Only 40 per cent of students in China who previously intended to study overseas still plan to, while just under 50 per cent of those who had studied overseas plan to return to their study after the borders reopen.
In the questionnaire, we presented interviewees with considerations and asked them to nominate which ones would influence their decision about whether to study in Australia after COVID-19, as well as in other countries. The second group includes students who had never studied abroad before but had registered their intention to in the next three years, including in Australia, before COVID-19.Not many students in either group considered issues such as more expensive air travel, less freedom in China and online lectures as critical factors influencing their decision to study in Australia.
life is more convenient, safe and easier at home and I don’t want to go abroad to endure the hardship as a foreign studentless of a chance of landing a good job with an Australian degree in ChinaThe group of students who hadn’t yet studied in Australia but planned to, considered the following factors as critical:deterioration in Sino-Australia relations
"When the [Chinese] government announced the travel and study warnings, I couldn’t convince my parents that things aren’t that bad in Australia. They listened to the government and believed the ‘official voices’ rather than their own daughter." of Asians or Chinese people being bullied in Australia due to COVID-19. Unfortunately, social media in China often distorts such cases and amplifies the perceptions.
How many truly deserving hard working rural Chinese can even afford to send their kids to Australia Only the elite including high ranking members of CCPChina owning their allegiance to spy, steal IP and spread communist propaganda. Stop Confucius Chapters in our Uni education
Such BS... 'Students heeding their government's warnings' really means the evil CCP regime imposing strict fines for such students returning to Australia to study.
You had to know this would happen. There is an old saying 'Don't kick a sleeping dog it will bite' Morrison did not need to follow Trump's attacks on China we were only going to get bitten. So now we are acting like we should be surprised?
Well. I don’t think it’s the main reason they don’t come here.
Can’t we just fuck them all off back there?
winning.
No international students=uni stuffs lose their jobs=uni size shrinks=no campus builidng construction projects=damage to skill immigration number=damage to realestate market=damage to the economy overall and trust me, the local uni students number will stay the same, idiots
OZ gov said no racist in OZ after China’s warning of not travelling and studying in Aus due to increasing number of racist incidents, but the comments here proved how fooking correct China is! Many OZ still think they are supreme but actually they are ignorant and low IQ.
they're not heeding, they probably can't come if they wanted to. They need a visa approved by the government to leave and go to other countries.
I’m happy they will stay away racism is bad here
Hopefully more spots for Aussie students to grab
Excellent news.
Good
China is in financial crisis, but to proud to admit that. They don't want students, tourists spending money outside the country. The rest is just excuse.
So they're going to go to the US or UK instead to learn English and get away from COVID? Riiiight? I think a big part of the reason would also be economic...
Great, less spies
So students in China report that Australian universities have lowered their entry standards as a result of Covid-19? Given that the lack of English language skills among overseas students already corrupts higher education in Australia, I wonder how low the universities will go?
yaye!!
half of those are ignoring the ccp? subversion of state power.
How do you know that's the reason they are not coming back? Maybe they are being pressured.
Reading many of the responses here, I can't say that I blame them. Seems likely they will be victimized due to racism, suspicion & intolerance. 😥
Guys the people pushing CCP agendas are not the students. It’s the businesses. And even that is under the microscope. The best thing we could do to fight CCP influence is bring chinese students here and convert them into champions of democracy and free speech
Damn that mean rental prices are heading south
SBS Why do you keep pushing this when borders are closed all over the world?
Universities will have to design a new strategic direction with extending online learning capabilities to outside this country. That could engage more student interest outside of China. Cos their parents aren't wrong about the racism..
ccp spy
Keep your money
Good
I'm sure Hong Kong will be on its way in no time...
Just look at the comments here, China is right about racial discrimination in AU, what a shame
Good news!! Yea!😗
Best news ever keep the flatheads over there
They need to be very careful; they may not find places of study anywhere else: they could find them selves stranded in China without any future chance of placement outside China.
It’s just CCP propaganda. They will be back.
Thank fuck for that just need the other half to stay home
Best news I have heard 👍
Good move
Our universities will need to find other avenues to exploit for financial gain.
