'A knowledge race': Australian universities set to suffer drop in students from China | JordsBaker
The number of Chinese students studying in Australia will decline over the next decade as a key competitor in the lucrative international education market - China - invests in itself, the vice-chancellor of a leading university has warned.
"Demand is still very high, and postgraduates is higher than ever. I am not sure if we have yet hit the peak. More and more students from China want opportunities and their system cannot yet respond to demand. But we have to face the fact that it gradually will." In this week's QS university subject rankings, Australia slipped slightly backwards "across the board", said UNSW's pro vice-chancellor Laurie Pearcey, while noteworthy gains came from mainland China and Singapore.
Some wealthy Indian families that once looked to top British and US universities were now looking elsewhere because of post-study work restrictions in the UK, and political uncertainty due to Brexit and Donald Trump's presidency.
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