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Australian universities offer rebates to foreign students stranded overseas due to the coronavirus
As Australian universities gear up for another academic year amid a global pandemic, some institutions are offering fee rebates for foreign students.
Key points:
- Experts say universities need to “keep a competitive edge” to retain international students
- One university turned its only overseas facility, in China, into a study hub for foreign students
- International students say there are challenges such as different time zones and technology limitations
More than 140,000 enrolled international students were unable to study at Australian campuses after the Federal Government imposed border restrictions last year, according to data from Universities Australia (UA), the peak body for the sector.
Australia’s international border restrictions are…
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