But how will University Deans and their boards pay for their new holiday homes? ... Please remember Universities are no longer about 'Higher Education' .... it's about 'returns' for 'stakeholders'.
Good. Don't need or want them here.
Great news for The Australians
How come our young Australians are not good enough for our built Universities or is it because we don't have the entry fee 😡 I detest University financial heads they are all after money to push the pays up! Why aren't kids filling up the spots in these institutions why ?
Funny people thought that local students did not appear in university classrooms because there were not enough spots😂
Some time ago China warned its students that Australia was racist. We said that was rubbish. Reading many responses on this thread, China is right. Our shame.
Whoooo...winning!
Don't blame them as cost is way too high
Sorry Not Sorry!!! fuckchina enddictatorships let's see how well lthey do with he arsed fake education and a fucked up population balance after years of baby murdering!!!
I wouldn't buy into it that much. Under the caronavirus circumstances unis were always going to lose a large amount of students.
Good. Rents are affordable. Accommodation is available. When the jobs slowly open up kids will have a chance and unis can focus on local students not mass production degrees for international students who miraculously end up staying in Australia competing for jobs.
Where would you rather be?
Well done LNP - Great job !!
Does it mean we can scrap UQ?
Celebration Ceremony of the New Federal State of China, June 4th, 2020 (with Stephen Bannon, English subtitle) It is surely one of the most important days in human history. theWhistleblowerMovement MilesGuo Take down CCP!
No No these Chinese are not welcome Here ! sbsnews
It will be a great thing if they don't come back on work visas either
SBS is always supporting Sharia and now it's CCP genocide.
fantastic
Yes since they have freedom of choice to disagree and come study
Less spies.
Between money and diseases, Australia chooses diseases?
Thanks and abcnews for doing your best to make Australia look like a bunch of racists. You have fcuked up Australia's third biggest export. Time for a class action I think.
they never came here to study. they came here to promote Confucius and CCP propaganda.
Good as many edu. students here can't graduate bc govt gave uni the power to do as they please over a new req. that began AFTER many began. Unis are holding degrees hostage & lying to & bullying students. 2.5 yrs now. Mental health issues & no one cares. Everyone in govt knows!
Great news .... absolutely glorious
So, that mean there infiltration army is cut in half. Good
Maybe not such a bad thing?
And they won’t be leaving too
It is good for Aussies ' safe but could destroy Australia 's economy.
Let's bring in the Hong Kong students and citizens to 🇦🇺
Good. ccp agents not welcome anymore.
CCP is evil
Hopefully this smashes the universities. Such an overinflated industry.
That's their choice.
This is the best news I've heard in weeks.
//A Chinese student who had been studying at a Sydney university told us: We are the clients and the degrees are a commodity; we pay for our degrees. What if the commodity loses its value? The clients will surely walk away.”// Seriously? Education is NOT commodity.
Don’t want CCP sponsored students here
Quality degrees now available at Chinese universities and less value in having an Australian degree as a means of gaining employment either in China or Australia seem to be more important concerns than fear of racist treatment in Australia.
Too much racist shit in the comments tbh
People do realise it's the Chinese government that makes decisions regarding national policy, not the students, right? Every Chinese student I've met has been polite, intelligent, has a positive viewpoint on Australia and end up being successful, here or elsewhere.
It’s for the best. There’s too much distrust between the two countries. These students don’t need the burden of being rumoured to be spies, and we don’t need the burden if they are.
How are the Unis going to pay for their renos now?
Not wanted. Not missed. Not interested.
Makes me wonder if china is, as they say, better than else where why do the party elite send there kids overseas for tertiary eucation?
They should come back to Australia and make it their home. After all even animals are treated better in other parts of the world than chinese people by their own government.
Good 🙏
I have a list of options for the Chinese students may go instead. These countries support the national security of law of HongKong.
Less potential Chinese spies in our midst you would presume.
Australia has become, America's little bitch.... That gives the Australian leadership very little credibility when it comes to xenophobic narratives through parliament or media....
This is good news for Australian students. Less foreign rich students mean more available enrolments for Australian citizens- and a smarter worforce in future.
More spots for australian students
Well done. We need students respect our values: freedom of speech, democracy and the rule of law.
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