  • alephnerd2 hours ago
    FYI PhD students are exempted from this regulation, though in all honesty Australia should just shut down degree mill and cash cow programs to nip the problem in the bud.

    For example, a Masters in Project Management [0] or Information Technology [1] from CQUni that ends up costing AUD 80k-100k in tuition, fees, and living costs isn't opening any doors professionally in the old country nor in Australia.

    But they won't.

    Same goes for Canada and the UK.

    [0] - https://www.cqu.edu.au/courses/cv84/master-of-project-manage...

    [1] - https://www.cqu.edu.au/courses/cc54/master-of-information-te...

    • xhkkffbf8 minutes ago
      The degree mills are sad. One legit student I know was kind of depressed that a large block of students never showed up for any classes or participated in any way. They were off at jobs or whatnot.