Regional Australian universities flag international student fears due to migration changes
ABCJubin Raju has adapted well to life in Gippsland despite average temperatures being about 10 degrees colder than his native Kerala. " Professor Duncan Bentley said international student numbers were recovering after pandemic restrictions, when a change in Home Affairs policy led to a "risk-based approach" that increased visa refusals and disproportionately affected students applying for regional universities. He said positives would come from the impending cap on international students and "preliminary indications of a domestic student cap and redistribution". Regional Universities Network chief executive Alec Webb, whose organisation represents Federation and six other universities, said 14 per cent of its student cohort were international students. Pro vice-chancellor international Mike Ferguson said international students at Charles Sturt made up just 3 per cent of its student body — a number the university hoped to grow.
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