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International students could be welcomed back to NSW this year under local COVID-19 quarantine plan
Overseas students could potentially fly in to return to study in NSW by October, in a bold plan welcomed by the education sector.
Key points:
- Tertiary education contributed more than $14b annually to NSW’s economy prior to the pandemic
- Vice chancellors, state and federal governments have worked closely on the program
- There is no launch date for the initiative
The NSW government is proposing to transform student accommodation in Sydney’s CBD into quarantine lodgings to restart its international education sector.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, tertiary education was NSW’s second largest export, generating more than $14 billion annually.
Barney Glover heads a committee of all NSW university vice chancellors, which has worked closely with…
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