According to Australia's "Sing Tao Daily" reported that the 5.0 billion Australian market prospects of Chinese students enrolled in the number of major English courses next year will fall by 50%, at least two years there will not be better.
Education agents in China, estimated enrollment at some colleges will be a sharp decline in the number of new students next year will fall 20%. Not stabilize the market at least two years, unless immigration policy would be reconsidered.
Education providers and agents say the biggest hit in English the number of applicants, but the demand for higher education and vocational education, school enrollment in February decreased by 20% to 30% more than July's rate of enrollment.
Almost all Chinese students enrolled in university degree in English and include a comprehensive curriculum.
"From the telephone consultation, we can feel the decline of interest in Australia. Next year's enrollment decreased by 10% to 20%," the longest established in China's overseas agency, said Wang Lei EIC Group consultancy. Last week, the federal government, through its education market development organization Austrade (Austrade) to take action to ease China's education agency in Beijing and Shanghai as the agency staff to organize activities.
Agency to Chinese students sold more than 90% of the non-thesis program, these students accounted for Australia 25% of the number of foreign students. Participate in the activities of the agency said that the best news is that the visa was reduced to three months.
Australian Embassy Visa Office in Beijing officials in charge of McCormack (Paul McCormack) said that if there is no problem, the current visa processing time is 5-7 days. He said, including student visas are temporary visas, including all in one place instead of several local processing. This work focused on Adelaide.
However, incomplete visa to return to Shanghai, may increase the processing time of 28 days. Peak in December and January, the visa processing time will be longer.
Crossword Wang Wei, general manager of the International Education Center, said the change in immigration regulations, cut in half meet the conditions for permanent immigration occupation, the higher English language requirements for immigration requirements, and the strong Australian dollar, which is still the main educational needs of the Australian problem.
"Because of the strong Australian dollar, cost of education in Australia and the United States are equal, if not more so," Wang said, "The United States and Canada open their doors for students to make more than Australia's flexible and comprehensive market development efforts . As a nation, the United States more attractive, the Chinese universities in the United States a better understanding than Australian universities, "
