According to the author of this article, Australia (which is known for having one of the largest international student populations in the world) is currently experiencing some events which could ultimately 1.) decrease the amount of international students who attend its' universities and 2.) cause the country's economy to buckle. The issues at hand could have a similar effect on other nations, such as own, if we are not careful.
Link:
http://chronicle.com/article/Losing-a-Grip-on-the/126079/
Chris
That was an insightful article. I had not previously read about the technical programs that offered permanent residency in Australia. The idea that universities may think of international students as dollar signs concerns me.
ReplyDeleteResearchers at UIUC have reported that in general international student enrollment has increased on this campus. The link to the report is in this article: http://www.news-gazette.com/news/education/2010-11-12/reports-say-ui-has-room-improvement-diversity.html
"While many factors contributed to today's problems, a key one is that educational providers sought international students as way to bolster their bottom line. They forgot their core mission to educate individuals; instead they saw them as dollar signs."
ReplyDeleteI thought that was a particularly relevant quote...particularly at a time when institutions are looking for revenue streams. At the same time, we can no discount the added cultural value and perspectives international student populations bring. For public, state institutions there is the added pressure to remain accessible to residents (although this argument is often overinflated and can border on xenophobia at times).
This article demonstrates how UIUC is with their spending.The UIUC is using international students to pay off their bills. The way the economy is going, the state of Illinois owes the University money but the university has not seen any of the money yet. The part about Indian students getting attacked should not be tolerated. The university should be able to provide substantial protection against people attacking their students. Clearly they need to hire security so these students are not targeted walking home.If other people I knew from my ethnic group was getting attacked consistently, I definately would not attend that university either. I think the part about immigrants having to show six months prior that they have 100,000 dollars in their account in order to attend school is ridiculous. Who has that kind of money? Everyone is not rich. Will International Students have to protest in order to get a good education from other countries? I feel like in the U.S. we take so many things for granted. So many people from other countries come over here and work hard. Australia should not tell people they cannot come over to their country because they cannot provide they have a substatial amount of money. Everyone should be allowed to get an education no matter their socio-economic status.
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