When the COVID-19 pandemic initially took off in China, grave fears were held for Australia's university sector. This was primarily due to Australia's reliance on Chinese students and the travel bans that are still in place. But now universities are ...
More »UTAS hit hard, SCU closes campuses as COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc across university sector
[An earlier version of this story incorrectly mentioned the University of the Sunshine Coast instead of Southern Cross University. Campus Review apologises for the error.] Australia’s university sector is continuing to be severely affected by the effects of COVID-19, with ...
More »Unis puts student welfare first as China travel ban is extended until March 7
Universities Australia CEO Catriona Jackson said the country’s universities are placing student wellbeing first as travel restrictions on visitors, including students, are being extended for another week unit March 7. UA's announcement followed Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s confirmation yesterday at ...
More »Sociologist argues Australia’s universities are ‘addicted’ to China
University of Sydney sociologist Salvatore Babones has warned that some of Australia’s top universities are too dependent on China and are “scrambling” to deal with the COVID-19 travel restrictions affecting Chinese students in particular. In an article for The Centre ...
More »Travel bans to China extended amid potential hit to international education
Australia could lose up a third of Chinese students to foreign universities as health concerns about the coronavirus – now called COVID-19 – continue to intensify in Australia. Australia’s latest move, which will extend the travel ban for another seven days, has ...
More »Monash becomes first foreign university in Indonesia
Monash University has become the first foreign university campus to be granted approval by the Government of Indonesia. The campus will be based in Jakarta and offer postgraduate programs only, including masters and PhD degrees and “executive programs with micro-credentials”. ...
More »The opportunities and challenges of internationalisation for Australia’s higher education sector
A leading academic has warned that the internationalisation of the higher education sector has created both opportunities and challenges that need to be addressed in the immediate future. This advice formed part of the report Developing a New Vision for ...
More »First Curtin Indigenous Australian student receives prized New Colombo Plan fellowship
Curtin University has announced its first Indigenous Australian student to become a prestigious New Colombo Plan (NCP) Fellow. Matthew Harris, who is studying a Bachelor of Health Sciences, focusing on Indigenous and public health, joined the fellowship after being recognised ...
More »Murdoch University’s ‘aggressive’ student recruitment could hurt other Australian universities
A Murdoch University staff member who would prefer not to be named for legal reasons says the ABC TV 4 Corners program on international students could have a negative impact on other Australian universities’ ability to recruit from growing student markets like ...
More »Australian universities at the heart of ‘unprecedented’ foreign interference
“Lucrative” research partnerships between Australian universities and China are not only endangering academic autonomy but are also presenting a threat to our national security, according to a policy analyst interviewed on ABC TV’s 4 Corners program. “It’s clearly not in ...
More »