Australia: only Chinese and European students care about quality of education, the rest want jobs

Western countries are cracking down on education visa fraud, as university systems are overwhelmed with student applications from poor countries. Students from the developing world now typically use enrollment letters from universities, then after arrival begin work in low-skilled positions.

Students from China and Europe are much more likely to cite "quality of education" and "institution ranking" as top criteria for university selection. Students from Africa and South Asia rank the opportunity to work while enrolled, and immigration; education quality concerns were ranked last.

Economists in Australia observe that as universities there began recruitment efforts to poorer countries, profound shifts occurred in study-work habits. Another shocking trend was toward foreign graduates working in careers that didn't require even high school diplomas, let alone university degrees.

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Survey of student attitudes and enrollment preferences

[craigslistseller]

Without Chinese students, MANY universities/colleges would likely fold in Australia. In fact, many here in the US are struggling to survive, given the exodus due to the strong anti-China sentiment promulgated by the American government/media.

[kean-leongang]

And yet many so-called analyst are expecting Indian economy to catch up to China's. Culture and mindsets take generations to solidify.

[stevenrichardson]

This has been going on in Australia for 15 years or so.
It's just a more sly and sneaky form of illegal immigrants arriving to our shores.
An Indian "student " told me, he used to go to tech college, once a week because he works 2 jobs and that's why he came to make money.
Australia is grand master of creating loop hole legislation that can be manipulated for an outcome, and probably most wester nations the same.
Its about migration not education.

[MrMerovingian]

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[rebonditude]

Many US student going to universities end up with a big amount of debt they pay with a low qualification, low salary job ....

[root]

Chinese people not only value quality, but also pay attention to educational equity. For example, more than a decade ago, some Chinese universities began to learn from the practices of European and American universities and decided some university admissions through independent enrollment. At first, everyone supported this approach because it gave students a second way to enter university. But after several years of actual experiments, it was found that the beneficiaries of independent enrollment in colleges and universities are mostly children from wealthy families, because wealthy families can afford the cost of their children learning new skills and social practice, making them more competitive in independent enrollment in colleges and universities. This enrollment method is unfair to children from poor families and can almost be said to be tailor-made for children from wealthy families. So China has cancelled independent enrollment in colleges and universities since 2020.

[brianliew]

Wait a minute; Uncle Sam will say those Chinese students were James Bonds from China. 😂😂😂😂😂

[samsungtap]

Brain drain.
My relative in Saigon was just one of those kids that could do high level mathamatics effortlessly. She recieved a scholarship to a top Aussie university. This scholarship was unbelievable basically everything was to be paid for her. The Vietnam government opposes such scholarships because few if any of these students ever come home...unbelievably my niece declined the offer.

[verypleasantguy]

For thousands of years, Education is the top priority for the Han tribe.

We have a saying, it takes 10 years to grow a tree, but it takes one hundred years to grow a man _(十年树木百年树人)_

We Han people are willing to forego all profits for a hundred years, if we can be ensured that our next generation would receive proper education

[WORLDPEACE]

Is time to crack down on these fraudulent schemes!

[schoo]

China has many many top-notch universities, I think most Chinese students will go to the local universities in China, for those that go outside, most of them are from rich families, if there are from rich families, they don't need to work.

[alereon]

Indian students gaming the Australia visa system. Driving up housing crisis and inflation

[thewelshdragon.]

In Canada, most if not all Tim Hortons are staffed by young Indians. No joke.

[sammygit]

The pursuit of STEM means different things to Indian students: Subway TimHortons ExpressPizza McDonalds

[peterng]

Oh for G's sakes, let's just be real. Whenever I or you step foot in a Canadian University or other Western Universities, all the Chinese students look like they are there for the quality education and will use it to add value to what they will do. Not so much for other foreign students, and that's an honest eye observing, by a Vietnamese

[UPdan]

Japanese banks are dumping US and Europe tbills and bonds to cover unrealized losses. Its speeding up.

[windsongwong]

Chinese students are genuine as they are quite rich.
I just rented out my 2 room apartment in a good area next to the train stop to 2 chinese girls students for A$65, 000 per annum.
I doubt other countries students have that much monies.
Chinese students will go back to China and head their international companies.

[iWantPeace]

This might explain why there are so many young Indian migrants in New Zealand.

[wsurfer]

Unless for higher degrees, the ones that go to universities abroad are mostly the students the can't make it into a Chinese university.

[justme]

and this is why China is so successful today and going forward...