Alarm bells over Australian universities’ financial dependence on international students

01/08/2024 15:00 The Guardian

Critics across the sector say institutions have become trapped in an unstable business model as they try to make up for loss of government fundingMass cheating through AI puts credibility at risk, academics warnUniversities accused of awarding degrees to students with no grasp of ‘basic’ EnglishListen to our daily news podcast on the Degrees Devalued seriesAustralian universities’ dependence on international student fees has “fuelled a culture of revenue, profit and competition” and created an unstable business model, the head of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has warned.Critics representing various interests in the sector joined in expressing anxiety at the position universities had found themselves in as the federal government aggressively tries to wind back the number of international students.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...

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