Just what do Universities offer? Much has been said about the intended cuts to education leading up to the election. Now its seems more spending is in order due to the independents in government. Lecturers have been saying that we will lose the international education industry without more spending. This industry does add foreign income to Australia's GNP, but the Government provides 46 per cent of university income. Australia has the highest proportion of international students than anywhere else in the world. Yet this drain on public funds should be considered when evaluating the income.
With tighter immigration laws the education of foreign student will decline. This is inevitable due to the refugee problem. For years it was used as a backdoor way of getting Australian residency. Many students are now looking to other Western countries in search of a future home. Maybe without this concentration on the education of non-Australians universities can get on with what the are for - to do research and educate the community.
It could be said that too much money has been spent on universities. Australia needs tradespeople not academics. Support should be given to employers to keep young workers while they get a trade ticket. More technical colleges should be built and staffed. Sure it is good to give academics free reign so they can criticise government, but this is a luxury that Australia can ill afford. It doesn't affect the way the country is governed anyway.
With tighter immigration laws the education of foreign student will decline. This is inevitable due to the refugee problem. For years it was used as a backdoor way of getting Australian residency. Many students are now looking to other Western countries in search of a future home. Maybe without this concentration on the education of non-Australians universities can get on with what the are for - to do research and educate the community.
It could be said that too much money has been spent on universities. Australia needs tradespeople not academics. Support should be given to employers to keep young workers while they get a trade ticket. More technical colleges should be built and staffed. Sure it is good to give academics free reign so they can criticise government, but this is a luxury that Australia can ill afford. It doesn't affect the way the country is governed anyway.
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